Architect from Burkina Faso wonThe Pritzker Architecture Prize 首位非洲建筑师获普利兹克奖

侯昌玮

迪埃貝多 ·弗朗西斯 ·凯雷（Diébédo Francis Kéré），来自西非贫困国家布基 纳法索的乡村，建筑师、教育家和社会活动家，2022 年荣获普利兹克建筑奖。 这也是该奖项首次颁发给非洲建筑师。

1 Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré from BurkinaFaso won The Pritzker Architecture Prize， the world，shighest recognition in building design.

2 Kéré is a citizen of both Burkina Faso and Ger-many and lives in Berlin. He said he was the“happi-est man on this planet”to become the 51st recipientof the famous yearly prize. Kéré is famed for building schools， health centers， housing， and other public spaces across Africa. His buildings can be found in his homeland， as well as in Benin， Mali， Kenya， Mozambique， Togo and Sudan. When he was 20， in1985， Kéré earned a vocational scholarship to study carpentry in Berlin. But while absorbed in the practicality of roofing and furniture making， he also attended night school and was ad- mitted to Technical University of Berlin， from which he graduated in 2004 with an ad- vanced degree in architecture. He was still a student when he designed and built the inno - vative Gando Primary School.

3Unlike traditional school buildings， which use concrete， Kéré，s inventive design com-bined local clay and cement to form bricks. The material helps keep the building cool in a hot environment. A wide and raised metal roof protects the building from rain and helps air flow. Kéré involved the local community throughout the design and building of the school. The number of students at the school increased from 120 to 700.

4 Kéré is the first African to be honored with the Pritzker. In his native Burkina Faso， citizens celebrated the win. Nebila Aristide Bazie， head of the Burkina Faso architects， council， said the award“highlights the African architect and the people of Burkina Faso”.

5“He knows， from within， that architecture is not about the object but the objective; not the product， but the process， ”said the 2022 Jury.“Kéré，s entire body of work shows us the power of material rooted in place. His buildings， for and with communities， are directly of those communities—in their making， their materials， their programs and their unique characters. ”

1. What can we know from the second paragraph？

A. Kéré designed many schools as a student.

B. Kéré，s designs are applied all over the world.

C. Kéré was quite pleased to win the Pritzker Prize.

D. Kéré is the first male winner of the Pritzker Prize.

2. Why does Kéré usually use bricks made of local clay and cement？

A. To keep cool in hot weather.

B. To make buildings stronger.

C. To protect students from rain.

D. To ensure better indoor airflow.

3. What did Nebila probably think of Kéré，s winning the Pritzker？

A. Touching and impressive.

B. Amazing and unexpected.

C. Deserving and fortunate.

D. Exciting and inspiring.

4. What does the last paragraph intend to tell about？

A. The reasons for awarding Kéré the Pritzker.

B. Kérés concepts of architecture in Africa.

C. Kérés diverse styles of African buildings.

D. The real purpose of Kérés whole works.

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Butwhileabsorbedinthepracticalityof roofingandfurnituremaking，healso attended night school and was admitted to Technical University of Berlin， from which he graduated in 2004 with an advanced degree in architecture. 但是他在專注于屋顶盖法和 家具制作的实用性的同时还去上夜校，之后被柏林工业大学录取，并于 2004 年以建 筑学高级学位毕业。

【点石成金】本句是主从复合句。句中，while 引导的是时间状语从句;absorbed in the practicality of roofing and furniture making 部分是过去分词短语作状语，省略了 he was;which 引导的是定语从句，先行词是 Technical University of Berlin。