Africa Architecture Prize WEB
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- Africa Architecture Prize WEB
- May 18, 2022
- Francis Kéré is First African to Win Pritzker Architectural Prize
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Africa Architecture Prize HEADLINE: Francis Kéré is First African to Win Pritzker Architectural Prize TEASER: Recognized for social and environmental justice, energy-efficient design PUBLISHED AT: 05/18/2022 at 9:30am BYLINE: Genia Dulot CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Los Angeles VIDEOGRAPHER: Genia Dulot VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: SKS, BR VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Skype PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_ TRT: 3:14 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Intended for release May 19 for versioning ahead of award presentation May 26)) [[((INTRO:)) Francis Kéré is the first African to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. The citation for the international award recognizes “his buildings, for and with communities, are directly of those communities – in their making, their materials, their programs and their unique characters.” Kéré will be presented architecture’s highest honor in London on May 26. Ahead of the ceremony, he spoke with Genia Dulot.]] ((NARRATOR)) In 2019, Francis Kéré met with VOA at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where he showed his Sarbalé ke – or house of celebration. The structure of 12 colorful steel and wood towers was inspired by the baobab tree and its place in West African culture as a community gathering point and source of food and medicine. ((Francis Kéré, Architect)) “Outside colorful, but inside - introvert, and it’s like warm and resourcing you, giving you energy again, the energy you needed to go and celebrate.” ((NARRATOR)) When talking today about the path that brought him to architecture’s highest honor... ((COURTESY: Skype)) ((NARRATOR)) ...Kéré reflected on his early inspirations for design ((remove COURTESY: Skype)) … as a primary school student in Burkina Faso, when he was sitting in a dark classroom with plenty of sunlight outside. ((MANDATORY COURTESY: Skype)) ((Francis Kéré, Architect)) “I wanted to make things one day better, creating housing that is really good, provides comfort, and, in terms of substance, has longevity. This is what I wanted to do. But also to create something that is inspiring. Yes, this is what I wanted to do when I became an adult. And here we are, I am an architect!” ((COURTESY: Urban Zintel)) ((NARRATOR)) After training in Germany, Kéré made... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Erik-Jan Owerkerk)) ((NARRATOR)) ...that Gando village school his first project. ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) In the more than 20 years since... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Kéré Architecture)) ((NARRATOR)) … his schools, health facilities, professional housing, civic buildings... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Iwan Baan)) ((NARRATOR)) ...and public spaces have what the prize jury ... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize)) ((NARRATOR)) ... calls “presence without pretense and ((COURTESY: Urban Zintel)) ((NARRATOR)) an impact shaped by grace.” ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize)) ((NARRATOR)) Pritzker Prize Executive Director Manuela Lukà-Dazio. ((MANDATORY COURTESY: Skype)) ((Manuela Lukà-Dazio, Pritzker Prize Executive Director)) “We live in times of incredible shape shifting from all points of view. So how architecture can still work not just to produce buildings, but to help and to support this kind of situation, what is the role of the architect, and the role of the architect in a way is to provide services to humanity. This is what Francis Kéré embodies so perfectly.” ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Erik-Jan Owerkerk)) ((NARRATOR)) Kéré’s focus on local building materials -- ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) whether clay and rock in Burkina Faso... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Iwan Baan)) ((NARRATOR)) or wood for this arts center in the U.S. state of Montana – advances the simple idea... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) ...that everyone has the right to comfort. ((MANDATORY COURTESY: Skype)) ((Francis Kéré, Architect)) “Let’s say I try to create a huge canopy to protect fragile walls against sun, against rain, but also to create a place that provides shade for the kids during the day. And this is very simple, at the same time adding ventilation element, just opening ideas to really create a sort of passive cooling system within the buildings.” ((NARRATOR)) Kéré says the Pritzker Prize feels like confirmation that he has been doing the right thing in trying to create comfortable... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) spaces for people who can’t afford luxury without using a lot of energy. ((remove COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((Genia Dulot, for VOA News, Los Angeles))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Africa Architecture Prize HEADLINE: Francis Kéré is First African to Win Pritzker Architectural Prize TEASER: Recognized for social and environmental justice, energy-efficient design PUBLISHED AT: 05/18/2022 at 9:30am BYLINE: Genia Dulot CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Los Angeles VIDEOGRAPHER: Genia Dulot VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: SKS, BR VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Skype PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_ TRT: 3:14 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Intended for release May 19 for versioning ahead of award presentation May 26)) [[((INTRO:)) Francis Kéré is the first African to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. The citation for the international award recognizes “his buildings, for and with communities, are directly of those communities – in their making, their materials, their programs and their unique characters.” Kéré will be presented architecture’s highest honor in London on May 26. Ahead of the ceremony, he spoke with Genia Dulot.]] ((NARRATOR)) In 2019, Francis Kéré met with VOA at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where he showed his Sarbalé ke – or house of celebration. The structure of 12 colorful steel and wood towers was inspired by the baobab tree and its place in West African culture as a community gathering point and source of food and medicine. ((Francis Kéré, Architect)) “Outside colorful, but inside - introvert, and it’s like warm and resourcing you, giving you energy again, the energy you needed to go and celebrate.” ((NARRATOR)) When talking today about the path that brought him to architecture’s highest honor... ((COURTESY: Skype)) ((NARRATOR)) ...Kéré reflected on his early inspirations for design ((remove COURTESY: Skype)) … as a primary school student in Burkina Faso, when he was sitting in a dark classroom with plenty of sunlight outside. ((MANDATORY COURTESY: Skype)) ((Francis Kéré, Architect)) “I wanted to make things one day better, creating housing that is really good, provides comfort, and, in terms of substance, has longevity. This is what I wanted to do. But also to create something that is inspiring. Yes, this is what I wanted to do when I became an adult. And here we are, I am an architect!” ((COURTESY: Urban Zintel)) ((NARRATOR)) After training in Germany, Kéré made... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Erik-Jan Owerkerk)) ((NARRATOR)) ...that Gando village school his first project. ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) In the more than 20 years since... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Kéré Architecture)) ((NARRATOR)) … his schools, health facilities, professional housing, civic buildings... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Iwan Baan)) ((NARRATOR)) ...and public spaces have what the prize jury ... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize)) ((NARRATOR)) ... calls “presence without pretense and ((COURTESY: Urban Zintel)) ((NARRATOR)) an impact shaped by grace.” ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize)) ((NARRATOR)) Pritzker Prize Executive Director Manuela Lukà-Dazio. ((MANDATORY COURTESY: Skype)) ((Manuela Lukà-Dazio, Pritzker Prize Executive Director)) “We live in times of incredible shape shifting from all points of view. So how architecture can still work not just to produce buildings, but to help and to support this kind of situation, what is the role of the architect, and the role of the architect in a way is to provide services to humanity. This is what Francis Kéré embodies so perfectly.” ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Erik-Jan Owerkerk)) ((NARRATOR)) Kéré’s focus on local building materials -- ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) whether clay and rock in Burkina Faso... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Iwan Baan)) ((NARRATOR)) or wood for this arts center in the U.S. state of Montana – advances the simple idea... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) ...that everyone has the right to comfort. ((MANDATORY COURTESY: Skype)) ((Francis Kéré, Architect)) “Let’s say I try to create a huge canopy to protect fragile walls against sun, against rain, but also to create a place that provides shade for the kids during the day. And this is very simple, at the same time adding ventilation element, just opening ideas to really create a sort of passive cooling system within the buildings.” ((NARRATOR)) Kéré says the Pritzker Prize feels like confirmation that he has been doing the right thing in trying to create comfortable... ((COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((NARRATOR)) spaces for people who can’t afford luxury without using a lot of energy. ((remove COURTESY: The Pritzker Architecture Prize / Francis Kéré)) ((Genia Dulot, for VOA News, Los Angeles))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date May 18, 2022 09:34 EDT
- Byline Genia Dulot
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America