大卫·奇普菲尔德拿下普利兹克建筑奖

蓝利霞

David Chipperfield is the latest winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize， the famous award that has gone in the past to the likes of Frank Gehry， Oscar Niemeyer and Zaha Hadid. Unlike those well-known architects， Chipperfield creates understated buildings， including many elegant and dignified museums， such as the Saint Louis Art Museum in the United States， Turner Contemporary in the United Kingdom， and Liangzhu Cultural Museum in China.

In 1997， Chipperfields firm was picked to repair Berlins Neues Museum. Built in the mid 1800s， the museum was bombed nearly to pieces during World War II， and then sat deserted in East Berlin. The building had stood as a ruin for more than 50 years. History had somehow left it behind.

Chipperfield preserved the remains as part of the design. That was an incredibly controversial decision and it put him in dialogue with the citizens of Berlin. The process was an example of the cooperative effort that Chipperfield sees as central to his practice. Finally， Berlins Neues Museum has become an amazing modernist icon.

His aesthetic（美感） is timeless rather than trendy. As the Pritzker experts wrote its quotation， “We do not see an instantly recognizable David Chipperfield building in different cities， but different David Chipperfield buildings designed specifically for each circumstance.”

How is the 2023 Pritzker winner feeling about being described as not “instantly recognizable”？ Chipperfield was happy with that， because the idea of the architects signature has become a rather overstated ambition.

A Chipperfield building is one that thoughtfully blends into its context. Its also a building thats very simple and precise. It isnt something that comes at you all at once but something thats very measured. Precision can be used to describe Chipperfields practice.

（材料出自“NPR”網站，有删改）

1. What can we infer from the first paragraph？

A. The Pritzker Architecture Prize is a famous award.

B. Chipperfield has different idea with understated architects.

C. The buildings designed by Chipperfield can be seen in many places.

D. Frank Gehry， Oscar Niemeyer and Zaha Hadid like Chipperfield.

2. Whats Berlin citizens initial attitude to Chipperfield design？

A. Controversial. B. Doubtful.

C. Objective.   D. Favorable.

3. What did the Pritzker experts think of the buildings created by Chipperfield？

A. Trendy.        B. Low-key.

C. Well-known.    D. Sustainable.

4. How did Chipperfield design the building？

A. He measures the building very precisely.

B. He uses very simple and precise materials.

C. He mixes the building into the surroundings.

D. He blends the building with precision practice.

1. C。解析：推理判断题。根据材料第一段第二句“Unlike those well-known architects， Chipperfield creates understated buildings， including many elegant and dignified museums， such as the Saint Louis Art Museum in the United States， Turner Contemporary in the United Kingdom， and Liangzhu Cultural Museum in China.”，我们可知，美国、英国和中国都有奇普菲尔德设计的建筑，这说明人们能在很多地方看到他设计的建筑。故选C。

2. A。解析：推理判断题。根据材料第三段第二句“That was an incredibly controversial decision and it put him in dialogue with the citizens of Berlin.”，我們可知，奇普菲尔德的设计引起了争议，这让他跟柏林市民进行了对话。故选A。

3. B。解析：细节理解题。根据材料第四段第二句中的“We do not see an instantly recognizable David Chipperfield building in different cities”，我们可知，奇普菲尔德设计的建筑并不抢眼，显得比较低调。故选B。

4. C。解析：细节理解题。根据材料最后一段的第一句“A Chipperfield building is one that thoughtfully blends into its context.”，我们可知，奇普菲尔德完全将建筑融入周围的环境之中。故选C。