Francis Kéré构思设计了Thomas Sankara革命纪念馆
francis kéré conceives memorial to thomas sankara's revolution in burkina faso

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普利兹克建筑奖获得者Francis Kéré建筑师向世人展示了Thomas Sankara纪念馆的效果图，该纪念馆马上建成投入使用。项目位于Burkina Faso首都，为了纪念已故的革命领袖而设计，项目用地面积为9760㎡，这里也是1987年Sankara和他战友被暗杀的地方。现在在该用地上建有纪念馆和一个87m的高塔，参观的游客可以登上高塔思考人生，纪念Sankara的人生理想。

高塔四周被水环绕，成为公共空间中的亮丽风景线。建筑内设计有图书室、工作室、办公室和餐厅，各个功能房间由一条长廊连接。游客参观该纪念馆时会被邀请重塑1983年Sankara的革命原则，即普及教育、发展农业实现自给自足的生活和呼吁社会公平。设计师将这些革命理念融入到了场地内的自然景观中。目前，正在实施项目的第一阶段，即建设陵墓，并预计2025年上半年建设完工。

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré (Kéré Architecture) reveals renders for the upcoming Memorial Thomas Sankara — a complex honoring the memory of the late revolutionary leader. The project is located in Burkina Faso’s capital city, Ouagadougou, extending across 9,760 square meters over the very site where Sankara and his comrades were assassinated in 1987. This particular location is marked by a preserved building and a new 87-meter-tall tower which invites a moment of reflection on the ideals that Sankara stood for as visitors journey to the ascent.
Encircled by water, the tower further forms part of a network of commemorative public spaces, including a media library, ateliers, restaurants, and offices, interwoven by a green promenade that invites visitors to engage with the principles that defined Sankara’s 1983 revolution — universal education, agricultural self-sufficiency, and social equity — embedding these ideas into the natural landscape. It was recently announced that the project’s first stage, the Mausoleum, is under construction with completion slated for the first half of 2025.


all images courtesy of Kéré Architecture

设计师 Francis Kéré将Thomas Sankara纪念馆设计成了缅怀之地，可以供人们学习、活动和冥想。建立该纪念馆的主要目的是让参观者学习Sankara的信念和理想，即发展农业学会自给自足的生活、解放妇女、重新构思非洲治理方法等领导理念。场地内87m的高塔高耸入云，成为该城市的新地标，设计师设计高塔的目的是体现Sankara的坚忍不拔和永不妥协的精神，并吸引着游客们登塔缅怀。

塔内的坡道蜿蜒向上，象征着革命道路的艰难曲折，但意义非凡。在登塔的途中，人们可以欣赏到整个城市的壮丽风景，还能看到一个造型奇特的餐厅，该餐厅的造型按照Burkina Faso的轮廓设计。除了徒步攀登到塔顶外，设计师还设计了缆车，让不方便徒步攀登的人也能自由登塔，这样就可保证所有人都可到达塔顶。该城市被袭击时保留下的建筑周围被水环绕，现成为可供人缅怀的地方

Francis Kéré envisions Memorial Thomas Sankara as both a site of remembrance and an active space for learning, gathering, and contemplation. Throughout, the complex remains a steadfast reminder of Sankara’s ideals and his leadership which was defined by radical self-sufficiency, food self-sufficiency, women’s emancipation, and a reimagining of African governance. The prominent tower, with a silhouette rising as a new urban landmark for the city, captures the figure’s resilience and uncompromising vision and invites those paying respect in an experiential ascent. 
A helicoidal ramp spirals upward, symbolizing the arduous yet rewarding path of revolution. Along the way and at the top, those undertaking the climb are met with expansive views of the capital and a restaurant modeled in the contours of Burkina Faso. The architects have also integrated a suspended funicular cabin that offers an alternative route for those unable to undertake the journey on foot, ensuring accessibility for all. Outside, the water that surrounds the preserved building where the attack took place, creates a contemplative area for remembrance.


▲ Kéré建筑事务所设计了Thomas Sankara纪念碑
Kéré Architecture to complete Memorial Thomas Sankara

该纪念馆虽是为纪念Thomas Sankara而建，但是设计师Francis Kéré并不希望该纪念馆只是为了纪念Sankara，还是为了让人们了解到与之相关的历史。该纪念碑能够体现出革命赋予人们的力量，设计师将该纪念馆巧妙地融入到了城市之中。城市中的绿化带被统一设计，使之成为城市的“绿肺”，设计师设计建筑时，使之可以自然通风，也强化了“绿肺”的设计。

当Kéré被问到建筑建设的效果时，他表明希望建筑建成之后可以达到令人们惊叹的地步，还表明了政府机构以及Thomas Sankara纪念碑国际委员会在项目建设中发挥了重大作用。Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo总理还与Kéré建筑师见面并了解项目的相关进展情况，并表明政府将会致力于用文化地标来推动社会经济发展的决心。

While the space is primarily a commemoration of Thomas Sankara, Francis Kéré’s approach seeks not to simply monumentalize his legacy, but also activate the attached history. Architecturally, the memorial reflects the empowerment afforded by the revolution, though with a conciliatory approach, subtly integrating the complex into Ouagadougou’s urban landscape. Aligned with the city’s Green Belt initiative, it is additionally envisioned as a green lung, supplemented by the natural ventilation techniques employed by the architects throughout the complex’s individual structures.
Speaking on the progress of construction, Kéré expressed in a statement a desire to ‘amaze and surprise people,’ emphasizing the involvement of both governmental bodies and the International Committee of the Thomas Sankara Memorial in guiding the project. Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, who recently met with the architect to discuss the development, emphasized the government’s commitment to leveraging cultural landmarks as catalysts for socio-economic growth.


▲ 项目用地面积为9760㎡，位于Burkina Faso的首都
located in Burkina Faso’s capital city, Ouagadougou, extending across 9,760 square meters


▲ 项目位于1987 年Sankara和其战友遭暗杀的那片土地上
located over the very site where Sankara and his comrades were assassinated in 1987


▲ 场地内建有87m的高塔，高耸入云
a new tower rises 87 meters


▲ 高塔可供游客攀登，并提供有沉思冥想空间
a journey of contemplative ascent


▲ 该建筑具有纪念性，内部设计有多媒体图书室、工作室、餐厅以及办公室，功能齐全
a network of commemorative public spaces, including a media library, ateliers, restaurants, and offices

项目信息：
项目名称：Thomas Sankara纪念馆
建筑设计：Kéré建筑师事务所
项目位置： Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 
首席设计师：Francis Kéré, Jeanne Autran-Edorh 
设计团队：Leonne Zoe-Vögelin, Andrea Maretto, Kinan Deeb, Jeanne Autran-Edorh, N’Faly Ismaël Camara, Roberto Rodríguez Martínez, Javier Mola Cárdenes
参与成员：Cloé Collet, Orsola Carraro, Maysha Mussonghora, Valentin Billhardt, Linda Heiß, Vincenzo Salierno, Nina Tescari
业主： CIM-TS（Thomas Sankara纪念碑国际委员会）

project info:
name: Memorial Thomas Sankara
architect: Kéré Architecture | @kerearchitecture
location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 
lead architect: Francis Kéré, Jeanne Autran-Edorh 
design team: Leonne Zoe-Vögelin, Andrea Maretto, Kinan Deeb, Jeanne Autran-Edorh, N’Faly Ismaël Camara, Roberto Rodríguez Martínez, Javier Mola Cárdenes
contributors: Cloé Collet, Orsola Carraro, Maysha Mussonghora, Valentin Billhardt, Linda Heiß, Vincenzo Salierno, Nina Tescari
client: CIM-TS (Comité International du Mémorial Thomas Sankara)