ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Moshe Safdie - Architect
Moshe Safdie's buildings -- from grand libraries to intimate apartment complexes -- explore the qualities of light and the nature of private and public space.

Why you should listen

Moshe Safdie's master's thesis quickly became a cult building: his modular "Habitat '67" apartments for Montreal Expo '67. Within a dizzying pile of concrete, each apartment was carefully sited to have natural light and a tiny, private outdoor space for gardening. These themes have carried forward throughout Safdie's career -- his buildings tend to soak in the light, and to hold cozy, user-friendly spaces inside larger gestures.

He's a triple citizen of Canada, Israel and the United States, three places where the bulk of his buildings can be found: in Canada, the National Gallery in Ottawa, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Vancouver public library. For Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, he designed the Children's Memorial and the Memorial to the Deportees; he's also built airport terminals in Tel Aviv. In the US, he designed the elegant and understated Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Masachusetts, and the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas.

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Moshe Safdie: How to reinvent the apartment building

摩西.薩夫迪: 如何重新創造公寓大樓

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摩西.薩夫迪在 1967 年時重新想像氣勢雄偉的公寓大樓,創造了「棲地 67」,讓家家戶戶都能擁有史上難得一見的開闊感。至今已將近 50 年,他相信現在正是最需要這種住屋的時期。在這則簡短的演說中,薩夫迪概述了一系列摒棄高樓,並能讓陽光灑入擁擠城市的計畫。
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When, in 1960, still a student學生,
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1960 年我還是學生時,
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I got a traveling旅行 fellowship獎學金
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拿到出國留學的獎學金,
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to study研究 housing住房 in North America美國.
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研究北美的住宅建築。
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We traveled旅行 the country國家.
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我們遊遍美國,
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We saw public上市 housing住房 high-rise高樓 buildings房屋
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看到所有大城市裡的公共住宅大樓:
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in all major重大的 cities城市:
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New York紐約, Philadelphia費城.
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像是紐約、費城。
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Those who have no choice選擇 lived生活 there.
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那些人別無選擇,只能住在那裡。
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And then we traveled旅行 from suburb市郊 to suburb市郊,
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之後我們參訪各個郊區,
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and I came來了 back thinking思維,
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回來後我想
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we've我們已經 got to reinvent重塑 the apartment公寓 building建造.
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我們應該重新創造公寓建築。
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There has to be another另一個 way of doing this.
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應該要有其它方式來蓋這些房子。
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We can't sustain支持 suburbs郊區,
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我們無法做到郊區般的住宅品質,
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so let's design設計 a building建造
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那就設計一座建築,
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which哪一個 gives the qualities氣質 of a house
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讓家家戶戶都能擁有
像一棟房屋般的品質。
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to each unit單元.
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Habitat棲息地 would be all about gardens花園,
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「棲地」最重要的就是花園,
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contact聯繫 with nature性質,
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與自然和街道親近,
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streets街道 instead代替 of corridors走廊.
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而非面對窄小迴廊。
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We prefabricated預製 it so we would achieve實現 economy經濟,
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為了節省經費,我們運用組合屋,
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and there it is almost幾乎 50 years年份 later後來.
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這個地方存在將近 50 年了,
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It's a very desirable合意 place地點 to live生活 in.
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還是個讓人嚮往入住的地區。
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It's now a heritage遺產 building建造,
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現在已經是老建築了,
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but it did not proliferate增生.
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但這種建築並沒有擴張出去。
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In 1973, I made製作 my first trip to China中國.
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我在 1973 年首次造訪中國,
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It was the Cultural文化 Revolution革命.
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當時正值文化大革命時期。
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We traveled旅行 the country國家,
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我們走遍全國,
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met會見 with architects建築師 and planners規劃者.
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和一些建築師、規劃師見面。
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This is Beijing北京 then,
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這是當時的北京,
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not a single high rise上升 building建造
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沒有一棟高樓大廈
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in Beijing北京 or Shanghai上海.
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存在北京或上海之中。
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Shenzhen深圳 didn't even exist存在 as a city.
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深圳甚至談不上是個城市,
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There were hardly幾乎不 any cars汽車.
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那裡連車子都沒有。
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Thirty三十 years年份 later後來,
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30 年後,
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this is Beijing北京 today今天.
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這是現在的北京。
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This is Hong香港 Kong.
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這是香港。
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If you're wealthy富裕, you live生活 there,
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如果你很有錢,就會住在這,
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if you're poor較差的, you live生活 there,
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如果你很窮,就會住在這,
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but high density密度 it is, and it's not just Asia亞洲.
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但並非只有亞洲的環境如此密集。
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São Paulo聖保羅, you can travel旅行
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聖保羅也是,
你可以花 45 分鐘在直升機上,
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in a helicopter直升機 45 minutes分鐘
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seeing眼看 those high-rise高樓 buildings房屋 consume消耗
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看那些高樓大廈吞噬
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the 19th-centuryTH-世紀 low-rise低層 environment環境.
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19 世紀矮房子的環境。
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And with it, comes congestion擁塞,
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結果造成交通壅塞、
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and we lose失去 mobility流動性, and so on and so forth向前.
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城市擁擠等問題。
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So a few少數 years年份 ago, we decided決定 to go back
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因此幾年前,
我們決定回頭重新思考「棲地」。
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and rethink反思 Habitat棲息地.
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Could we make it more affordable實惠?
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我們能讓價格更平易近人嗎?
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Could we actually其實 achieve實現 this quality質量 of life
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我們真能達到這樣的生活品質,
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in the densities密度 that are prevailing優勢 today今天?
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即使是在現今普遍稠密的環境嗎?
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And we realized實現, it's basically基本上 about light,
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我們了解基本上和光源有關,
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it's about sun太陽, it's about nature性質,
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和太陽有關,和自然有關,
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it's about fractalizationfractalization.
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和碎形化有關。
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Can we open打開 up the surface表面 of the building建造
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我們能不能展開建築的表面,
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so that it has more contact聯繫 with the exterior外觀?
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讓它和外界有更多接觸?
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We came來了 up with a number of models楷模:
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我們想出一些模型:
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economy經濟 models楷模, cheaper便宜 to build建立 and more compact緊湊;
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經濟實惠的模型,
建造的費用更低、更精巧;
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membranes of housing住房
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大家可以設計自宅的外部,
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where people could design設計 their own擁有 house
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and create創建 their own擁有 gardens花園.
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打造自己的花園。
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And then we decided決定 to take New York紐約 as a test測試 case案件,
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後來我們決定拿紐約做實驗案例,
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and we looked看著 at Lower降低 Manhattan曼哈頓.
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研究曼哈頓下城。
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And we mapped映射 all the building建造 area in Manhattan曼哈頓.
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我們畫出曼哈頓建築區的地圖。
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On the left is Manhattan曼哈頓 today今天:
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左邊是現在的曼哈頓:
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blue藍色 for housing住房, red for office辦公室 buildings房屋, retail零售.
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藍色是住宅,紅色是辦公大樓和商場。
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On the right, we reconfigured重新配置 it:
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右邊是我們重新配置的樣子:
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the office辦公室 buildings房屋 form形成 the base基礎,
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辦公區做為底部,
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and then rising升起 75 stories故事 above以上,
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向上延伸 75 層樓高,
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are apartments公寓.
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做為公寓。
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There's a street in the air空氣 on the 25th level水平,
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在 25 樓高的空中有條街,
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a community社區 street.
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是社區街道,
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It's permeable透水.
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可以通行。
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There are gardens花園 and open打開 spaces空間
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還有花園和開放空間
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for the community社區,
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供社區使用,
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almost幾乎 every一切 unit單元 with its own擁有 private私人的 garden花園,
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幾乎每戶都有私家花園,
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and community社區 space空間 all around.
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四周有社區空間環繞。
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And most important重要, permeable透水, open打開.
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最重要、方便通行且開放的是,
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It does not form形成 a wall or an obstruction梗阻 in the city,
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城市沒有築起任何圍牆或障礙物,
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and light permeates滲透 everywhere到處.
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而且陽光能灑在每個角落。
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And in the last two or three years年份,
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一直到最近兩三年,
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we've我們已經 actually其實 been, for the first time,
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我們才首次真的
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realizing實現 the quality質量 of life of Habitat棲息地
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實現「棲地」的良好生活品質,
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in real-life現實生活 projects項目 across橫過 Asia亞洲.
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透過遍及亞洲的實地計畫達成。
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This in Qinhuangdao秦皇島 in China中國:
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這是中國的秦皇島市:
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middle-income中等收入 housing住房, where there is a bylaw條例
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中所得家戶的住宅,
規定每間公寓都必須能擁有
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that every一切 apartment公寓 must必須 receive接收
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three hours小時 of sunlight陽光.
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三小時的日照,
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That's measured測量 in the winter冬季 solstice冬至.
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以冬至那天為基準測量。
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And under construction施工 in Singapore新加坡,
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這是在新加坡的施工現場,
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again middle-income中等收入 housing住房, gardens花園,
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同樣是中所得家戶的住宅、花園、
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community社區 streets街道 and parks公園 and so on and so forth向前.
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社區街道和公園…等等。
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And Colombo科倫坡.
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接下來是可倫坡。
我想再談一個議題,
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And I want to touch觸摸 on one more issue問題,
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which哪一個 is the design設計 of the public上市 realm領域.
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是關於公共空間的設計。
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A hundred years年份 after we've我們已經 begun開始 building建造
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從百年前
我們開始蓋高樓大廈至今,
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with tall buildings房屋,
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we are yet然而 to understand理解
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我們還是不了解
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how the tall high-rise高樓 building建造
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高樓大廈要怎麼變成組合、堆疊式建築,
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becomes a building建造 block in making製造 a city,
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同時打造城市
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in creating創建 the public上市 realm領域.
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和建立公共空間。
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In Singapore新加坡, we had an opportunity機會:
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在新加坡,我們有了機會:
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10 million百萬 square廣場 feet, extremely非常 high density密度.
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一千萬平方英尺,密度非常高。
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Taking the concept概念 of outdoor戶外 and indoor室內,
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以室外與室內的概念來看,
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promenades長廊 and parks公園 integrated集成
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海濱步道和公園融入緊繃的都市生活。
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with intense激烈 urban城市的 life.
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So they are outdoor戶外 spaces空間 and indoor室內 spaces空間,
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那裡有室外和室內空間,
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and you move移動 from one to the other,
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你可以在不同的空間移動,
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and there is contact聯繫 with nature性質,
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還能親近自然,
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and most relevantly貼切, at every一切 level水平 of the structure結構體,
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最貼切的是每一層樓都有
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public上市 gardens花園 and open打開 space空間:
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公共花園和開放空間。
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on the roof屋頂 of the podium講台,
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在墩座頂部,
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climbing攀登 up the towers,
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攀上高塔,
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and finally最後 on the roof屋頂, the sky天空 park公園,
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最後抵達屋頂上的空中花園,
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two and a half acres, jogging跑步 paths路徑, restaurants餐館,
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兩英畝半,有跑道、餐廳,
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and the world's世界 longest最長 swimming游泳的 pool.
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還有世界上最長的游泳池。
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And that's all I can tell you in five minutes分鐘.
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以上就是我在五分鐘內能分享的一切。
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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Translated by Marssi Draw
Reviewed by Adrienne Lin

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Moshe Safdie - Architect
Moshe Safdie's buildings -- from grand libraries to intimate apartment complexes -- explore the qualities of light and the nature of private and public space.

Why you should listen

Moshe Safdie's master's thesis quickly became a cult building: his modular "Habitat '67" apartments for Montreal Expo '67. Within a dizzying pile of concrete, each apartment was carefully sited to have natural light and a tiny, private outdoor space for gardening. These themes have carried forward throughout Safdie's career -- his buildings tend to soak in the light, and to hold cozy, user-friendly spaces inside larger gestures.

He's a triple citizen of Canada, Israel and the United States, three places where the bulk of his buildings can be found: in Canada, the National Gallery in Ottawa, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Vancouver public library. For Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, he designed the Children's Memorial and the Memorial to the Deportees; he's also built airport terminals in Tel Aviv. In the US, he designed the elegant and understated Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Masachusetts, and the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas.

More profile about the speaker
Moshe Safdie | Speaker | TED.com