Siamak Hariri: How do you build a sacred space?
Siamak Hariri: Jak se staví posvátné místo?
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that I studied at some 30 years ago
do které jsem chodil před třiceti lety,
from the wonderful art gallery
úžasná galerie umění
architect Louis Kahn.
Louisem Kahnem.
and I used to visit it quite often.
ji také navštěvoval.
across the concrete wall.
rukou po betonové zdi.
was moved by the building
toho člověka.
jak navrhovat,
a reaction of the heart.
the emotional response.
po duševním prožitku.
an open call for designs
otevřená výzva pro návrhy
in all of South America.
for the Bahá'í community,
of the continental temples
for national and local temples to be built
chrámy a možnost jejich výstavby
nine entrances, nine paths,
vchodů, devět cest,
from all directions,
směrů,
in the Bahá'í faith.
žádné kněze.
walks of life, backgrounds,
životních příběhů, pozadí,
churches for Christianity
kostel křesťanství
what's sacred today?
co je posvátné?
from the Bahá'í writings,
z knih Bahá'í,
which is already very interesting --
což je samo o sobě zajímavé --
will become ashine.
rozzáří.
of the inner and the outer,
vnitřního a vnějšího,
and you say, "That person is radiant."
"Ten září."
how could we make something
"Jak mám postavit
it becomes alive.
a single form of emanation
was looking too much like an egg.
vypadalo příliš jako vejce.
letting the process take you,
která by nás pohltila,
of a plant moving in light,
která se na světle pohybovala,
pohybu,
could have reach,
could mean movement and stillness,
jak pohyb, tak stav klidu,
as is humanly possible,
jak jen to lidstvo dokáže.
well, what is perfection?
"Co je to dokonalost?"
of this Japanese basket
obrázek japonského koše.
of perfection need to be challenged,
naše západní představy o dokonalosti.
of this basket, this wonkiness,
ta nepoddajnost.
of what you might imagine a shoulder
na rameni
folding but torquing --
and the way it was reaching.
se vzpínala?
an interesting form,
were received from 80 countries,
of how to build it.
fáze: jak to postavíme?
many experiments with materials,
s mnoha materiály
this kind of shimmer,
as you know, is very strong,
je velmi pevné.
just so and melt them
a roztavíte je
about two years to make.
nám zabrala dva roky.
která se nám libila.
something with a soft light,
but on the inside you touch it.
je příjemný na dotek.
in a huge quarry in Portugal
lomu v Portugalsku,
kámen,
for seven generations in his family,
generací v rodině,
if you can believe it.
pokud na to věříte.
Je nádherný.
it has that translucent quality.
je krásně průsvitný.
all individual shapes,
každý v jiném tvarů,
with aerospace technology,
pro lety do vesmíru,
of our $30 million budget
$30 mil. rozpočtu
to that beautiful quote,
na ten nádherný verš:
of mysterious ways.
mnoha zvláštními způsoby.
14 years ago when we made the submission,
když jsme podali návrh,
set against the Andes.
postavený v Andách.
where we ended up,
právě tam.
nothing but pure nature,
s čistou přírodou.
nothing but the city below you,
celé město pod vámi.
from all over South America,
z celé Jižní Ameriky.
své vesnice.
belongs to people,
and walks of life,
různých kultur a životních stylů,
is what it feels like on the inside;
jak chrám působí zevnitř:
as that security guard,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Siamak Hariri - ArchitectSiamak Hariri holds deep respect for the transformative potential of architecture, specializing in creating works of enduring value.
Why you should listen
Siamak Hariri is a founding Partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects, a 120 person practice based in Toronto. His portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized buildings has won over 60 awards, including the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, celebrated as one of Canada’s Artists who mattered most by the Globe and Mail and with his Partner David Pontarini, the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Architectural Firm Award.
One of Hariri's earliest HPA projects, the Canadian headquarters of McKinsey & Company, is the youngest building to receive City of Toronto heritage landmark designation. He has recently completed public and private projects include the award-winning Richard Ivey Building, Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University, the Jackman Law Building for the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, the Schulich School of Business at York University and the Integrated Health Sciences campus, with the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy and the McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in downtown Kitchener.
In the fall of 2016, Hariri completed a project he began in 2003, the Bahá’í Temple of South American, located in Santiago, Chile, the last of the Bahá’í continental temples. Won through an international call and a rigorous design competition (185 entries from 80 countries) the temple is poised to become an architectural landmark at the foothill of the Andes. It has already won some of the top architecture awards including the RAIC Innovation Award, the World Architecture News Best Building of the Year (selected by ninety-seven judges around the world); Architect Magazine’s Progressive Architecture Award (architecture’s top unbuilt projects award); the Canadian Architect’s Award of Excellence; the International Property Awards and was profiled by National Geographic Magazine.
Hariri is currently working on the complex Princess Margaret Space Transformation Project and has recently won two international design competitions, the first, the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, and the second, selected from over 92 international architects, for the new Tom Patterson Theatre, poised to become the heart of the Stratford Festival.
Born in Bonn, Germany, Hariri was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University where he completed a Master of Architecture. He has taught at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto, as well as been a lecturer and guest critic for numerous organizations across North America. Hariri was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Architecture from Ryerson University for his contribution to architecture in Canada and abroad. The University of Toronto also honored him with an Arbor Award for his contribution to the University experience as a lecturer and adjunct professor. Hariri lives in Toronto with his artist wife, Sasha Rogers and their three children; Lua, Yasmin and David.
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