Brandon Clifford: The architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders
برندن کلیفورد: رازهای معماری عجایب باستانی جهان
TED Fellow Brandon Clifford mines knowledge from the past to design new futures. Full bio
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که ما امروز میسازیم
from what we're doing today,
امروز میسازیم متفاوت هستند
but seemingly illogical ways,
گردآوری شدهاند،
از ابهام فروبرده است.
have possibly built these things,
چنین چیزهایی را ساخته باشد،
by a primordial race of giants
به نام سیکلاپ (افسانه یونان؛ غول یک چشم)
with these monsters
for moving those massive stones.
این هیولاها همکاری کردهام.
Cyclops aren't even that strong.
سیکلاپها آنقدرها هم قوی نیستند.
about getting material to work for them.
مواد اولیه بسیار زیرک هستند.
of large, stone-like, wobbly creatures
مخلوقات بزرگ، سنگ-مانند و لرزان میبینید
a mythical creature,
that surround them,
there's this thick connective tissue
میرسد، ارتباط عمیقی
first encountered the island,
هلندی با این جزیره مواجه شدند،
moved those massive statues.
غولپیکر را به اینجا آوردهاند.
خودشان راه میرفتند.»
but actually it's true.
اما در واقع درست بود.
were transported standing,
بطور ایستاده به اینجا آورده شدند،
پاشنه میچرخاندند.
for visitors today,
برای بازدیدکنندگان امروزی است،
marching around the island.
در جزیره رژه میرفتند.
was not the objects themselves,
of bringing a stone to life.
به این بناها حیات بخشیده است.
I've been chasing that dream.
به دنبال این رویا بودهام.
to accommodate that mythical side?
به ایجاد جنبه افسانهای تغییر دهیم؟
is challenging myself
چالش کشیدن خودم است
pretty straightforward task
big heavy objects,
اشیاء بزرگ و سنگین،
designed to walk across land
روی زمین و ایستادن بصورت عمودی
طراحی شده است.
that springs itself to life
به یکباره به حرکت درمیآید
that by thinking of architecture
این است که اگر به معماری
نگاه نکنیم و بلکه به آن
به سوی محصول نهایی نگاه کنیم
ways to build things today.
برای ساختن چیزهای امروزی میرسیم.
surrounding our future
بحثهای مربوط به آیندهمان
efficiency and speed.
سرعت متمرکز هستند.
can be smart, spectacular
خلاقانه، شکوهمند
how those ancient wonders were built,
که چطور این عجایب باستانی ساخته شدهاند،
how to create the mystery
چگونه رازی ایجاد کنیم
to ask that very question.
پرسیدن چنین سوالاتی کند.
where we design buildings
ساختمانهایی طراحی میکنیم
how to create something
چگونه چیزهایی خلق کنم
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Brandon Clifford - Ancient technology architectTED Fellow Brandon Clifford mines knowledge from the past to design new futures.
Why you should listen
Brandon Clifford is best known for bringing megalithic sculptures to life to perform tasks. He is the director and cofounder of Matter Design, where his work focuses on advancing architectural research through spectacle and mysticism. He creates new ideas by critically evaluating ancient ways of thinking and experimenting with their value today. This work ranges from an award-winning play structure for kids to a colossal system of construction elements that can be guided into place with ease by mere mortals. He is dedicated to reimagining the role of the architect, and his speculative work continues to provoke new directions for design in the digital era.
Clifford is also an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent authored work, The Cannibal's Cookbook, demonstrates his dedication to bringing ancient knowledge into contemporary practice with theatrical captivation. He received his Master of Architecture from Princeton University and his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Georgia Tech. For his work as a designer and researcher, he has received recognition with prizes such as the American Academy in Rome Prize, the SOM Prize, the Design Biennial Boston Award and the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects & Designers.
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