David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
ഡേവിഡ് റോക്ക്വെൽ: ഗോവണിപ്പടികള് ജീവിതത്തെ പരുവപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന രഹസ്യവഴികള്
Architect David Rockwell draws on his love of drama and spectacle to create fantastic, high-impact restaurants, cultural facilities, airline terminals, theater sets -- and playgrounds. Full bio
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malleable physical elements
സ്വാധീനിക്കുന്ന ഭൗതികഘടകങ്ങളാണ്,
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
'എ', 'ബി' എന്ന രണ്ട് ബിന്ദുക്കൾക്കിടയിലെ
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
that create a kind of edge.
is a stringer.
ഒരു സ്ട്രിംഗറാണ്.
make up all stairs.
ഗോവണികളുമുണ്ടാക്കുന്നത്.
from the first time someone said,
ആരോ പറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ട്,
from the lower rock."
പോകാനുള്ള ശ്രമത്തിലാണ്."
using whatever was available:
that were worn over time.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
ആദിമകോണിപ്പടികളും
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
സംരക്ഷണത്തിനുമായിരുന്നു ഇത്.
so has what's practical.
സാധ്യതകൾ നൽകുന്നു, പ്രാവര്ത്തികമായ
from all kinds of material.
കോണിപ്പടികളുണ്ടാക്കാം.
there are spiraled stairs.
പിരിയൻ ഗോവണികൾ.
they can be outdoors.
in and of themselves.
our feeling, our safety
സുരക്ഷിത ബോധത്തെ, വികാരങ്ങളെ
with the space around us.
സ്വാധീനിക്കുന്നു.
a gradual, monumental staircase
താഴോട്ടിറങ്ങുന്നു എന്ന് സങ്കൽപിക്കൂ.
of the New York Public Library.
ലൈബ്രറിയുടെ ഗോവണി
and all the people around you,
നിനക്ക് കാണാം,
because the tread is so wide.
നിങ്ങള് വളരെ പതുക്കെയാണ് നടക്കുന്നത്.
to, say, an old pub,
ഗോവണിയിലൂടെ നടക്കുന്നതിനെക്കാളും.
so you move more quickly.
വേഗത്തിൽ പടി കയറും.
signaled a grand entrance
ഗംഭീരമാക്കുന്നതിനെ പറ്റി ഒന്നാലോചിക്കൂ.
after September 11th
അവിടെത്തെ ഗോവണികള് തകര്ന്നിട്ടില്ല
എന്നാണ് പേര്.
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
സുരക്ഷിതരാക്കിയത് ആ പടികളാണ്.
can have a huge impact, too.
that invites neighbors to gather,
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
a deeply human need we have
more than just on the ground plane.
ആഗ്രഹത്തെയാണ് .
halfway up there,
സാധിക്കുന്നെങ്കില്,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Rockwell - Architect, experience designerArchitect David Rockwell draws on his love of drama and spectacle to create fantastic, high-impact restaurants, cultural facilities, airline terminals, theater sets -- and playgrounds.
Why you should listen
David Rockwell, FAIA, is the Founder and President of Rockwell Group, an award-winning, cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City with a satellite office in Madrid. The firm crafts a unique narrative for each project through the intersection of theater and architecture.
Projects include Nobu restaurants and hotels worldwide; The New York EDITION; the Union Square Cafe (New York); NeueHouse (New York and Los Angeles); the TED Theater (Vancouver); W Hotels worldwide; 15 Hudson Yards and The Shed in collaboration with Diller Scofidio + Renfro; the Imagination Playground initiative; and set designs for Falsettos, She Loves Me and Kinky Boots. From surface and floor coverings for Maya Romanoff, The Rug Company and Jim Thompson, to lighting for Rich Brilliant Willing, to furniture for Stellar Works and Knoll, the firm celebrates product design as a natural extension of its immersive environments.
Honors and recognition include 2016 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Scenic Design for She Loves Me; the AIANY President’s Award; Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award; the Presidential Design Award; Fast Company's World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies; the James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America; and the Interior Design Hall of Fame. Rockwell serves on the boards of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), Citymeals-on-Wheels, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and New York Restoration Project. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
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