Siamak Hariri: How do you build a sacred space?
Siamak Hariri: Cum construiești un spațiu sacru?
Siamak Hariri holds deep respect for the transformative potential of architecture, specializing in creating works of enduring value. Full bio
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that I studied at some 30 years ago
la care am studiat acum 30 de ani
from the wonderful art gallery
de minunata galerie de artă
architect Louis Kahn.
Louis Khan.
and I used to visit it quite often.
și o vizitam adesea.
across the concrete wall.
peste zidul de beton.
was moved by the building
era emoționat de clădire
și îmi amintesc că m-am gândit:
dar asta - asta era o reacție din inimă.
a reaction of the heart.
the emotional response.
la răspuns emoțional.
an open call for designs
o cerere deschisă de proiecte
in all of South America.
din toată America de Sud.
for the Bahá'í community,
pentru comunitatea Bahá'í,
of the continental temples
ultimul templu continental
for national and local temples to be built
de temple naționale și locale
nine entrances, nine paths,
nouă intrări, nouă căi,
from all directions,
din toate direcțiile,
in the Bahá'í faith.
walks of life, backgrounds,
din toate mediile sociale și profesionale,
churches for Christianity
din primele biserici ale Creștinismului
what's sacred today?
from the Bahá'í writings,
din scrierile Bahá'í despre rugăciune.
which is already very interesting --
ceea ce e deja foarte interesant -
will become ashine.
vor deveni strălucitori.
of the inner and the outer,
de lăuntric și de exterior,
and you say, "That person is radiant."
,,Această persoană radiază."
how could we make something
cum am putea să facem ceva
it becomes alive.
cu lumină, devine viu.
care capturează lumina.
a single form of emanation
o singură formă de emanație
was looking too much like an egg.
arăta prea mult ca un ou.
letting the process take you,
care te acaparează în procesul ei,
of a plant moving in light,
cu o plantă mișcându-se în lumină,
could have reach,
ar fi putut căuta,
could mean movement and stillness,
poate însemna mișcare și încremenire,
se vorbește despre temple
as is humanly possible,
cât este omenește posibil,
well, what is perfection?
ei bine, ce este perfecțiunea?
of this Japanese basket
la imaginea acestui coș japonez
of perfection need to be challenged,
despre perfecțiune trebuie contestate,
of this basket, this wonkiness,
această fragilitate,
of what you might imagine a shoulder
ne-o putem imagina ca fiind un umăr
folding but torquing --
ci de înfășurare -
and the way it was reaching.
și de felul ei de a căuta.
an interesting form,
o formă interesantă,
were received from 80 countries,
din 80 de țări
of how to build it.
a construcției.
many experiments with materials,
am testat multe materiale,
this kind of shimmer,
acest tip de strălucire,
as you know, is very strong,
este foarte solidă,
just so and melt them
și îl amesteci
about two years to make.
care ne-a luat cam doi ani să o obținem.
something with a soft light,
voiam ceva cu o lumină blândă,
but on the inside you touch it.
dar pe interior îl atingi.
in a huge quarry in Portugal
într-o carieră imensă din Portugalia
for seven generations in his family,
timp de șapte generații în familia lui,
if you can believe it.
dacă puteți crede una ca asta.
ce frumos este.
it has that translucent quality.
are această calitate translucidă.
all individual shapes,
toate formele individuale,
with aerospace technology,
cu tehnologie aerospațială,
of our $30 million budget
din bugetul de 30 de milioane de dolari
to that beautiful quote,
pentru acel citat minunat
of mysterious ways.
în tot felul de moduri misterioase.
14 years ago when we made the submission,
am ilustrat templul pe fundalul Anzilor.
set against the Andes.
where we ended up,
nothing but pure nature,
îndreptate către natura pură,
nothing but the city below you,
nimic altceva decât orașul de dedesubt,
ai vedere în toate direcțiile,
la ceremoniile de deschidere -
from all over South America,
nu-și mai părăsiseră niciodată satul.
belongs to people,
aparține oamenilor,
and walks of life,
și tipuri de viață,
is what it feels like on the inside;
este cum se simte pe interior;
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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