Siamak Hariri: How do you build a sacred space?
Siamak Hariri: Kutsal bir yer nasıl inşa edilir?
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
mimarlık okulu, büyük bir mimar olan
from the wonderful art gallery
muhteşem bir sanat galerisinin
architect Louis Kahn.
and I used to visit it quite often.
sık sık ziyaret ediyordum.
across the concrete wall.
beton duvarda gezdirdiğini gördüm.
was moved by the building
duygulandırdığını görebiliyordum
şöyle düşündüğümü hatırlıyorum,
a reaction of the heart.
kalpten gelen bir tepki oluşuyordu.
the emotional response.
karşılık için güzelliği arzularız.
an open call for designs
Amerika'daki Bahá'í Tapınağı
in all of South America.
for the Bahá'í community,
oldukça önemli bir dönüm noktası,
of the continental temples
tapınağı olabilir ve tüm dünyada
for national and local temples to be built
tapınakların inşa edilmesi için
ve sıra dışılığa sahip:
nine entrances, nine paths,
dokuz giriş, dokuz yol,
from all directions,
yönden gidebilmenizi sağlıyor,
in the Bahá'í faith.
walks of life, backgrounds,
insanları veya inancı olmayan
churches for Christianity
birisini veya İslam için ilk camilerden
what's sacred today?
from the Bahá'í writings,
bir alıntıya denk geldim ve
which is already very interesting --
bu zaten çok ilginçtir --
will become ashine.
sütunları ışıldayacaktır.
of the inner and the outer,
and you say, "That person is radiant."
"Bu insan ışık saçıyor." demeniz gibi.
how could we make something
"Aman tanrım, bir bina yaratıyorsun
it becomes alive.
eğer ışıkla öpersek, canlanıyor.
a single form of emanation
tamamen kubbe olduğunu
was looking too much like an egg.
letting the process take you,
araştırma, sürecin sizi içine çekmesi
of a plant moving in light,
gördüğümü hatırlıyorum ve
could have reach,
could mean movement and stillness,
anlamına gelebileceğini düşünebilirsiniz,
mükemmel olduğu kadar,
as is humanly possible,
olması gerektiği yazar ve
well, what is perfection?
mükemmellik nedir?
of this Japanese basket
rastladığımı hatırlıyorum ve
of perfection need to be challenged,
gerektiğini düşünüyorum,
of this basket, this wonkiness,
muhteşem gölgesi, bu dengesizlik ve
of what you might imagine a shoulder
kemiği olarak hayal edebileceğiniz
en tepede buluşuyor,
folding but torquing --
değil, ayrıca döndürme fikri --
and the way it was reaching.
biçimini hatırlıyorsunuz.
an interesting form,
were received from 80 countries,
of how to build it.
bunu nasıl inşa edeceğimize geçtik.
many experiments with materials,
birçok deney yapıyor ve
this kind of shimmer,
nasıl elde edeceğimizi düşünüyorduk,
as you know, is very strong,
borosilikat cam çok güçlüdür ve
just so and melt them
bir şekilde kırıp onları doğru
about two years to make.
alan bu yeni cam dökümü.
something with a soft light,
ceketin iç çizgileri gibi, yumuşak
but on the inside you touch it.
fakat iç kısmında ona dokunuyorsunuz.
in a huge quarry in Portugal
taş ocağında bu minik oluğu bulduk,
for seven generations in his family,
bekleyerek, yedi nesilden beri
if you can believe it.
it has that translucent quality.
yarı saydam bir niteliğe sahip.
all individual shapes,
parçası, hepsi bireysel şekiller,
with aerospace technology,
üretildi, makineden makineye
of our $30 million budget
30 milyon dolarlık bütçemizin
to that beautiful quote,
"cevap verilmiş bir dua"ya
of mysterious ways.
14 years ago when we made the submission,
14 yıl önce başvuruyu yaptığımızda
set against the Andes.
where we ended up,
kendimizi tam olarak orada bulduk,
nothing but pure nature,
yalnızca saf doğaya karşı duruyordu
nothing but the city below you,
altınızda şehri görüyordunuz;
from all over South America,
kimisi köylerini daha önce
belongs to people,
insanlara ait, birçok kültürün,
and walks of life,
birçok inancın kolektif bir hâli
is what it feels like on the inside;
insana hissettirdiği şey,
as that security guard,
aynı tepkiyi verebilirse,
onların tapınağı olur.
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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