David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell: Jak schody skrytě ovlivňují váš život
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
tvárných fyzických elementů,
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
jak se při různých výškách
that you walk on.
po čem chodíte.
that separates the two treads.
oddělující dvě stupnice.
that create a kind of edge.
který vytváří určitý okraj.
is a stringer.
schodnice.
make up all stairs.
tvoří všechny schodiště.
from the first time someone said,
v momentě, kdy někdo řekl:
from the lower rock."
na tenhle vyšší kámen.'
using whatever was available:
vše, co mohli:
that were worn over time.
které se časem vyšlapaly.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
nebo cesty k Mount Tai v Číně -
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
pro modlení nebo k ochraně.
so has what's practical.
co je praktické.
from all kinds of material.
z různých materiálů.
there are spiraled stairs.
they can be outdoors.
v případech nouze.
in and of themselves.
také formou umění.
our feeling, our safety
naše tempo, pocit, bezpečí,
with the space around us.
a účast na něm.
a gradual, monumental staircase
scházíte postupné, monumentální schodiště
of the New York Public Library.
newyorskou veřejnou knihovnou.
a na všechny lidi okolo
and all the people around you,
because the tread is so wide.
díky široké stupnici.
to, say, an old pub,
řekněme do staré hospody,
so you move more quickly.
a proto jdete rychleji.
na dramatičnosti.
signaled a grand entrance
sloužící jako hlavní vchod
after September 11th
a útoku na Světové obchodní centrum,
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
při vysvobození stovek lidí.
can have a huge impact, too.
mít obrovský vliv.
that invites neighbors to gather,
kde se schází sousedi,
pozorují město kolem.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
jak lidé chtějí trávit čas na schodištích.
a deeply human need we have
more than just on the ground plane.
halfway up there,
v polovině takového schodiště,
magickém místě.
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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