David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell: Wie Treppen auf unsichtbare Weise Ihr Leben verändern
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
physischen Elemente,
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
um von A nach B
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
der die zwei Trittstufen trennt.
that create a kind of edge.
sogenannte Nasen, die eine Kante bilden.
is a stringer.
die alles zusammenhält.
make up all stairs.
verschiedenen Formen Treppen.
from the first time someone said,
die erste Treppe, als jemand sagte:
from the lower rock."
auf den höheren."
using whatever was available:
fürs Klettern, was es gab:
that were worn over time.
die über die Zeit entstanden.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
die Pyramiden von Chichén Itzá
to a higher elevation,
auf höher gelegene Ebenen,
for worship or for protection.
und zum Schutz wichtig war.
so has what's practical.
mit dem Ingenieurwissen weiterentwickelt.
from all kinds of material.
verschiedenen Materialien bestehen.
there are spiraled stairs.
und gewendelte Treppen.
they can be outdoors.
in and of themselves.
eine Art von Kunst.
our feeling, our safety
unser Gefühl, unsere Sicherheit,
with the space around us.
zu bzw. mit unserer Umgebung.
a gradual, monumental staircase
eine beeindruckende Treppe hinunter,
of the New York Public Library.
and all the people around you,
because the tread is so wide.
weil die Trittstufe so breit ist.
to, say, an old pub,
in einem alten Pub runtergeht
so you move more quickly.
weshalb man schneller geht.
signaled a grand entrance
einen großen Auftritt
after September 11th
und nach der Attacke
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
so eine zentrale Rolle spielte.
can have a huge impact, too.
auch bedeutend sein.
that invites neighbors to gather,
wo sich Nachbarn treffen,
die Bewegung der Stadt beobachtet wird.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
auf Stufen ihre Zeit vertreiben wollen.
a deeply human need we have
ein tief menschliches Verlangen,
more than just on the ground plane.
nicht nur eine Fläche.
halfway up there,
einer Treppe sitzen,
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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