David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell: La manera imperceptible en que las escaleras modelan la vida
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
más emocionalmente maleables
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
es una manera de ir de un lugar a otro
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
que separa las dos huellas.
that create a kind of edge.
que forman una clase de borde.
is a stringer.
make up all stairs.
constituyen toda escalera.
from the first time someone said,
la primera vez que alguien dijo:
from the lower rock."
desde la roca más baja".
using whatever was available:
cualquier cosa disponible:
that were worn over time.
se formaron con el tiempo.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
como las pirámides en Chichén Itzá
to a higher elevation,
a una elevación más alta
for worship or for protection.
o en busca de protección.
so has what's practical.
evoluciona lo práctico.
from all kinds of material.
de todo tipo de material.
there are spiraled stairs.
escaleras de caracol.
they can be outdoors.
pueden estar afuera.
in and of themselves.
our feeling, our safety
nuestra sensación, nuestra seguridad
with the space around us.
con el espacio circundante.
a gradual, monumental staircase
por una escalera gradual y monumental,
of the New York Public Library.
Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York.
and all the people around you,
y de toda la gente a tu alrededor,
because the tread is so wide.
porque la huella es muy ancha.
to, say, an old pub,
la escalera estrecha de un viejo bar,
so you move more quickly.
así que te mueves más rápido.
un dramatismo considerable.
signaled a grand entrance
señalaba una gran entrada
after September 11th
después del 11 de septiembre
de los Sobrevivientes",
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
en llevar a cientos de personas
can have a huge impact, too.
puede tener un impacto enorme.
that invites neighbors to gather,
invita a los vecinos a reunirse,
y a ver la ciudad en movimiento.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
pasar tiempo en la escalera.
a deeply human need we have
un deseo profundamente humano que tenemos
more than just on the ground plane.
en un plano más allá del suelo.
halfway up there,
por allí a media escalera,
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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