David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
دیوید راکویل: راههای پنهانی که پلهها به زندگی شما شکل میدهند
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
عنصر فیزیکی باشد
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
که از نقطه الف به نقطه ب بروید
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
that create a kind of edge.
که لبه پله را میسازد.
is a stringer.
به هم وصل میکند.
make up all stairs.
پلهها را میسازند.
from the first time someone said,
که اولین بار یک نفر گفت،
from the lower rock."
به آن سنگ پایینی بروم.»
using whatever was available:
that were worn over time.
شکل گرفته بودند.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
مثل اهرام چیچن ایتزا
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
پرستش کنند یا در امان باشند.
so has what's practical.
کاربردی هم تکامل یافت.
from all kinds of material.
با انواع و اقسام مواد ساخت.
there are spiraled stairs.
پلههای مارپیچ هستند،
they can be outdoors.
میتوانند بیرون از ساختمان باشند.
به کمک ما میآیند.
in and of themselves.
گونهای از هنر هستند.
our feeling, our safety
with the space around us.
با فضای پیرامون را به ما تحمیل میکند.
a gradual, monumental staircase
از یک پله کم شیب و بزرگ پایین میآیید
of the New York Public Library.
and all the people around you,
و تمام مردم اطرافتان را ببینید،
because the tread is so wide.
چون سطح پله بسیار پهن است.
to, say, an old pub,
یک میخانه پایین بروید،
so you move more quickly.
پس تند حرکت میکنید.
signaled a grand entrance
یک ورودی باشکوه را نشان میدهد
after September 11th
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
به جای امن بازی کرد.
can have a huge impact, too.
میتوانند آثار بزرگ داشته باشند.
that invites neighbors to gather,
به جمع شدن دور هم،
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
که مردم میخواهند در راهپله جمع شوند.
a deeply human need we have
more than just on the ground plane.
غیر از سطح سیاره برطرف میکنند.
halfway up there,
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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