David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell: La façon cachée dont les escaliers façonnent votre vie
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
les plus émotionnellement malléables
doit travailler.
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
d'aller d'un point A à un point B
that you walk on.
sur laquelle vous marchez.
that separates the two treads.
l'élément vertical séparant deux marches.
that create a kind of edge.
qui créent un rebord.
is a stringer.
make up all stairs.
composent tous les escaliers.
from the first time someone said,
quand quelqu'un a dit :
from the lower rock."
depuis celui du bas. »
using whatever was available:
à l'aide de ce qu'il y avait :
that were worn over time.
façonnés par le temps.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
comme les pyramides de Chichén Itzá
to a higher elevation,
à une altitude plus élevée,
for worship or for protection.
par culte ou par protection.
so has what's practical.
ce qui est pratique a évolué également.
from all kinds of material.
de tous types de matériaux.
there are spiraled stairs.
linéaires et en spirale.
they can be outdoors.
en intérieur et en extérieur.
en cas d'urgence.
in and of themselves.
une forme d'art en eux-mêmes.
our feeling, our safety
notre sentiment, notre sécurité
with the space around us.
avec le lieu qui nous entoure.
a gradual, monumental staircase
un escalier graduel, monumental
of the New York Public Library.
la bibliothèque de New York.
and all the people around you,
et de tous les gens autour de vous,
because the tread is so wide.
car les marches sont larges.
entièrement différente
to, say, an old pub,
dans un vieux bar
so you move more quickly.
vous allez donc plus vite.
signaled a grand entrance
signalaient une entrée majestueuse
after September 11th
après le 11 septembre
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
des centaines de gens en lieu sûr.
can have a huge impact, too.
peuvent avoir un impact énorme.
that invites neighbors to gather,
qui invite les voisins à se réunir,
et regarder la ville en mouvement.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
des gens traîner dans des escaliers.
a deeply human need we have
profondément humain que nous avons
more than just on the ground plane.
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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