David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
דויד רוקהל: הדרכים המסתוריות שמדרגות מעצבות את חייכם
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
the Stairs]
על המדרגות
to get from point A to point B
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
שני משלחים.
that create a kind of edge.
is a stringer.
make up all stairs.
יוצרים את המדרגות.
from the first time someone said,
הראשון שמישהו אמר,
from the lower rock."
נמוך יותר."
using whatever was available:
that were worn over time.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
בצ'יצ'ן איצה
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
או להגנה.
so has what's practical.
from all kinds of material.
מיני חומרים .
there are spiraled stairs.
מדרגות ספירליות.
they can be outdoors.
מדרגות יכולות להיות בחוץ.
in and of themselves.
our feeling, our safety
תחושת הבטיחות שלנו
with the space around us.
ואת המפגש שלנו עם החלל שסביבנו.
a gradual, monumental staircase
בהדרגתיות במדרגות עוצמתיות
of the New York Public Library.
בניו יורק.
and all the people around you,
because the tread is so wide.
מכוון שהשלח כה רחב.
to, say, an old pub,
פאב ישן,
so you move more quickly.
אז אתם נעים מהר יותר.
signaled a grand entrance
מסמלות כניסה גדולה
after September 11th
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
מאות אנשים לאיזור מוגן.
can have a huge impact, too.
בעלות השפעה רבה, גם.
that invites neighbors to gather,
להתקבץ יחד,
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
על המדרגות.
a deeply human need we have
שיש לנו
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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