David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
डेविड रॉकवेल: छुपे हुए तरीके जिन पर सीढ़ियाँ आपके जीवन को आकार देती हैं
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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लचीली भौतिक तत्व है
malleable physical elements
करता है
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
A से बिंदु B तक जाने के लिए
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
करता है।
that create a kind of edge.
किनारे का निर्माण करते हैं।
is a stringer.
को बनाते हैं।
make up all stairs.
किसी ने पहली बार कहा ,
from the first time someone said,
from the lower rock."
जाना चाहता हूँ। "
using whatever was available:
उसी के उपयोग से चढ़ते थे :
that were worn over time.
समय के साथ टूट गए।
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
पिरामिड की तरह थी।
मार्ग की तरह ,
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
so has what's practical.
इसकी व्यवहारिकता भी।
from all kinds of material.
जा सकती हैं।
there are spiraled stairs.
घुमावदार सीढियाँ हैं।
they can be outdoors.
बाह्य हो सकती हैं।
करती हैं।
in and of themselves.
एक कला का रूप हैं।
our feeling, our safety
भावना ,हमारी सुरक्षा
with the space around us.
के स्थान के साथ।
पर चलने को सोचिये
a gradual, monumental staircase
of the New York Public Library.
and all the people around you,
आसपास का नज़ारा होता है।
because the tread is so wide.
क्योंकि उसका ट्रेड इतना चौड़ा है।
to, say, an old pub,
जैसे कि ,एक पुराना पब ,
so you move more quickly.
हैं, तो आप और जल्दी से चलते हैं।
signaled a grand entrance
इशारा करती हैं
after September 11th
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
सैंकड़ों लोगो की सुरक्षा में।
can have a huge impact, too.
that invites neighbors to gather,
इकट्ठा होने आमंत्रित करता है ,
मुलाकात करना चाहते हैं।
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
a deeply human need we have
पूरा करते हैं
more than just on the ground plane.
अधिक हो।
halfway up there,
सक्षम हैं ,
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.
(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe)
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