David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell: Come le scale influenzano silenziosamente la nostra vita
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
emotivamente più malleabili
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
per andare dal punto A al punto B
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
che separa i due gradini.
that create a kind of edge.
che creano una specie di bordo.
is a stringer.
make up all stairs.
compaiono in tutte le scale.
from the first time someone said,
da quando qualcuno disse:
da questo masso più basso".
from the lower rock."
using whatever was available:
con tutto ciò che c'era:
that were worn over time.
che si consumavano con il tempo.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
come le piramidi a Chichén Itzà,
to a higher elevation,
ad una altezza maggiore,
for worship or for protection.
o per avere protezione.
so has what's practical.
evolveva anche la funzionalità.
from all kinds of material.
in qualunque materiale.
there are spiraled stairs.
they can be outdoors.
all'interno e all'esterno.
in and of themselves.
una forma d'arte a sé stante.
our feeling, our safety
la nostra sensazione, la nostra sicurezza,
with the space around us.
con lo spazio circostante.
a gradual, monumental staircase
da una scalinata graduale e monumentale
of the New York Public Library.
Biblioteca Pubblica di New York.
and all the people around you,
e di tutte le persone intorno a voi,
because the tread is so wide.
perché la pedata è così ampia.
to, say, an old pub,
ad esempio quella di un pub,
so you move more quickly.
quindi vi muovete più velocemente.
moltissima drammaticità.
signaled a grand entrance
indicavano un ingresso sontuoso
after September 11th
dopo l'undici settembre
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
nel salvare centinaia di persone.
possono avere un grande impatto.
can have a huge impact, too.
that invites neighbors to gather,
che invita i vicini a ritrovarsi,
la città in movimento.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
che vogliono incontrarsi sulle scalinate.
a deeply human need we have
profondamente umano,
more than just on the ground plane.
non solo a livello del terreno.
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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