Siamak Hariri: How do you build a sacred space?
시아막 하리리(Siamak Hariri): 어떻게 신성한 공간을 지을 수 있을까요?
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that I studied at some 30 years ago
from the wonderful art gallery
건너편에 있었습니다.
architect Louis Kahn.
디자인한 건물이었죠.
자주 방문했습니다.
and I used to visit it quite often.
across the concrete wall.
벽을 손으로 어루만지는 걸 보았습니다.
was moved by the building
알 수 있었습니다.
이렇게 되물었습니다.
저런 일을 할 수 있지?"
a reaction of the heart.
우러나오는 반응이었고
감정적인 반응을 갈망하죠.
the emotional response.
시도를 할 기회를 위해
an open call for designs
바하이 사원을 짓기 위한
in all of South America.
첫 번째 사원이었습니다.
매우 중요한 업적으로 여겼습니다.
for the Bahá'í community,
of the continental temples
for national and local temples to be built
사원들이 생기는 데 있어
기만적으로 느낄 만큼 매우 간단하고
매우 특별했습니다.
nine entrances, nine paths,
아홉 개의 문, 그리고
모든 방향에서 사원으로 인도하죠.
from all directions,
in the Bahá'í faith.
공간일 필요가 있었습니다.
walks of life, backgrounds,
churches for Christianity
처음 교회를 짓거나
짓는 것과 비슷할 것입니다.
세상에서 살고 있습니다.
만들 수 있을까요?
what's sacred today?
어떻게 정의할 수 있을까요?
from the Bahá'í writings,
이 아름다운 구절을 발견했습니다.
which is already very interesting --
이미 매우 흥미롭죠.
will become ashine.
저는 깊이 공감했습니다.
of the inner and the outer,
and you say, "That person is radiant."
"밝게 빛난다," 하는 것처럼 말이죠.
how could we make something
건축으로 표현할 수 있을까.
it becomes alive.
입맞추면 살아나는 것을.
a single form of emanation
유일하게 빛을 내보내는 형태는
was looking too much like an egg.
모양만 만들고 있었죠.
letting the process take you,
절차에 집중한다는 건 바로
of a plant moving in light,
동영상을 본 것을 기억합니다.
could have reach,
희망하는 걸 말이죠.
could mean movement and stillness,
운동과 공전 둘 다 뜻한다는 것을요.
풍경일 겁니다.
충분한 게 아니었습니다.
as is humanly possible,
완벽해야 할 것이다.
well, what is perfection?
완벽함이란 뭐지?
of this Japanese basket
사진을 우연히 보게 되었습니다.
of perfection need to be challenged,
의심하는 계기를 주었죠.
of this basket, this wonkiness,
더불어 약간의 어색함
of what you might imagine a shoulder
들어간 홈이 있죠.
가지고 있습니다.
모델을 만들었습니다.
folding but torquing --
회전도 가했습니다.
and the way it was reaching.
방법같이 말이죠.
an interesting form,
형태가 되기 시작했습니다.
were received from 80 countries,
80 나라에서 제출되었지만
of how to build it.
어떻게 지을 수 있을까 고민했습니다.
many experiments with materials,
많은 실험을 했습니다.
this kind of shimmer,
빛을 낼 수 있을까 고민 끝에
as you know, is very strong,
매우 내구성이 강합니다.
just so and melt them
about two years to make.
2년이라는 시간이 걸렸습니다.
특성이 있었습니다.
something with a soft light,
내길 원했습니다.
but on the inside you touch it.
안에는 만질 수 있는 것 같이요.
in a huge quarry in Portugal
조그만한 지맥을 발견했습니다.
for seven generations in his family,
것이었습니다. 과연 믿겨 지시나요.
if you can believe it.
it has that translucent quality.
가지고 있습니다.
과정을 보실 수 있습니다.
all individual shapes,
개별 모양이 다 다릅니다.
with aerospace technology,
조립식으로 제조하였습니다.
of our $30 million budget
예산에 3% 안팎으로만 활용했습니다.
별을 만들었습니다.
to that beautiful quote,
응답을 했길 기대합니다.
of mysterious ways.
14 years ago when we made the submission,
14년 전 처음 도안을 제출했을 때
set against the Andes.
우리의 터가 아니었죠.
where we ended up,
그곳에 우리가 자리하게 되었습니다.
nothing but pure nature,
nothing but the city below you,
모든 방향에서 보이는 경치
5,000명이 참석했습니다.
from all over South America,
나온 적 없었던 사람들도 있었습니다.
belongs to people,
and walks of life,
한 집단으로 어울리는 공간이죠.
is what it feels like on the inside;
공간 안에서 느끼는 감정입니다.
as that security guard,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Siamak Hariri - ArchitectSiamak Hariri holds deep respect for the transformative potential of architecture, specializing in creating works of enduring value.
Why you should listen
Siamak Hariri is a founding Partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects, a 120 person practice based in Toronto. His portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized buildings has won over 60 awards, including the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, celebrated as one of Canada’s Artists who mattered most by the Globe and Mail and with his Partner David Pontarini, the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Architectural Firm Award.
One of Hariri's earliest HPA projects, the Canadian headquarters of McKinsey & Company, is the youngest building to receive City of Toronto heritage landmark designation. He has recently completed public and private projects include the award-winning Richard Ivey Building, Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University, the Jackman Law Building for the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, the Schulich School of Business at York University and the Integrated Health Sciences campus, with the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy and the McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in downtown Kitchener.
In the fall of 2016, Hariri completed a project he began in 2003, the Bahá’í Temple of South American, located in Santiago, Chile, the last of the Bahá’í continental temples. Won through an international call and a rigorous design competition (185 entries from 80 countries) the temple is poised to become an architectural landmark at the foothill of the Andes. It has already won some of the top architecture awards including the RAIC Innovation Award, the World Architecture News Best Building of the Year (selected by ninety-seven judges around the world); Architect Magazine’s Progressive Architecture Award (architecture’s top unbuilt projects award); the Canadian Architect’s Award of Excellence; the International Property Awards and was profiled by National Geographic Magazine.
Hariri is currently working on the complex Princess Margaret Space Transformation Project and has recently won two international design competitions, the first, the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, and the second, selected from over 92 international architects, for the new Tom Patterson Theatre, poised to become the heart of the Stratford Festival.
Born in Bonn, Germany, Hariri was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University where he completed a Master of Architecture. He has taught at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto, as well as been a lecturer and guest critic for numerous organizations across North America. Hariri was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Architecture from Ryerson University for his contribution to architecture in Canada and abroad. The University of Toronto also honored him with an Arbor Award for his contribution to the University experience as a lecturer and adjunct professor. Hariri lives in Toronto with his artist wife, Sasha Rogers and their three children; Lua, Yasmin and David.
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