David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
Дэвид Роквелл: Как лестницы незаметно формируют вашу жизнь
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
элементов физического пространства,
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
это способ добраться из точки А в точку В,
that you walk on.
на которую вы наступаете.
that separates the two treads.
разделяющий две проступи.
that create a kind of edge.
создающие некий выступ ступенек.
is a stringer.
тетива лестницы.
make up all stairs.
есть в каждой лестнице.
from the first time someone said,
когда кто-то сказал:
from the lower rock."
с моей скалы пониже».
using whatever was available:
используя все подручные средства:
that were worn over time.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
например, пирамиды Чичен Ица
to a higher elevation,
до более высокого пункта,
for worship or for protection.
для паломничества или в поиске защиты.
so has what's practical.
изменилась практическая сторона.
from all kinds of material.
из любого материала.
there are spiraled stairs.
they can be outdoors.
а могут быть и снаружи.
в чрезвычайных ситуациях.
in and of themselves.
лестницы — особая форма искусства.
our feeling, our safety
наши чувства, степень нашей безопасности,
with the space around us.
и вовлечённость в него.
a gradual, monumental staircase
с большой монументальной лестницы,
of the New York Public Library.
and all the people around you,
because the tread is so wide.
потому что ступеньки широкие.
to, say, an old pub,
в, скажем, старый паб,
so you move more quickly.
поэтому вы двигаетесь быстрее.
signaled a grand entrance
показывали, где главный вход,
after September 11th
во время теракта 11 сентября 2001 года,
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
смогли найти путь к спасению.
can have a huge impact, too.
тоже могут играть большу́ю роль.
that invites neighbors to gather,
на крыльце со ступеньками,
за жизнью города.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
проводить время на лестнице.
a deeply human need we have
нашу потребность
more than just on the ground plane.
земной поверхности.
halfway up there,
на полпути наверх,
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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