David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
Dejvid Rokvel (David Rockwell): Skriveni načini na koje stepenice oblikuju vaš život
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
fizičkih elemenata
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
da se stigne od tačke A do tačke B
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
koji razdvaja dva gazišta.
that create a kind of edge.
koji stvara nekakvu ivicu.
is a stringer.
je stepenišni krak.
make up all stairs.
čine svake stepenice.
from the first time someone said,
nastale kada je
from the lower rock."
da dođem do ove više stene sa niže."
using whatever was available:
šta god je bilo dostupno:
that were worn over time.
koje su nastale vremenom.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
kao što su piramide u Čičen Ici
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
religijskih obožavanja ili zaštite.
so has what's practical.
je napredovalo i ono što je praktično.
from all kinds of material.
od raznih materijala.
there are spiraled stairs.
kružne stepenice,
they can be outdoors.
mogu biti spoljašnje.
u hitnim situacijama.
in and of themselves.
same po sebi.
our feeling, our safety
naš osećaj, našu sigurnost
with the space around us.
a gradual, monumental staircase
niz postepeno, monumentalno stepenište
of the New York Public Library.
Njujorške Javne biblioteke.
and all the people around you,
i na sve ljude oko vas,
because the tread is so wide.
zato što je gazište veoma široko.
to, say, an old pub,
recimo, u nekom starom pabu,
so you move more quickly.
tako da se krećete brže.
signaled a grand entrance
obeležile veličanstven ulazak
after September 11th
nakon 11. septembra,
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
u vođenju stotine ljudi na sigurno.
can have a huge impact, too.
da imaju veliki uticaj.
that invites neighbors to gather,
komšije na okupljanje,
i posmatraju grad koji se kreće.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
da provode vreme na stepenicama.
a deeply human need we have
duboku ljudsku potrebu
more than just on the ground plane.
osim zemljine ravni.
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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