David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
Девід Роквелл: Як сходи непомітно впливають на ваше життя
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
елементів реального світу,
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
дістатися із точки А в точку B
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
що розділяють дві сходинки).
that create a kind of edge.
що являють собою виступи сходинки.
is a stringer.
make up all stairs.
складаються всі сходи.
from the first time someone said,
коли хтось вперше сказав:
from the lower rock."
каменя вилізти на оцей, вищий".
using whatever was available:
люди використовували що завгодно:
that were worn over time.
природні стежки.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
наприклад, піраміди у Чичен-Іці
to a higher elevation,
на більшу висоту,
for worship or for protection.
задля поклоніння або захисту.
so has what's practical.
сходи стали практичнішими.
from all kinds of material.
з будь-яких матеріалів.
there are spiraled stairs.
they can be outdoors.
внутрішніми та зовнішніми.
у складних ситуаціях.
in and of themselves.
our feeling, our safety
наші почуття, нашу безпеку
with the space around us.
з простором навколо нас.
a gradual, monumental staircase
пологими монументальними сходами,
of the New York Public Library.
Нью-Йоркської публічної бібліотеки.
and all the people around you,
на вулицю та людей навколо вас.
because the tread is so wide.
тому що сходини такі широкі.
to, say, an old pub,
у старий паб,
so you move more quickly.
і тому ви рухаєтеся швидше.
signaled a grand entrance
до пишного входу
after September 11th
після 11 вересня
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
відвівши сотні людей у безпечне місце.
can have a huge impact, too.
великий вплив також.
that invites neighbors to gather,
на якому збираються сусіди,
та подивитися, як вирує місто.
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
які люблять проводити час на сходах.
a deeply human need we have
глибоку людську потребу
more than just on the ground plane.
halfway up there,
на півдорозі вгору,
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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