David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell: Cầu thang ảnh hưởng đời ta
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
nhiều cảm xúc nhất
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
giúp ta đi từ A đến B
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
ngăn cách hai bậc
that create a kind of edge.
có nẹp tạo góc cạnh
bằng dầm cầu thang
is a stringer.
make up all stairs.
tạo nên từ những bộ phận này.
từ khi có người bảo:
from the first time someone said,
từ vách đá thấp này"
from the lower rock."
mọi cách để leo cao
using whatever was available:
that were worn over time.
được đi mòn theo năm tháng.
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
như kim tự tháp ở Chichén Itzá
to a higher elevation,
những nơi cao hơn,
for worship or for protection.
hay được bảo vệ.
so has what's practical.
ngày càng phát triển.
from all kinds of material.
từ đủ mọi vật liệu.
có cái uốn khúc.
there are spiraled stairs.
hay cả ngoài trời.
they can be outdoors.
trong trường hợp khẩn cấp.
in and of themselves.
là hình thức nghệ thuật
our feeling, our safety
đến cách ta đi, cảm xúc, cảm giác an toàn
with the space around us.
với không gian xung quanh.
bậc thềm rắn chắc, rộng lớn
a gradual, monumental staircase
of the New York Public Library.
and all the people around you,
và phố người tấp nập.
because the tread is so wide.
vì bậc thang quá rộng.
to, say, an old pub,
như ở quán ăn
buộc ta phải đi nhanh hơn.
so you move more quickly.
signaled a grand entrance
của người quan trọng,
dấu tích anh hùng.
after September 11th
sau vụ tấn công ngày 11/9
Trung tâm Thương mại Thế giới
"Cầu thang của người sống sót"
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
thoát đến nơi an toàn.
cũng tạo nên bao điều lớn lao.
can have a huge impact, too.
that invites neighbors to gather,
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
hẹn nhau nơi cầu thang.
a deeply human need we have
lấp đầy nhu cầu của ta
more than just on the ground plane.
khác mặt đất bằng.
halfway up there,
ở lưng chừng cầu thang,
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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