David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
大卫 洛克威: 楼梯悄无声息地影响着你的生活
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
the Stairs]
to get from point A to point B
从A点到不同高度的
that you walk on.
that separates the two treads.
that create a kind of edge.
is a stringer.
连接起来就是楼梯梁。
make up all stairs.
形态组成了所有的台阶。
from the first time someone said,
是从第一次有人说
from the lower rock."
上到高处的石头上去。”
using whatever was available:
that were worn over time.
被踏平的自然小道。
like the pyramids in Chichén Itzá
像奇琴依查的金字塔，
to a higher elevation,
for worship or for protection.
so has what's practical.
给实际操作带来了革新。
from all kinds of material.
there are spiraled stairs.
they can be outdoors.
有效地帮助我们逃生。
in and of themselves.
our feeling, our safety
节奏，感觉，安全，
with the space around us.
a gradual, monumental staircase
逐级的有纪念性的台阶上下来，
of the New York Public Library.
以及你身边所有的人，
and all the people around you,
因为阶面太宽了。
because the tread is so wide.
楼梯下来的话，
比如说一个老酒吧，
to, say, an old pub,
so you move more quickly.
可以让自己走得更快。
signaled a grand entrance
after September 11th
传送至安全之地。
in leading hundreds of people to safety.
can have a huge impact, too.
that invites neighbors to gather,
观赏城市车流人涌的地方。
wanting to hang out on the stairs.
在楼梯上嬉闹是很有意思的。
一种人类深度的需求，
a deeply human need we have
more than just on the ground plane.
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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