ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Rockwell - Architect, experience designer
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.

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.

(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe)

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David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life

David Rockwell: Cara tersembunyi tangga membentuk hidup Anda

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Tangga bukan hanya mencapai titik B dari titik A. Arsitek David Rockwell menjelaskan bagaimana hal tersebut membentuk pergerakanmu -- dan perasaanmu.
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I think stairstangga maymungkin be
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one of the mostpaling emotionallyemosional
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salah satu elemen fisik lunak
paling emosional
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that an architectarsitek has to work with.
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yang bisa dikerjakan arsitek.
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[SmallKecil thing. BigBesar ideaide.]
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[Hal kecil. Gagasan besar.]
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[DavidDavid RockwellRockwell on
the StairsTangga]
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[David Rockwell dalam Sang Tangga]
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At its mostpaling basicdasar, a stairanak tangga is a way
to get from pointtitik A to pointtitik B
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Pada dasarnya, tangga adalah cara
untuk mencapai titik B dari titik A
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at differentberbeda elevationsketinggian.
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pada ketinggian berbeda.
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StairsTangga have a commonumum languagebahasa.
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Tangga memiliki bahasa umum.
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TreadsTapak, whichyang is the thing
that you walkberjalan on.
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Anak tangga,
yaitu bagian yang Anda langkahi.
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RiserBangun, whichyang is the verticalvertikal elementelemen
that separatesmemisahkan the two treadstapak.
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Papan samping, yaitu elemen vertikal
yang memisahkan dua tapakan.
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A lot of stairstangga have nosingsProduk penutup
that createmembuat a kindjenis of edgetepi.
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Banyak tangga memiliki tepi tumpul
yang membentuk semacam sudut.
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And then, the connectedterhubung piecebagian
is a stringerwartawan.
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Lalu bagian yang terhubung
adalah induk tangga.
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Those piecespotongan, in differentberbeda formsformulir,
make up all stairstangga.
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Bagian tersebut, dalam berbagai bentuk,
membentuk tangga.
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I assumemenganggap stairstangga camedatang to be
from the first time someonesome one said,
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Saya rasa tangga dikenal
saat ada yang pertama berkata,
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"I want to get to this higherlebih tinggi rockbatu
from the lowermenurunkan rockbatu."
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"Saya ingin ke batu yang lebih tinggi
dari batu di bawahnya."
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People climbedmemanjat
usingmenggunakan whateverterserah was availabletersedia:
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Orang memanjat menggunakan
apa pun yang ada:
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steppedmelangkah logslog, ladderstangga
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tapakan kayu, tangga kayu,
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and naturalalam pathwaysjalur
that were worndipakai over time.
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dan jalan setapak alami
yang muncul seiring waktu.
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Some of the earliestpaling awal staircasestangga,
like the pyramidsPiramida in ChichChichén ItzItzá
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Beberapa tangga pertama,
seperti piramida di Chichén Itzá,
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or the roadsjalan to MountGunung TaiTai in ChinaCina,
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atau jalan menuju Gunung Tai di Cina,
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were a meanscara of gettingmendapatkan
to a higherlebih tinggi elevationketinggian,
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adalah sarana
untuk mencapai titik lebih tinggi,
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whichyang people soughtdicari
for worshipibadah or for protectionperlindungan.
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yang digunakan untuk ibadah,
atau perlindungan.
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As engineeringteknik has evolvedberevolusi,
so has what's practicalpraktis.
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Teknik berkembang, begitu pun hal praktis.
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StairsTangga can be madeterbuat
from all kindsmacam of materialbahan.
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Tangga dapat dibuat dari material apa pun.
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There are linearlinier stairstangga,
there are spiraledberputar stairstangga.
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Ada tangga lurus, ada tangga spiral.
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StairsTangga can be indoorsdi dalam ruangan,
they can be outdoorsdi luar rumah.
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Tangga bisa di dalam ruangan,
bisa di luar ruangan.
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They clearlyjelas help us in an emergencykeadaan darurat.
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Tangga jelas membantu kita
saat keadaan darurat.
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But they're alsojuga a formbentuk of artseni
in and of themselvesdiri.
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Tapi juga merupakan bentuk seni
dalam, dan dari diri mereka.
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As we movepindah acrossmenyeberang a stairwaytangga,
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Saat kita naik tangga,
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the formbentuk dictatesmenentukan our pacingmondar-mandir,
our feelingperasaan, our safetykeamanan
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bentuknya menentukan kecepatan,
perasaaan, keamanan kita,
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and our relationshiphubungan and engagementpertunangan
with the spaceruang around us.
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serta hubungan, dan ikatan kita
dengan ruang di sekitar kita.
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So for a secondkedua, think about steppingmelangkah down
a gradualbertahap, monumentalmonumental staircasetangga
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Untuk sesaat, pikirkan tentang turun
dari tangga monumental secara bertahap
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like the one in frontdepan
of the NewBaru YorkYork PublicUmum LibraryPerpustakaan.
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seperti yang ada di depan
Perpustakaan Umum New York.
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From those stepstangga,
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Dari langkah tersebut,
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you have a viewmelihat of the streetjalan
and all the people around you,
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bisa melihat jalan, dan orang di sekitar,
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and your walkberjalan is slowlambat and steadymenenangkan
because the treadtapak is so widelebar.
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dan melangkah pelan, dan tenang,
karena anak tangga yang lebar.
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That's a totallysama sekali differentberbeda experiencepengalaman
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Itu adalah pengalaman yang berbeda
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than going down the narrowsempit staircasetangga
to, say, an oldtua pubpub,
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dibandingkan turun tangga yang sempit,
seperti di pub tua,
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where you spilltumpahan into the roomkamar.
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di mana Anda masuk ke ruangan.
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There, you encounterpertemuan talltinggi risersbangun,
so you movepindah more quicklysegera.
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Lalu, mendapati papan samping tinggi,
sehingga Anda bergerak lebih cepat.
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StairsTangga addmenambahkan enormousbesar sekali dramadrama.
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Tangga menambah drama yang besar.
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Think about how stairstangga
signaledmemberi isyarat a grandagung entrancejalan masuk
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Pikirkan bagaimana tangga
menandakan pintu masuk yang megah,
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and were the starbintang of that momentsaat.
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dan merupakan bintang pada saat itu.
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StairsTangga can even be heroicheroik.
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Bahkan tangga bisa menjadi heroik.
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The staircasetangga that remainedtetap standingkedudukan
after SeptemberSeptember 11thth
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Tangga yang masih bertahan
setelah tragedi 11 September,
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and the attackmenyerang on the WorldDunia TradePerdagangan CenterPusat
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dan penyerangan pada WTC
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was dubbeddijuluki the "Survivors'Selamat' StaircaseTangga,"
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disebut sebagai "Tangga yang Selamat,"
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because it playeddimainkan suchseperti itu a centralpusat roleperan
in leadingterkemuka hundredsratusan of people to safetykeamanan.
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karena memainkan peranan utama
dalam menyelamatkan ratusan orang.
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But smallkecil stairstangga
can have a hugebesar impactdampak, too.
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Tapi tangga kecil juga bisa
memiliki dampak besar.
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The stoopBeranda is a placetempat
that invitesmengundang neighborstetangga to gathermengumpulkan,
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Jajaran tangga adalah tempat
yang mengajak orang berkumpul,
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blastledakan musicmusik, and watch the citykota in motiongerakan.
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memutar musik, dan menyaksikan kota hidup.
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It's fascinatingmenarik to me that you see people
wantingmenginginkan to hangmenggantung out on the stairstangga.
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Bagi saya, sangat menarik melihat
orang ingin berkumpul di tangga.
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I think they fillmengisi
a deeplydalam humanmanusia need we have
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Saya rasa itu bisa memenuhi
kebutuhan manusia
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to inhabitmenghuni a spaceruang
more than just on the groundtanah planepesawat.
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untuk mengisi tempat lebih
dari sekadar ruang datar.
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And so if you're ablesanggup to sitduduk
halfwaysetengah jalan up there,
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Jika Anda bisa duduk di atas sana,
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you're in a kindjenis of magicalgaib placetempat.
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Anda berada di semacam tempat ajaib.
Translated by Ayudia Triwardhani
Reviewed by Lanny Yunita

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Rockwell - Architect, experience designer
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.

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.

(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe)

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