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Brandon Clifford: The architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders
Brandon Kliford (Brandon Clifford): Arhitektonske tajne drevnih svetskih čuda
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Kako su drevne civilizacije premeštale masivno kamenje da bi izgradile Stounhendž, piramide i statue Uskršnjeg ostrva? U ovom brzom, divnom govoru, član programa TED Fellows Brandon Kliford otkriva arhitektonske tajne prošlosti i pokazuje kako možemo koristiti ove genijalne tehnike da bismo gradili za budućnost. „U doba u kome projektujemo građevine tako da traju 30, možda 60 godina,“ kaže on, „voleo bih da naučim kako da stvorim nešto što bi moglo večno da budi interesovanje.“
Brandon Clifford - Ancient technology architect
TED Fellow Brandon Clifford mines knowledge from the past to design new futures. Full bio
TED Fellow Brandon Clifford mines knowledge from the past to design new futures. Full bio
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00:12
Do you think the things we build today
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Da li mislite da će se stvari
koje danas gradimo
koje danas gradimo
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will be considered wonders in the future?
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smatrati čudima u budućnosti?
00:19
Think of Stonehenge,
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Pomislite na Stounhendž,
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the Pyramids,
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piramide,
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Machu Picchu and Easter Island.
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Maču Pikču i Uskršnje ostrvo.
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Now, they're all pretty different
from what we're doing today,
from what we're doing today,
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Svi se oni prilično razlikuju
od onoga što radimo danas,
od onoga što radimo danas,
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with those massive stones,
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sa tim ogromnim kamenjem,
00:32
assembled in complex
but seemingly illogical ways,
but seemingly illogical ways,
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poređanim na složene
ali naizgled nelogične načine,
ali naizgled nelogične načine,
00:38
and all traces of their construction
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i svi tragovi njihove izgradnje
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erased,
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su izbrisani,
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shrouding them in mystery.
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obavijajući ih misterijom.
00:47
It seems like people could not
have possibly built these things,
have possibly built these things,
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Izgleda kao da ljudi nikako nisu mogli
da izgrade ove stvari,
da izgrade ove stvari,
00:52
because people didn't.
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jer ljudi i nisu.
00:54
They were carefully crafted
by a primordial race of giants
by a primordial race of giants
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Pažljivo ih je napravili
iskonska rasa džinova
iskonska rasa džinova
00:59
known as Cyclops.
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zvani kiklopi.
01:00
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:01
And I've been collaborating
with these monsters
with these monsters
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I ja sam sarađivao sa tim čudovištima
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to learn their secrets
for moving those massive stones.
for moving those massive stones.
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da bih naučio njihove tajne
premeštanja tog ogromnog kamenja.
premeštanja tog ogromnog kamenja.
01:08
And as it turns out,
Cyclops aren't even that strong.
Cyclops aren't even that strong.
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Kako se ispostavilo,
kiklopi nisu toliko jaki.
kiklopi nisu toliko jaki.
01:13
They're just really smart
about getting material to work for them.
about getting material to work for them.
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Samo vrlo pametno
navode materijal da radi za njih.
navode materijal da radi za njih.
01:19
Now, the videos you see behind me
of large, stone-like, wobbly creatures
of large, stone-like, wobbly creatures
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Snimci velikih, kamenih,
klimavih stvorenja koje vidite iza mene
klimavih stvorenja koje vidite iza mene
01:23
are the results of this collaboration.
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su rezultat ove saradnje.
01:26
OK, so Cyclops might be
a mythical creature,
a mythical creature,
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Dobro, kiklopi možda jesu
mitska stvorenja,
mitska stvorenja,
01:30
but those wonders are still real.
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ali ta čuda su ipak stvarna.
01:33
People made them.
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Ljudi su ih stvorili.
01:35
But they also made the myths
that surround them,
that surround them,
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Ali su takođe stvorili mitove
koji ih okružuju,
koji ih okružuju,
01:39
and when it comes to wonders,
there's this thick connective tissue
there's this thick connective tissue
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i kada se radi o čudima,
postoji čvrsto vezivno tkivo
postoji čvrsto vezivno tkivo
01:43
between mythology and reality.
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između mitologije i stvarnosti.
01:47
Take Easter Island, for example.
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Uzmite Uskršnje ostrvo, na primer.
01:49
When the Dutch explorers
first encountered the island,
first encountered the island,
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Kada su holandski istraživači
prvi put naišli na ostrvo,
prvi put naišli na ostrvo,
01:53
they asked the people of Rapa Nui
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pitali su narod Rapa Nui
01:55
how their ancestors could have possibly
moved those massive statues.
moved those massive statues.
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kako su njihovi preci uopšte uspeli
da prenesu te ogromne statue.
da prenesu te ogromne statue.
01:59
And the Rapa Nui said,
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Rapa Nui su na to rekli:
02:01
"Our ancestors didn't move the statues,
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„Naši preci nisu prenosili statue,
02:05
because the statues walked themselves."
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jer su statue same hodale.“
02:09
For centuries, this was dismissed,
but actually it's true.
but actually it's true.
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To je vekovima bilo odbačeno,
ali je u stvari istinito.
ali je u stvari istinito.
02:13
The statues, known as moai,
were transported standing,
were transported standing,
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Statue, poznate kao moai,
prenošene su u stojećem položaju,
prenošene su u stojećem položaju,
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pivoting from side to side.
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naginjući se sa strane na stranu.
02:21
OK?
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Okej?
02:23
As spectacular as the moai are
for visitors today,
for visitors today,
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Koliko god da su moai spektakularni
za današnje posetioce,
za današnje posetioce,
02:27
you have to imagine being there then,
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morate da zamislite da ste tada bili tamo
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with colossal moai
marching around the island.
marching around the island.
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dok su kolosalni moai marširali ostrvom.
02:32
Because the real memorial
was not the objects themselves,
was not the objects themselves,
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Jer pravi spomenik
nisu bili sami predmeti,
nisu bili sami predmeti,
02:38
it was the cultural ritual
of bringing a stone to life.
of bringing a stone to life.
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već je to bio kulturalni ritual
oživljavanja kamena.
oživljavanja kamena.
02:43
So as an architect,
I've been chasing that dream.
I've been chasing that dream.
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Tako da sam, kao arhitekta, jurio taj san.
02:47
How can we shift our idea of construction
to accommodate that mythical side?
to accommodate that mythical side?
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Kako da promenimo svoju ideju o izgradnji
da bi se prilagodila toj mitskoj strani?
da bi se prilagodila toj mitskoj strani?
02:53
So what I've been doing
is challenging myself
is challenging myself
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Ja sam sebi postavio izazov
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with putting on a series of performances
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da priredim niz performansa
02:58
of the ancient but
pretty straightforward task
pretty straightforward task
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drevnog, ali prilično jasnog zadatka
03:01
of just moving and standing
big heavy objects,
big heavy objects,
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pomeranja i uspravljanja
velikih teških predmeta
velikih teških predmeta
03:05
like this 16-foot-tall megalith
designed to walk across land
designed to walk across land
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kao što je ovaj megalit od pet metara
napravljen tako da hoda po zemlji
napravljen tako da hoda po zemlji
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and stand vertically;
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i stoji vertikalno,
03:12
or this 4,000-pound behemoth
that springs itself to life
that springs itself to life
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ili ovaj grmalj od 1 800 kg
koji samog sebe oživljava
koji samog sebe oživljava
03:16
to dance onstage.
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da bi igrao na pozornici.
03:19
And what I've found is
that by thinking of architecture
that by thinking of architecture
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Otkrio sam da razmišljajući o arhitekturi
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not as an end product but as a performance
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ne kao o krajnjem proizvodu,
već kao o performansu,
već kao o performansu,
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from conception to completion,
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od začeća do završetka,
03:30
we end up rediscovering some really smart
ways to build things today.
ways to build things today.
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na kraju iznova otkrivamo
neke vrlo pametne načine
neke vrlo pametne načine
da gradimo stvari danas.
03:35
You know, so much of the discussion
surrounding our future
surrounding our future
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Znate, dobar deo diskusije
o našoj budućnosti
o našoj budućnosti
usmeren je na tehnologiju,
efikasnost i brzinu.
efikasnost i brzinu.
03:38
focuses on technology,
efficiency and speed.
efficiency and speed.
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03:42
But if I've learned anything from Cyclops,
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Ali ako sam išta naučio od kiklopa,
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it's that wonders
can be smart, spectacular
can be smart, spectacular
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to je da čuda mogu biti
pametna, spektakularna
pametna, spektakularna
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and sustainable --
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i održiva -
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because of their mass and their mystery.
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zbog svoje mase i misterije.
03:54
And while people still want to know
how those ancient wonders were built,
how those ancient wonders were built,
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I dok ljudi i dalje žele da znaju
kako su izgrađena ta drevna čuda,
kako su izgrađena ta drevna čuda,
03:57
I've been asking Cyclops
how to create the mystery
how to create the mystery
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pitao sam kiklope
kako da stvorim misteriju
kako da stvorim misteriju
04:00
that compels people
to ask that very question.
to ask that very question.
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koja tera ljude da postave baš to pitanje.
04:04
Because in an era
where we design buildings
where we design buildings
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Jer u doba u kome projektujemo građevine
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to last 30, maybe 60 years,
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da traju 30, možda 60 godina,
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I would love to learn
how to create something
how to create something
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voleo bih da naučim
kako da stvorim nešto
kako da stvorim nešto
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that could entertain for an eternity.
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što bi moglo večno da budi interesovanje.
04:15
Thank you.
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Hvala.
04:16
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Brandon Clifford - Ancient technology architectTED Fellow Brandon Clifford mines knowledge from the past to design new futures.
Why you should listen
Brandon Clifford is best known for bringing megalithic sculptures to life to perform tasks. He is the director and cofounder of Matter Design, where his work focuses on advancing architectural research through spectacle and mysticism. He creates new ideas by critically evaluating ancient ways of thinking and experimenting with their value today. This work ranges from an award-winning play structure for kids to a colossal system of construction elements that can be guided into place with ease by mere mortals. He is dedicated to reimagining the role of the architect, and his speculative work continues to provoke new directions for design in the digital era.
Clifford is also an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent authored work, The Cannibal's Cookbook, demonstrates his dedication to bringing ancient knowledge into contemporary practice with theatrical captivation. He received his Master of Architecture from Princeton University and his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Georgia Tech. For his work as a designer and researcher, he has received recognition with prizes such as the American Academy in Rome Prize, the SOM Prize, the Design Biennial Boston Award and the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects & Designers.
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