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.

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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

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楼梯不仅能使你从A点到达B点. 建筑家大卫 洛克威解释了楼梯是如何影响你的移动——以及你的感觉。
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I think stairs楼梯 may可能 be
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我认为台阶可能是
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one of the most emotionally感情上
malleable可锻铸 physical物理 elements分子
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建筑家需要去解决的在情感上
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that an architect建筑师 has to work with.
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最具可塑性的物理元素之一。
[小事物,大想法]
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[Small thing. Big idea理念.]
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[David大卫 Rockwell罗克韦尔 on
the Stairs楼梯]
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[大卫 洛克威对楼梯的看法]
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At its most basic基本, a stair楼梯 is a way
to get from point A to point B
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最基本的,台阶是
从A点到不同高度的
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at different不同 elevations海拔.
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B点的桥梁。
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Stairs楼梯 have a common共同 language语言.
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楼梯有共同的语言。
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Treads踏板, which哪一个 is the thing
that you walk步行 on.
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踏面,是你行走的地方。
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Riser冒 口, which哪一个 is the vertical垂直 element元件
that separates中隔离 the two treads胎面.
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踢面,是分离两个踏面的垂直面。
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A lot of stairs楼梯 have nosingsnosings
that create创建 a kind of edge边缘.
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很多楼梯都有护沿来形成边缘。
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And then, the connected连接的 piece
is a stringer纵梁.
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然后,这些部分
连接起来就是楼梯梁。
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Those pieces, in different不同 forms形式,
make up all stairs楼梯.
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这些部分以不同的
形态组成了所有的台阶。
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I assume承担 stairs楼梯 came来了 to be
from the first time someone有人 said,
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我猜想楼梯的来由
是从第一次有人说
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"I want to get to this higher更高 rock
from the lower降低 rock."
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“我想从低处的石头
上到高处的石头上去。”
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People climbed爬上
using运用 whatever随你 was available可得到:
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人们就以各种方式攀登:
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stepped加强 logs日志, ladders梯子
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如圆木阶梯,梯子,
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and natural自然 pathways途径
that were worn磨损的 over time.
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和那些随着时间
被踏平的自然小道。
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Some of the earliest最早 staircases楼梯,
like the pyramids金字塔 in ChichChichén Itz界面á
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一些最早的楼梯,
像奇琴依查的金字塔,
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or the roads道路 to Mount安装 Tai in China中国,
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以及在中国上泰山的路,
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were a means手段 of getting得到
to a higher更高 elevation海拔,
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都是到达更高平面的方法,
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which哪一个 people sought追捧
for worship崇拜 or for protection保护.
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人们以此寻求信仰和庇护。
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As engineering工程 has evolved进化,
so has what's practical实际的.
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工程技术的进化
给实际操作带来了革新。
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Stairs楼梯 can be made制作
from all kinds of material材料.
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所有的材料都可以用来制作楼梯了。
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There are linear线性 stairs楼梯,
there are spiraled狂飙 stairs楼梯.
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有直线型楼梯,有螺旋式楼梯。
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Stairs楼梯 can be indoors在室内,
they can be outdoors在户外.
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楼梯可以在室内,也可在室外。
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They clearly明确地 help us in an emergency.
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在紧急情况下它们能
有效地帮助我们逃生。
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But they're also a form形成 of art艺术
in and of themselves他们自己.
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但它们自身也是一种艺术形态。
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As we move移动 across横过 a stairway楼梯,
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当我们走上一个楼梯的时候,
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the form形成 dictates使然 our pacing起搏,
our feeling感觉, our safety安全
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它的形态能够掌控我们的
节奏,感觉,安全,
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and our relationship关系 and engagement订婚
with the space空间 around us.
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以及我们与周围空间的关系与接触。
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So for a second第二, think about stepping步进 down
a gradual, monumental纪念 staircase楼梯
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想象一下,从一个
逐级的有纪念性的台阶上下来,
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like the one in front面前
of the New York纽约 Public上市 Library图书馆.
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就像纽约公共图书馆门前的那个。
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From those steps脚步,
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从这些台阶上,
你能尽观这一条街
以及你身边所有的人,
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you have a view视图 of the street
and all the people around you,
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而且你的步伐平稳,
因为阶面太宽了。
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and your walk步行 is slow and steady稳定
because the tread is so wide.
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That's a totally完全 different不同 experience经验
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如果你是从一个窄小的
楼梯下来的话,
那感觉就完全不一样了,
比如说一个老酒吧,
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than going down the narrow狭窄 staircase楼梯
to, say, an old pub酒馆,
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where you spill into the room房间.
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你只想涌进屋子里。
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There, you encounter遭遇 tall risers立管,
so you move移动 more quickly很快.
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这里,你就能看到更高的升面,
可以让自己走得更快。
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Stairs楼梯 add enormous巨大 drama戏剧.
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楼梯也增加了很多戏剧效果。
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Think about how stairs楼梯
signaled信号 a grand盛大 entrance入口
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想象一下台阶的各种闪亮登场,
它在那一刻就是明星。
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and were the star of that moment时刻.
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Stairs楼梯 can even be heroic英勇.
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楼梯甚至可以说是英勇的。
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The staircase楼梯 that remained保持 standing常设
after September九月 11th
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在911事件和世贸中心的袭击中,
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and the attack攻击 on the World世界 Trade贸易 Center中央
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仍然矗立的楼梯
被命名为“幸存者的楼梯”,
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was dubbed配音 the "Survivors'幸存者' Staircase楼梯,"
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因为它将成百上千的人
传送至安全之地。
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because it played发挥 such这样 a central中央 role角色
in leading领导 hundreds数以百计 of people to safety安全.
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But small stairs楼梯
can have a huge巨大 impact碰撞, too.
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然而小楼梯也可以有大影响。
门廊是吸引邻居们聚会,
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The stoop哈腰 is a place地点
that invites邀请 neighbors邻居 to gather收集,
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把玩乐器,以及
观赏城市车流人涌的地方。
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blast爆破 music音乐, and watch the city in motion运动.
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It's fascinating迷人 to me that you see people
wanting希望 to hang out on the stairs楼梯.
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我觉得看到人们喜欢
在楼梯上嬉闹是很有意思的。
我认为它们填充了
一种人类深度的需求,
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I think they fill
a deeply human人的 need we have
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说明我们不仅只能在地面居住。
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to inhabit居住于 a space空间
more than just on the ground地面 plane平面.
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如果你能坐在半空中,
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And so if you're able能够 to sit
halfway up there,
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you're in a kind of magical神奇 place地点.
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就会有种在奇妙空间的感觉。
Translated by MANSI XIE
Reviewed by jacks peng

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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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