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TED 강연영상 : Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral
[Wikipedia]
Thomas Heatherwick (born 17 February 1970) is an English designer known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments and sculptures. He heads Heatherwick Studio, a design and architecture studio, which he founded in 1994.
Heatherwick's most renowned works include the B of the Bang, The Rolling Bridge, East Beach Cafe and the Seed Cathedral. Heatherwick also conceived the design for the 2012 Summer Olympics flame cauldron, which features 204 individual 'petals' symbolising each country participating in the Games. The 'petals' converge with one another to create a unified flame symbolising hope and peace.Biography
Born in London, he went to Sevenoaks School for two years, followed by a Rudolph Steiner School[2]. He studied three dimensional design at Manchester Polytechnic and at the Royal College of Art, winning several prizes. Shortly after graduating from the Royal College of Art after a two-year furniture MA course in 1994, he was commissioned by Harvey Nichols department store in Knightsbridge to design a temporary structure for the shop's facade. His design was a ribbon of laminated wood that wound through the storefront windows. The design was widely acclaimed and won him a D&AD yellow pencil (the gold award) in 1997.
He founded Thomas Heatherwick Studio (now called just Heatherwick Studio) in 1994 with his aim being "to bring architecture, design and sculpture together within a single practice". Originally based at Camden Mews, the studio moved to larger premises in Kings Cross in 2000. It presently has a team of over sixty which includes architects, landscape architects, designers and engineers. Work is carried out from a combined studio and workshop where concept development, detailing, prototyping and small scale fabrication take place. The studio's work spans commercial and residential building projects, masterplanning and infrastructure schemes as well as high profile works of public art.
Heatherwick is a Senior Fellow and external examiner at the Royal College of Art, a Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria & Albert Museum; a fellow of the Royal Academy and was recently chosen to become a Royal Designer for Industry. He has served on numerous judging and advisory panels and has given talks at various institutions including the RIBA, Bartlett School of Architecture, the South Africa Design Indaba conference, the Royal Academy and TED2011.
In 2004 he curated an exhibition at the Design Museum consisting of 1,000 "every day" design objects that he had collected.Key Works
Heatherwick designed the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron (Flame), which was lit during the opening ceremony on 27 July 2012. Featuring 204 copper petals, each representing one of the competing nations which were brought to the stadium by each team as part of the Parade of Nations, the petals were then attached to long pipes in a ring at the centre of the stadium. In the climax of the ceremony, as the seven young athletes lit the torch, the individual flames spread between the petals, converging on the cauldron to create one giant flame. The cauldron was developed at the Heatherwick Studio in Kings Cross, London.
The Seed Cathedral at Shanghai, 2010 World Expo.
The New Bus for London for TFL.
"Extrusions" at Haunch of Venison.
The "East Beach Café" is a building on Littlehampton Sea Front, West Sussex, UK. Commissioned in 2005 the large steel structure houses a café by daytime and restaurant in the evening. The concept allowed the steel to rust and the colours to develop over time before being fixed in a transparent oil. It won an RIBA National Award in 2008.
The B of the Bang was a £1.42 million 56m-high sculpture of 180 giant steel spikes, erected outside the City of Manchester Stadium to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Soon after it was completed in 2004, one spike broke off and fell 100ft to the ground and later another was found to be loose. Although no-one had been injured, eventually 22 spikes were removed as a safety measure. The object was rewelded and fenced off, but continued to cause concern and debate over its future. Finally Manchester City Council took legal action against Heatherwick studio and their subcontractors, who in November 2008 agreed to pay £1.7 million in damages. The installation was removed in 2009.
B of the Bang
The Rolling Bridge
Awards
Thomas Heatherwick has been awarded honorary doctorates from four British universities – Sheffield Hallam, Brighton, Dundee and Manchester Metropolitan University - his alma mater - on 21 July 2007 in recognition of his design work across a broad spectrum of architecture, engineering and public art, achieving national and international acclaim for his innovative use of materials, his eclectic range of projects, and the resolution of them in new and exciting ways.
- Designer of the Year, Wallpaper Design Awards: 2011
- Designer of the Year, Tokyo Design & Art Environmental Awards: 2010
- Gold Award for Shanghai World Expo: 2010
- Schelling Medal: 2010
- London Design Medal: 2010
- RIBA Lubetkin Prize: 2010
- RIBA International Award: 2010
- Civic Trust Award: 2010
- RIBA Award: 2010
- RIBA Regional Award: 2008
- RIBA National Award: 2008
- Institute of Civil Engineers: 2008
- FX Award: 2007
- Building Better Healthcare Award: 2007
- Civic Trust Award: 2007
Note : 토마스히더위크의 설치작품은 기술적 결함으로 실패한 경험이 있다. (B of the Bang) 그럼에도 히더위크에게 새로운 기회를 주어 다양한 작품을 계속해서 진행할 수 있었고 영국을 대표하는 엑스포 영국관, 영국 2층버스 디자인을 할 수 있었다. 히더위크를 통해 디자이너의 실패를 하나의 과정으로 보고 계속해서 성장할 수 있도록 재기회를 주는 영국사회의 성숙함을 볼 수 있다고 생각한다.