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Briefs need limitations and invitations
David Rockwell / Architect
Invitations
Limitation
Needs
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But what makes my job so great is there's no one answer that's right for every restaurant.
David Rockwell / Architect
Jobs
Answers
Restaurants
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Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent.
David Rockwell / Architect
Opportunity
Challenges
Opportunities To Learn
Out
Every
Project
Figure
Invent
Learn
Problems
Reinvent
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Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service, and design - in effect, telling a complete story.
David Rockwell / Architect
Design
Achieve
Stories
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My work is strongly rooted in place and memory, in personal, formative experiences that took shape within very different environments.
David Rockwell / Architect
Different
Memories
Shapes
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Portable designs have the power to transform unused public spaces into dynamic environments that build and invite communal experiences.
David Rockwell / Architect
Design
Space
Environment
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The design of a restaurant should embrace the identity of the chef, the nature of the cuisine, and the context of the restaurant itself.
David Rockwell / Architect
Design
Cuisine
Identity
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I don't think of myself as a brand. Branding to me feels like a position or identity that's frozen in time. I'm more interested in transitions.
David Rockwell / Architect
Feels
Frozen
Identity
Position
Time Myself Me
Interested
Brand
Transitions
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You have to think of a restaurant as a series of impressions. But what makes my job so great is there's no one answer that's right for every restaurant.
David Rockwell / Architect
Series
Restaurant
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Technology should be used to create unforgettable experiences that enhance our natural and built environments, transforming them in newly meaningful ways.
David Rockwell / Architect
Technology
Meaningful
Way
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Play and transformation were a bit part of my childhood - using whatever materials were at our disposal, my brothers and I would constantly build and create fantasy worlds.
David Rockwell / Architect
Brother
Childhood
Play
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I like entertainment and think mastery is good, though I don't feel like a master. If a theme means having a story that's legible, then that's certainly what we do. But we don't treat design as an add-on layer.
David Rockwell / Architect
Design
Mastery
Mean
Theme
Thinking
Master
Layer
Legible
Treat
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In our highly mediated, technologically driven world, we're all looking for meaningful ways to connect. This has constantly inspired me to create environments full of lively, immersive, experiential elements specifically crafted to foster human connection.
David Rockwell / Architect
Connections
Elements
Meaningful
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The color and spectacle of Mexico's streets sparked my interest in community driven space and experience, a passion that I began to develop while studying architecture at Syracuse University and then at the Architectural Association School in London. Having been immersed in such a diverse array of lively environments, it would be impossible for me not to use these memories and experiences as inspiration for my work.
David Rockwell / Architect
Inspiration
Memories
Passion
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