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David Rockwell (born 1956) is an American architect and designer. He is the founder and President of Rockwell Group, a 250-person award-winning, cross-disciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City with satellite offices in Madrid and Shanghai.

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Briefs need limitations and invitations

Needs, Invitations, Limitation, Limitations, Briefs

But what makes my job so great is there's no one answer that's right for every restaurant.

Answer, Answers, Jobs, Restaurant, Restaurants, Right

Good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service, and design - in effect, telling a complete story.

Design, Stories, Achieve, Story, Equilibrium, Effect

Portable designs have the power to transform unused public spaces into dynamic environments that build and invite communal experiences.

Design, Environment, Power, Space, Spaces, Unused

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.

Meaningful, Connections, Elements, Highly, Lively, Experiential

Technology should be used to create unforgettable experiences that enhance our natural and built environments, transforming them in newly meaningful ways.

Meaningful, Technology, Way, Enhance, Environments, Ways

My work is strongly rooted in place and memory, in personal, formative experiences that took shape within very different environments.

Memories, Different, Shapes, Memory, Work, Personal

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.

Driven, Inspiration, London, Memories, Passion, University

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.

Design, Entertainment, Like, Mean, Think, Thinking

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.

Brother, Childhood, Constantly, Disposal, Play

The design of a restaurant should embrace the identity of the chef, the nature of the cuisine, and the context of the restaurant itself.

Cuisine, Design, Identity, Nature

Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent.

Opportunity, Challenges, Opportunities To Learn, Learn, Project