Mark Fisher (architect)

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Mark Fisher
Born20 April 1947
Warwickshire, England
Died25 June 2013(2013-06-25) (aged 66)
Hampstead, England
Alma materArchitectural Association School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
PracticeStufish
BuildingsU2 360° 'The Claw'
Projects
  • Pink Floyd 'The Wall'
  • The Rolling Stones 'Steel Wheels'
  • Madonna 'MDNA Tour'
  • Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
  • Elton John "Million Dollar Piano"

Mark Fisher,

RDI (20 April 1947 – 25 June 2013) was a British architect best known for his rock music stage sets. He was born in Warwickshire
, England.

Fisher graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA School) in London in 1971.[1][2] He was a Unit Master at the AA School from 1973 to 1977.[3] In 1984 he set up the Fisher Park Partnership with Jonathan Park.[4] The partnership was dissolved in 1994 when he established Stufish, the Mark Fisher Studio.[5]

Stage sets

Viva Elvis[32] by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. He designed the stage sets for Laura Pausini's Inedito World Tour
.

Fisher designed the Han Show theater in 2010. Fisher and his team worked closely with the client, designing a viable building alongside their vision of innovative technology and exhilarating spectacle.[33]

Fisher died in his sleep on 25 June 2013 at the

Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, UK,[34] leaving an estate, before taxes, of more than £7 million.[35] His design for Elton John's Diving Board Tour debuted posthumously.[36]

Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ Experimental Architecture / Peter Cook. pp 63–64, Studio Vista, 1970
  2. ^ Pneumatic Architecture / Thomas Herzog. pp 56,134, Crosby Lockwood Staples, 1977, Translated from 'Pneumatische Architektur' 1976 by Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart
  3. ^ AA Projects Reviews 1973–1977
  4. ^ Rock Sets: the astonishing art of rock concert design: the works of Fisher Park / Sutherland Lyall. London: Thames and Hudson, 1992
  5. ^ "Mark Fisher – Total Production". Tpimagazine.com. 3 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. ^ British Architecture / Andreas Papadakis. pp. 94–107, Architectural Design Publications, 1982
  7. ^ Comfortably Numb: A History of 'The Wall', Pink Floyd 1978–1981 / Vernon Fitch & Richard Mahon, PFA Publishing, 2006
  8. ^ Mobile: The Art of Portable Architecture/ Jennifer Seigal. pp. 78–89, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002
  9. ^ Techno Textiles / Braddock & Mahoney. pp. 151–152, Thames & Hudson, 1998
  10. ^ Mark Fisher: Staged Architecture / Eric Holding. Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2000
  11. ^ Portable Architecture, Design and Technology, Robert Kronenburg, 2008, Birkhäuser
  12. ^ "Mylene.Net – le site référence sur Mylène Farmer".
  13. ^ "Mylene.Net – le site référence sur Mylène Farmer".
  14. ^ http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=734
  15. ^ "Tina Turner: North American Tour – Total Production". Tpimagazine.com. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  16. ^ U2 Show / Diana Scrimgeour. Orion, 2004
  17. ^ "First Night: U2, Camp Nou, Barcelona – Reviews, Music". The Independent. UK. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  18. ^ "Sir Paul McCartney to play Queen Diamond Jubilee gig". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Mad-Eyes – MDNA Tour Details". Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  20. ^ "MARK FISHER OBE, MVO, RDI 20.04.1947 – 25.06.2013 THE ARCHITECT OF ENTERTAINMENT". Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Gabion: Mark Fisher and the Dome : Activating the Rogers Big Top 1/2". Hughpearman.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  22. ^ "Piemonte Pressway, e-news 14". Regione.piemonte.it. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  23. ^ "Behind the 29th Olympic Opening Ceremony". china.org.cn. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  24. ^ Official Program, Key Members of Core Creative Team, Chief Designer
  25. ^ "Home – Welcome to the Official Website". We Will Rock You. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  26. ^ fisher.aspx[dead link]
  27. ^ "Gabion: The remarkable Mark Fisher and his $180m Las Vegas theatre for Cirque du Soleil". Hughpearman.com. 23 January 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  28. ^ "Meet the creators of Viva Elvis | Viva ELVIS". Cirque du Soleil. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  29. ^ "Han Show Theatre / Stufish Entertainment Architects". ArchDaily. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  30. ^ "We are sad to announce" (Press release). Stufish. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  31. ^ World Entertainment News Network (23 January 2014). "Late Pink Floyd set designer leaves $11 million fortune". StarPulse Online. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  32. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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