Gerry.Cruz:尊重自然和歷史，在功能化要求上追求設計個性

Gerry.Cruz

SED新西林景觀國際執行設計總監

　　1988年10月畢業于菲律賓遠東大學建筑學專業，獲建筑學理工學士學位，1989年獲建筑師執業資格證書，并于2002年畢業于菲律賓東方大學，獲建筑工程管理碩士學位。自1989到1997年一直工作于馬尼拉多數著名的建筑設計公司，現任SED新西林景觀國際執行總監。


ABOUT?SED:??關于SED

　　《建筑周刊》：查閱了一下您的履歷，您是2002年畢業于菲律賓東方大學，獲建筑工程管理碩士學位，為何后來從事景觀設計工作？

《ArchWeekly》：According?to?your?resume,?you?got?a?degree?of?B.S.?Architecture?from?Far?Eastern?University?in?Manila?and?acquired?a?Masters?degree?in?Architectural/Project?Management?from?University?of?the?East?also?in?Manila?in?year?2002,?what?made?you?change?your?career?into?Landscape?Architecture?

　　就讀的馬尼拉遠東大學時，景觀設計是建筑學總課程的一部分，因此對我來說，景觀并不是一個陌生的領域，與其說角色的轉換，不如說是職業發展。事實上，只要通過景觀建筑許可考試，就可拿到該專業學位，但由于當時我一邊工作，一邊繼續碩士專業學習，時間有限而不得不遺憾擱置。我的職業轉折點始于貝爾高林香港，該公司在菲律賓馬尼拉成立新的設計小組，多元化的公司文化和全新的設計之路是一個巨大的挑戰。但從那時起，我發現自己癡迷于景觀設計咨詢，對我而言是一種職業和個人發展中的莫大成就感。
??????Landscape?Design?is?a?part?of?curriculum?or?a?course?in?B.S.?Architecture?that’s?why?it?is?not?strange?to?us?Architects?and?therefore?I?can?say?that?it?is?not?really?a?change?in?career?path,?but?rather?we?can?say?it’s?a?career?development.?In?fact,?I?could?have?also?acquired?a?degree?in?Landscape?Architecture?should?I?pursue?to?take?the?Licensure?Examinations?for?L.A.?but?due?to?time?constraints?while?working?and?at?the?same?time?taking?up?my?Masters?degree,?this?was?put?on?hold.?This?career?development?started?when?I?was?employed?by?Belt?Collins?Hong?Kong?to?build?and?start?a?new?team?on?their?Manila?office?(VHS?Philippines)?I?thought?it?would?be?such?a?very?big?challenge?working?in?a?multi-national?company?and?in?a?new?designing?path.?Since?then?I?got?hooked?up?on?Landscape?designing?and?landscape?consulting?with?different?offices,?that?should?I?say?was?a?fulfillment?and?rewarding?for?my?career?and?personal?development.


　　《建筑周刊》：您選擇加入SED新西林國際？是如何考慮的？

《ArchWeekly》：Why?did?you?join?SED,?what?do?you?think?about?this?company??

　　我從各種渠道看到聽到SED，無論是從雜志上，朋友，同事還是其他菲律賓設計師，他們對SED的認知都出奇的好。機緣巧合，正當我想從前公司抽身出來透會氣的時候，SED悄然而至。我給自己一次機會，嘗試著跟公司其中一個領導進行了一次非正式的面試（我更喜歡稱之為一次愉快的談話經歷），真的很高興能有這樣的機會真正認識新西林景觀公司，不管是從公司管理還是工作本身帶來的欣喜，都讓我覺得自己做出了正確的選擇。加入SED既是我專業設計生涯中的一次機遇，也是一次挑戰。在這個年輕充滿競爭力的專業景觀設計公司中，公司管理層都予以我更重大的責任，不僅是概念設計和管理團隊，而是更加深層次參與公司事務。公司擁有一大批富有創意的員工，我們樂于分享工作經驗和心得，共同進步。

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??????I?learned?about?SED?on?magazines,?friends,?colleagues?and?other?Filipino?designers.?I?didn’t?get?any?negative?feedbacks?about?it?and?it?was?during?that?time?I?want?to?have?a?breather?on?my?former?office?and?it?came?at?a?right?time,?I?gave?it?a?try?and?during?the?informal?conversation/interview?with?one?of?the?company’s?executive,?I?was?glad?and?somehow?it?gave?me?a?perception?on?how?they?manage?and?work?that?it?made?me?thought?I?am?on?the?right?track.??Joining?this?company?is?a?big?step?and?challenge?for?me,?a?young?competitive?and?professional?organization,?the?Management?has?entrusted?me?with?more?responsibilities,?not?only?in?design?conceptualization,?not?only?in?handling?teams?but?as?well?as?being?involved?in?managerial?level.?
???????An?organization?with?productive?and?proactive?people?and?people?who?embraces?all?the?knowledge?and?experience?I?can?share,?people?who?listens?to?ideas?and?vice?versa,?all?these?to?help?both?parties?make?improvements.


　　《建筑周刊》：您目前在SED新西林國際所帶領的團隊和您之前所帶領的團隊有哪些差異？

《ArchWeekly》：How?can?you?differentiate?SED?team?and?the?teams?you?led?in?your?previous?companies??

　　當我加入SED時，設計團隊已經做得很好了。就如我之前提過的，這是一個年輕而富有激情的專業團隊，與我之前領導過的團隊并無太大區別，如果實在要區別開來，我會說SED年輕的設計師們更有強烈的學習愿望，并以開放的態度尊重我的設計知識和經驗。
??????When?I?came?in,?teams?were?already?there?and?doing?well.?Only?minor?changes?and?improvements?are?needed.?As?I?stated?earlier?it’s?a?young?competitive?but?much?more?professional?organization?with?productive?and?proactive?people,?it?was?not?a?big?disparity?between?my?former?office?but?rather?a?huge?comparison?where?this?young?organization?have?a?great?willingness?to?learn?and?have?a?more?respect?in?my?experience,?knowledge?and?they?welcome?it?with?openness.


　　《建筑周刊》：您把公司當作第二個“家”，和我們分享一下在這個大家庭生活中發生的趣事？

《ArchWeekly》：You?take?office?as?a?“second?home”,?would?you?like?to?share?with?us?some?interesting?issues?happened?in?SED??

　　不只是在新西林辦公室，在遠離菲律賓的任何一個國家和地區工作，我都會把辦公室當成自己的第二個家去享受工作帶給我的一切。SED擁有良好的辦公環境，設計師在這里可以自由放飛靈感。這里給我家的感覺。
??????It?is?not?only?the?office?itself?but?in?any?place?where?I?work?other?than?my?homeland?will?always?be?my?“second?home”?in?order?to?enjoy?my?stay?anywhere.?SED?can?do?just?that?because?of?the?office?environment?they?wanted?to?project,?I?guess?that?is?one?of?the?advantages?of?being?a?not?so?big?company?where?we?can?always?feel?a?homey?and?family?atmosphere.


????ABOUT?DESIGN:??關于設計

　　《建筑周刊》：能不能簡單介紹一下您所秉承的設計理念？

《ArchWeekly》：Would?you?like?to?elaborate?on?the?Design?belief?that?you?use??

　　從來就不存在任何錯誤的設計，而是這個設計是否能實現，功能化？外觀新穎？或是結構上推陳出新？還是僅僅只是擁有美麗的外觀。一個吸引眼球的設計誰都會做，但并不是每個人都可以在考慮各種因素后再做出優秀的設計。
?????There?is?no?such?thing?as?a?wrong?design,?it’s?just?a?matter?on?whether?is?it?possible,?is?it?functional,?is?it?aesthetically?pleasing?and?can?it?be?structurally?sound.?Or?it?only?looks?good??Because?anybody?can?do?an?eye-pleasing?design?but?not?everybody?can?create?a?good?design?by?considering?these?factors.


　　《建筑周刊》：您如何看待“功能決定形式”這句話，并把它體現在您的設計中

《ArchWeekly》：How?do?you?understand?your?design?philosophy?“FORM?FOLLOWS?FUNCTION”?and?how?do?you?show?it?in?your?designs??

　　功能決定形式這句話源自著名建筑大師弗蘭克?勞埃德?萊特。作為一個設計師，我深信并尊重這點。漂亮美麗不僅僅因其外表，而是該設計的某些功能使其深得人心。在設計領域里有句習語“設計三位一體”，指的就是：1.?必須具備功能性?（每樣東西都有其設計目的），?2.?外表美觀?（賞心悅目并具可實施性），?3.?具備結構特征?（強度和穩定性）。?如果大家有機會看到我的設計成果，無論是景觀?（軟景，硬景）還是建筑方面，總能看到及感受到以上這些要素，給用戶提供一個美好和諧的生活環境是我設計的唯一目的。
?????It?was?a?design?idiom?of?the?Great?Architect?Frank?Lloyd?Wright.?As?a?designer?I?fully?believe?and?respect?this,?a?word?which?can?mean?that?beauty?can?only?achieve?if?it?has?a?purpose,?or?in?any?way?that?you?won’t?sacrifice?its?function?just?to?have?a?nice?form.?This?idiom?goes?hand?in?hand?with?“The?TRINITY?of?Design”;?this?consists?of?1.?It?must?be?Functional?(everything?must?be?with?a?purpose),?2.?It?must?be?Aesthetically?Pleasing?(beauty,?but?possible?to?build)?and?lastly,?3.?It?must?be?Structurally?Sound?(strength?and?stability).?You?will?always?see?and?feel?these?phrases?and?belief?in?all?my?designs?whether?in?a?Landscape?projects?(softscape,?hardscape)?or?in?an?Architectural?designs?I?have?done,?to?give?its?end-user?a?better?and?harmonious?environment,?a?better?place?to?live.


　　《建筑周刊》：您認為一個好的設計作品應具備哪些因素？

《ArchWeekly》：What?kind?of?elements?a?project?must?have?to?make?it?a?successful?one??

　　就我而言，鮮明獨立特征、唯一性、新理念的引入運用和空間關系恰當是幾個關鍵要求。綜合以上幾點，再融合自然與文化之間的基本平衡元素就能設計出優秀的項目。
?????In?my?own?opinion,?Individual?character,?its?uniqueness,?introduction?of?new?technologies?and?its?space?programming.?Mixing?these?with?all?the?basic?elements?in?balance?with?nature?and?cultures?can?elevate?a?certain?project?to?its?success.


?????ABOUT?THE?INDUSTRY:?關于設計產業

　　《建筑周刊》：您如何理解“設計師應具備高度社會責任感”這句話？?
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　《ArchWeekly》：?What?is?your?understanding?of?the?phrase?“Designer?should?have?a?good?sense?of?social?responsibility”?

????????設計師不僅僅用思想和手中的畫筆工作，而更應該考慮項目背后隱藏的傳統文化和歷史。當地人需要好好思考這些因素，而作為項目的設計師就更應該調查清楚，因為你的設計可能會影響到他們日后的生活。
??????Designers?not?only?works?with?his?mind?and?draw?with?his?hands?but?he?should?take?into?considerations?all?the?traditions,?culture?and?the?history?of?any?place?where?a?project?is?located.?These?give?you?responsibilities?not?only?to?the?locality,?the?people?but?also?to?social?influences?you?would?create.
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　　《建筑周刊》：作為一位杰出的景觀設計師，您對國內市場未來發展有何看法?
《ArchWeekly》：As?an?Outstanding?Designer,?what’s?your?opinion?of?the?domestic?market?in?the?future???

　　顯然中國是很廣闊的發展市場。景觀行業在將來要滿足人們的需求，而非客戶的意見或個人喜好決定我們的設計。一名優秀的設計師只會引導設計潮流和新穎技術，孜孜不倦地追求個人理念以給人們創造更好的生活環境。
??????It?is?a?very?big?market?out?there,?it?is?just?a?matter?of?keeping?pace?of?the?people’s?needs?and?wants?but?this?does?not?mean?that?we?have?to?follow?their?opinion?or?personal?goals.?A?good?designer?will?always?start?and?introduce?a?trend,?new?technology?and?will?always?pursue?on?his?ideas?and?concept?to?create?an?ideal?environs?for?a?better?place?to?live