British architect
Mark Fisher
Born 20 April 1947 Died 25 June 2013(2013-06-25) (aged 66) Alma mater
Architectural Association School of Architecture Occupation Architect Practice Stufish Buildings U2 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 ,
OBE ,
MVO ,
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
Mark Fisher was architect for numerous rock music stages including the famous U2 "Claw" (2009) Fisher designed stage sets for
Pink Floyd (including '
In the Flesh Tour ' performed live in 1977, ‘
The Wall Tour ’ performed live 1980–81 (with
Roger Waters and
Gerald Scarfe )
[6]
[7] and '
The Division Bell Tour ' 1994),
[8] for
The Rolling Stones (including
Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour 1989,
[9]
Voodoo Lounge Tour 1994,
[10]
Bridges to Babylon Tour 1997,
[11]
[12]
A Bigger Bang Tour 2005, and
50 & Counting... Tour 2012),
[13]
Mylène Farmer (
Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy in 2006,
[14]
2009 Tour
[15] and
Timeless in 2013
[16] ),
Tina Turner
[17] and
U2 (including the
Zoo TV Tour in 1992,
[18]
PopMart Tour 1997
[19] and the
U2 360° Tour in 2009
[20] ), and for the 2012
Diamond Jubilee Concert ,
[21]
Madonna 's 2012
The MDNA Tour ,
[22]
Lady Gaga 's 2012
Born This Way Ball and for the
Metallica 's
World Magnetic Tour .
[23] In 2000, he created the
Millennium Dome Show
[24]
[25] with
Peter Gabriel . He has designed opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics (
Torino 2006
[26] and
Beijing 2008
[27] ), The
Genesis '
Turn It On Again: The Tour ,
The Million Dollar Piano for Elton John and the
2010 Asian Games ,
[28] and stage sets for theatrical shows including
We Will Rock You
[29] and both
KÀ
[30]
[31] and
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
^ Experimental Architecture / Peter Cook. pp 63–64, Studio Vista, 1970
^ Pneumatic Architecture / Thomas Herzog. pp 56,134, Crosby Lockwood Staples, 1977, Translated from 'Pneumatische Architektur' 1976 by
Verlag Gerd Hatje , Stuttgart
^ AA Projects Reviews 1973–1977
^ Rock Sets: the astonishing art of rock concert design: the works of Fisher Park / Sutherland Lyall. London: Thames and Hudson, 1992
^
"Mark Fisher – Total Production" . Tpimagazine.com. 3 February 2008. Archived from
the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^ British Architecture / Andreas Papadakis. pp. 94–107, Architectural Design Publications, 1982
^ Comfortably Numb: A History of 'The Wall', Pink Floyd 1978–1981 / Vernon Fitch & Richard Mahon, PFA Publishing, 2006
^ Mobile Buhnen = Mobile Stages – Dirk Meyhofer, pp. 108–113, AVEdition GmbH Stuttgart 1999
ISBN
3-929638-24-X
^ Mobile: The Art of Portable Architecture/ Jennifer Seigal. pp. 78–89, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002
^ Techno Textiles / Braddock & Mahoney. pp. 151–152, Thames & Hudson, 1998
^ Mark Fisher: Staged Architecture / Eric Holding. Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2000
^ Mobile Buhnen = Mobile Stages – Dirk Meyhofer, pp. 118–125, AVEdition GmbH Stuttgart 1999
ISBN
3-929638-24-X
^ Portable Architecture, Design and Technology, Robert Kronenburg, 2008, Birkhäuser
^
"Mylene.Net – le site référence sur Mylène Farmer" .
^
"Mylene.Net – le site référence sur Mylène Farmer" .
^
http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=734
^
"Tina Turner: North American Tour – Total Production" . Tpimagazine.com. 13 January 2009. Archived from
the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^ Houses in Motion / Robert Kronenburg. pp. 91–93, Academy Editions, 1995,
ISBN
1-85490-395-0
^ U2 Show / Diana Scrimgeour. Orion, 2004
^
"First Night: U2, Camp Nou, Barcelona – Reviews, Music" . The Independent . UK. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^
"Sir Paul McCartney to play Queen Diamond Jubilee gig" . BBC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012 .
^
"Mad-Eyes – MDNA Tour Details" . Retrieved 4 July 2012 .
^
"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 .
^ New Architecture 4 – British Architecture into the Millennium (January 2000), pp. 88–103, Papadakis
ISBN
978-1-901092-28-8
^
"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 .
^
"Piemonte Pressway, e-news 14" . Regione.piemonte.it. Archived from
the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^
"Behind the 29th Olympic Opening Ceremony" . china.org.cn. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^ Official Program, Key Members of Core Creative Team, Chief Designer
^
"Home – Welcome to the Official Website" . We Will Rock You. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^
fisher.aspx [
dead link ]
^
"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 .
^
"Meet the creators of Viva Elvis | Viva ELVIS" . Cirque du Soleil. Archived from
the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011 .
^
"Han Show Theatre / Stufish Entertainment Architects" . ArchDaily . 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018 .
^
"We are sad to announce" (Press release). Stufish. 26 June 2013. Archived from
the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013 .
^ 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 .
^
"Archived copy" . Archived from
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