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]
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 theatre 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]
^ 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 the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013 .{{cite web }}
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