Mark Fisher (architect)

Mark Fisher, OBE, MVO, RDI (20 April 1947 – 25 June 2013) was a British architect. 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]

Fisher designed stage sets for Pink Floyd (including ‘The Wall’ performed live 1980 (with Roger Waters and Gerald Scarfe)^[6][7] and 'The Division Bell' 1994),^[8] for The Rolling Stones (including Steel Wheels 1989,^[9] Voodoo Lounge 1994,^[10] Bridges to Babylon 1997,^[11][12] and A Bigger Bang 2005),^[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 ZooTV 1992,^[18] PopMart 1997^[19] and 360° 2009^[20]), and for the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Concert,^[21] Madonna's 2012 MDNA Tour.^[22] and Lady Gaga's 2012 Born This Way Ball.In 2000 he created the Millennium Dome Show^[23][24] with Peter Gabriel. He has designed opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics (Torino 2006^[25] and Beijing 2008^[26]) and the Asian Games (2010 Asian Games^[27]), and stage sets for theatrical shows including We Will Rock You^[28] and both KÀ^[29][30] and Viva Elvis^[31] by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. He designed the stage sets for Laura Pausini's Inedito World Tour. Fisher also designed Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour stage. The stage consisted of a large medieval castle that moves throughout the concert.

Fisher died in his sleep on 25 June 2013 at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, UK.^[32] His design for Elton John's Diving Board Tour debuted posthumously.^[33]

References

External links

• International Movie Data Base entry
• Stufish
• http://www.arcspace.com/architects/fisher_mark/mark_fisher_features.html
• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703989304575504293302648522.html