Mark Fisher (architect)

Mark Fisher, OBE, MVO, RDI (20 April 1947 – 25 June 2013) was a British architect best known for his rock music stage sets.

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.

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.