Jun 5, 2014
CZ: Současný zájem švýcarské architektury o atmosféru nevychází z ochrany podnebí. Je to obrat v teorii architektury. Dříve se kladl důraz na znaky a jejich výklad, dnes je tu místo toho důraz na přítomný okamžik a ponoření se do něj. Jedním z výmluvných příkladů takovéhoto hledání „za znaky“ je švýcarský pavilon Petera Zumthora na Expo 2000. A mladá generace švýcarských architektů je ještě radikálnější. Program meteorologické architektury Philippa Rahma spojuje hédonistické a ekologicky šetrné prvky. EN: The recent interest in atmospheres in Swiss architecture is not the result of climate-conscious thinking but a turn in architectural theory. The former search for signs and meaning is replaced by the enthusiasm for immediate, immersive experience. An important example of the search for meaning ‘beyond the signs’ was the Swiss Pavilion at the Expo 2000 world exhibition in Hanover by Peter Zumthor. The young generation of Swiss architects is making even more radical demands. Philippe Rahm’s program of a Meteorological Architecture has hedonistic and environmentally conscious aspects. The lecture will raise the question how the aesthetics of atmospheres relates to the alleged simplicity of the so-called Swiss minimalism.
A civic association KRUH (Circle) was founded in 2001 by a group of architecture students at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Focus of our activities lies in an ongoing cycle of lectures on architecture held by leading Czech and foreign architects and architecture critics. In addition to that, we have organized excursions to contemporary architectural realisations and film festivals. During ten years of our activity, we have provided almost 200 lectures (e.g. series of lectures 'Across Swiss Architecture' – in cooperation with a Swiss foundation Pro Helvetia and Swiss Embassy in Prague), three excursions abroad, two film festivals on architecture, an exhibition, and published four collective anthologies with texts on architecture. All our activities gained both a favourable public response (200 – 500 visitors per lecture, 2000 visitors at film festival) and a response of professional press (awarded Architekt magazine prize in 2003). So far we have lined up lectures by significant figures of contemporary architecture eg. Aaron Betsky, Eva Jiřičná, Jan Kaplický, Luigi Snozzi, Mario Botta, Dietmar Eberle, Francisco Mangado and as well many starting Czech architects. In all we do our goal is to create a continuous dialogue about contemporary issues among architects, architecture theorists and public. Our target group consists of architecture students, architects, construction engineers, humanities students and last but not least the general public. This year our programme is focused on lectures and presentation of recent projects, which came out from important architecture competitions in Czech Republic. The aim of the project is to show what is happening right now in architecture, what is new and progressive for architects, and how they deal with the idea of competition.
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