Adolf Loos Models - exhibition at the Winternitz Villa
Date of the event: March 16, 2019 - June 16, 2019
Exhibition curator: Prof. Yoshio Sakurai
Location: Winternitz Villa, Na Cihlářce 10, Prague 5
Open: Sunday to Wednesday 12-18 hours
A professor from Tokyo University, along with his students, is exhibiting models of the most significant buildings by Adolf Loos for the first time in Europe. The exhibition includes a unique model of the Winternitz Villa, which was built by this famous architect in 1932. The exhibition presents a unique connection, where thirteen of Loos’s buildings meet under the roof of his last realized object. The curator of the exhibition is Prof. Yoshio Sakurai, and you can visit it from March 16, 2019, to June 16, 2019.
The exhibition features thirteen intricate models at a scale of 1:50, which allow a glimpse into Loos's Raumplan (a way of organizing space) including the interior furnishings thanks to removable side walls. In addition to the model of the Winternitz Villa, you will see, for example, the Müller Villa in Prague, the house of Tristan Tzara in Paris, the Steiner, Rufer, and Moller Villas in Vienna, the famous department store Goldman & Salatsch, or the unrealized project – a house for Josephine Baker. At each object, you will find a panel with a description and detailed plans.
Years of work preceded the exhibition: Yoshio Sakurai personally visited all of Loos’s realizations, measured, photographed, and, together with his students, created perfect models at a scale of 1:50. He then published his findings in the respected Japanese architectural journal A+U. "My interest in Loos arose gradually. In the 1980s, I was in Venice for postgraduate studies, and among my professors were Aldo Rossi and Massimo Cacciari, who devoted themselves to Loos and introduced him to students. Without any deeper knowledge of Loos, I first visited Looshaus (Goldman & Salatsch department store), Loos's bar (Kärtner Bar, also known as the American Bar), the Kniže tailoring salon, and Manz's bookstore in Vienna. In the 1990s, I started to focus more on Loos; I was particularly intrigued by his specific approach to space and aesthetics. I began to consider building models of his projects after visiting the Müller Villa, where its magical space deeply impressed me. I wanted to understand how Loos thought about designing his houses, and constructing a three-dimensional model proved to be key," describes his journey to Loos Prof. Sakurai.
Loos himself often sought inspiration in Japanese culture in his work. Its influence is evident, for instance, in the summer dining room of the Müller Villa, which is inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, or in Plzeň in the apartment of Leo Brummel, where there is a rectangular grid of slats evoking Japanese architecture.
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Exhibition curator: Prof. Yoshio Sakurai
Location: Winternitz Villa, Na Cihlářce 10, Prague 5
Open: Sunday to Wednesday 12-18 hours
A professor from Tokyo University, along with his students, is exhibiting models of the most significant buildings by Adolf Loos for the first time in Europe. The exhibition includes a unique model of the Winternitz Villa, which was built by this famous architect in 1932. The exhibition presents a unique connection, where thirteen of Loos’s buildings meet under the roof of his last realized object. The curator of the exhibition is Prof. Yoshio Sakurai, and you can visit it from March 16, 2019, to June 16, 2019.
The exhibition features thirteen intricate models at a scale of 1:50, which allow a glimpse into Loos's Raumplan (a way of organizing space) including the interior furnishings thanks to removable side walls. In addition to the model of the Winternitz Villa, you will see, for example, the Müller Villa in Prague, the house of Tristan Tzara in Paris, the Steiner, Rufer, and Moller Villas in Vienna, the famous department store Goldman & Salatsch, or the unrealized project – a house for Josephine Baker. At each object, you will find a panel with a description and detailed plans.
Years of work preceded the exhibition: Yoshio Sakurai personally visited all of Loos’s realizations, measured, photographed, and, together with his students, created perfect models at a scale of 1:50. He then published his findings in the respected Japanese architectural journal A+U. "My interest in Loos arose gradually. In the 1980s, I was in Venice for postgraduate studies, and among my professors were Aldo Rossi and Massimo Cacciari, who devoted themselves to Loos and introduced him to students. Without any deeper knowledge of Loos, I first visited Looshaus (Goldman & Salatsch department store), Loos's bar (Kärtner Bar, also known as the American Bar), the Kniže tailoring salon, and Manz's bookstore in Vienna. In the 1990s, I started to focus more on Loos; I was particularly intrigued by his specific approach to space and aesthetics. I began to consider building models of his projects after visiting the Müller Villa, where its magical space deeply impressed me. I wanted to understand how Loos thought about designing his houses, and constructing a three-dimensional model proved to be key," describes his journey to Loos Prof. Sakurai.
Loos himself often sought inspiration in Japanese culture in his work. Its influence is evident, for instance, in the summer dining room of the Müller Villa, which is inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, or in Plzeň in the apartment of Leo Brummel, where there is a rectangular grid of slats evoking Japanese architecture.
More information >
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