Exhibition: martin roubík.architect | SNØHETTA.ROM.ARFO
Gallery Jaroslav Fragner
Betlémské nám. 5a, Prague 1
www.gjf.cz
Gallery Jaroslav Fragner presents the personality and work of Czech architect Martin Roubík (1949–2008), whose life was partly spent in Norway. The exhibition also features the current profiles of the Snøhetta studio, the ROM foundation, and the ARFO publishing house, which Martin Roubík co-founded in Oslo more than twenty years ago.
MARTIN ROUBÍK
Architect Martin Roubík was born in Prague, where he studied at the AAAD from 1968. After several years, he was arrested for political reasons, expelled from school, and tried. He then emigrated to Norway.
In Oslo, besides working as an architect, he also engaged in artistic projects and other activities. Together with several colleagues, he founded and managed the ROM for arkitektur foundation in 1987, focused on promoting architecture. The same group also founded the Snøhetta studio, where the Czech architect served as a partner for ten years. Alongside his compatriot Jiří Havran, he also established a photography studio – and later a publishing house – ARFO.
In 1999, Martin Roubík permanently returned to Prague, where he operated an architectural practice with Regina Loukotová. The team under their leadership received an honorable mention in the finals of the international competition for the Grand Egyptian Museum in 2003.
SNØHETTA
Snøhetta is a renowned Norwegian architectural studio that gained fame shortly after its establishment in 1989 due to its surprising victory in a large international competition for the new Alexandria Library building.
Today, Snøhetta has more than one hundred employees across its branches in Oslo and New York, largely consisting of foreigners, and works on projects worldwide. In addition to celebrating twenty years since its founding, the studio could also celebrate the receipt of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, awarded to the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet building in Oslo this past May.
ROM
The ROM for Kunst og Arkitektur (Room for Art and Architecture) foundation was established in 2005. The gallery is located in the center of Oslo in a former factory building, which, after conversion, provides a simple space for exhibitions and office activities: a total of 260 m² over two floors.
The ROM gallery's program includes exhibitions, seminars, workshops, and lectures; it generally focuses primarily on the intersections of contemporary art and architecture.
ARFO
The contemporary publishing house ARFO was founded by Jiří Havran, a leading Norwegian photographer of architecture originally from Czechoslovakia, as a sole proprietorship in 1996.
Most of its production consists of books about the landmarks of traditional architecture, in cohesive editorial series. The first of these (1996–1998) presents Norwegian cities and their historic areas. The second part of the publishing house's production (2000–2008) primarily features the series Churches in Norway. In the coming years, ARFO will focus on the history of art in various regions of Norway.
Betlémské nám. 5a, Prague 1
www.gjf.cz
October 3, 2009 – November 8, 2009
Opening on October 2, 2009, at 6:00 PMGallery Jaroslav Fragner presents the personality and work of Czech architect Martin Roubík (1949–2008), whose life was partly spent in Norway. The exhibition also features the current profiles of the Snøhetta studio, the ROM foundation, and the ARFO publishing house, which Martin Roubík co-founded in Oslo more than twenty years ago.
MARTIN ROUBÍK
Architect Martin Roubík was born in Prague, where he studied at the AAAD from 1968. After several years, he was arrested for political reasons, expelled from school, and tried. He then emigrated to Norway.
In Oslo, besides working as an architect, he also engaged in artistic projects and other activities. Together with several colleagues, he founded and managed the ROM for arkitektur foundation in 1987, focused on promoting architecture. The same group also founded the Snøhetta studio, where the Czech architect served as a partner for ten years. Alongside his compatriot Jiří Havran, he also established a photography studio – and later a publishing house – ARFO.
In 1999, Martin Roubík permanently returned to Prague, where he operated an architectural practice with Regina Loukotová. The team under their leadership received an honorable mention in the finals of the international competition for the Grand Egyptian Museum in 2003.
SNØHETTA
Snøhetta is a renowned Norwegian architectural studio that gained fame shortly after its establishment in 1989 due to its surprising victory in a large international competition for the new Alexandria Library building.
Today, Snøhetta has more than one hundred employees across its branches in Oslo and New York, largely consisting of foreigners, and works on projects worldwide. In addition to celebrating twenty years since its founding, the studio could also celebrate the receipt of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, awarded to the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet building in Oslo this past May.
ROM
The ROM for Kunst og Arkitektur (Room for Art and Architecture) foundation was established in 2005. The gallery is located in the center of Oslo in a former factory building, which, after conversion, provides a simple space for exhibitions and office activities: a total of 260 m² over two floors.
The ROM gallery's program includes exhibitions, seminars, workshops, and lectures; it generally focuses primarily on the intersections of contemporary art and architecture.
ARFO
The contemporary publishing house ARFO was founded by Jiří Havran, a leading Norwegian photographer of architecture originally from Czechoslovakia, as a sole proprietorship in 1996.
Most of its production consists of books about the landmarks of traditional architecture, in cohesive editorial series. The first of these (1996–1998) presents Norwegian cities and their historic areas. The second part of the publishing house's production (2000–2008) primarily features the series Churches in Norway. In the coming years, ARFO will focus on the history of art in various regions of Norway.
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