Fragnerova gallery presents three projects by Zdeněk Fránek
Prague - The exhibition titled Measure and Scale presents three projects by architect Zdeněk Fránek at the Prague Gallery of Jaroslav Fragner. All of them significantly touch upon public space, although one of them has not yet been realized, and it is not clear whether it will be. This is the residential building Face House planned for Prague, which people have started to nickname marshmallow. The exhibition opened today and will last until July 24th.
The first of the three profile projects selected by architect Zdeněk Fránek for the Gallery of Jaroslav Fragner is the nearly sixty-meter-high lookout tower Skywalk in the Dolní Morava area. The bold massing solution and sophisticated construction have captured the attention of both domestic and foreign experts. Among other things, this is due to the unconventional approach to measure and scale at the place of creation.
“Every year we prepare several exhibitions that often observe the fragile relationship between architects and users. We also try to address pressing issues related to aesthetics or the acceptance of bold buildings for their time. With Zdeněk Fránek, this is exactly the key. He intentionally operates on the edge. It’s not so much about provocation as it is about discovering where the measure of tolerance, imagination, and empathy of the public lies,” explains Dan Merta, director of the Gallery of Jaroslav Fragner.
The third project by Fránek that the gallery presents is the energy-passive technological center Liko Noe, which has risen in Slavkov. The advanced technologies and overall construction of the building show where architecture and construction could or should head in the future.
Despite differing typologies, constructions, or technologies, all three projects share a high degree of intervention. They challenge the public and pose questions abstracting from the discipline of architecture itself. They shift and define the measures of tolerance, imagination, and empathy, say the organizers.
Zdeněk Fránek was born in 1961 in Boskovice. After studying at the Faculty of Architecture at Brno University of Technology, he worked in the Office of the Chief Architect in Blansko. In 1989, he founded Fránek Architects. He now focuses on design, publishing, and education both at home and abroad. He has been serving as the dean of the Faculty of Art and Architecture in Liberec since 2012.
The first of the three profile projects selected by architect Zdeněk Fránek for the Gallery of Jaroslav Fragner is the nearly sixty-meter-high lookout tower Skywalk in the Dolní Morava area. The bold massing solution and sophisticated construction have captured the attention of both domestic and foreign experts. Among other things, this is due to the unconventional approach to measure and scale at the place of creation.
“Every year we prepare several exhibitions that often observe the fragile relationship between architects and users. We also try to address pressing issues related to aesthetics or the acceptance of bold buildings for their time. With Zdeněk Fránek, this is exactly the key. He intentionally operates on the edge. It’s not so much about provocation as it is about discovering where the measure of tolerance, imagination, and empathy of the public lies,” explains Dan Merta, director of the Gallery of Jaroslav Fragner.
The third project by Fránek that the gallery presents is the energy-passive technological center Liko Noe, which has risen in Slavkov. The advanced technologies and overall construction of the building show where architecture and construction could or should head in the future.
Despite differing typologies, constructions, or technologies, all three projects share a high degree of intervention. They challenge the public and pose questions abstracting from the discipline of architecture itself. They shift and define the measures of tolerance, imagination, and empathy, say the organizers.
Zdeněk Fránek was born in 1961 in Boskovice. After studying at the Faculty of Architecture at Brno University of Technology, he worked in the Office of the Chief Architect in Blansko. In 1989, he founded Fránek Architects. He now focuses on design, publishing, and education both at home and abroad. He has been serving as the dean of the Faculty of Art and Architecture in Liberec since 2012.
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