Lecture by Pavel Zatloukal - the work of Oskar and Ella Oehler

Klub Fiducia and the publishing house Zlatý řez invite you to a discussion with Pavel Zatloukal and a presentation of the book guide to modern architecture of Moravia and Silesia (Czech Republic - architecture of the 20th century. Moravia and Silesia) produced by the Prague publishing house Zlatý řez, with the participation of its representatives, to be held

on March 14, 2006, at 18:00 at Klub Fiducia

Part of the event will be a lecture by Pavel Zatloukal in the auditorium (2nd floor) of the Faculty of Education of the University of Ostrava, at Českobratrská street no. 16, at 14:00.

The architectural work of Oskar and Elly Oehler

Lecture topic: The recently published guide to 20th-century architecture in Moravia and Silesia covers a number of lesser-known or entirely unknown works and their creators. Among the almost unknown architects are Oskar and Elly Oehler, who designed their outstanding functionalist buildings for the Přerovsko, Ostravsko, and Prague. Their creative and personal story reflects the ideals and tragedies of a significant part of the last century.

Pavel Zatloukal, born in 1948 in Olomouc, studied from 1968 to 1973 at the Faculty of Arts of UP in Olomouc, and from 1974 was the curator of the collections of drawing and graphic arts, later also architecture at the Gallery of Fine Arts in Olomouc, and since 1990 has been the director of the Museum of Art in Olomouc. He is the author of publications: Historicism. Architecture of the second half of the 19th century in Moravia and Silesia. Olomouc 1986. - Moravian spas in the transformations of two centuries. Olomouc 1987 (with V. Kollmann). - The Brno ring road. Brno 1997. - Stories from a long century. Architecture from 1750 to 1918 in Moravia and Silesia. Olomouc 2002.

Zlatý řez is a publishing house established in 1992 in Prague. It publishes the magazine Zlatý řez and book publications focused on modern and contemporary architecture, and organizes the biennial exhibition of the European Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award in the Czech Republic. Among the book titles of Zlatý řez are the monographs Dancing House, or Baba - Settlement of the Czechoslovak Works Association Prague 1932, anthology of contemporary theoretical thought Architecture on the threshold of the information age, portraits of architectural firms Roman Koucký or Future Systems. The picture book Czech Inspiration is dedicated to innovative examples of Czech architecture, design, and technology. The publication Czech Republic - architecture of the 20th century. Moravia and Silesia is a continuation of a series of guides to modern architecture in the Czech lands. This book produced by the publishing house Zlatý řez will be available for purchase on-site at a discounted price.