inventory of urbanism 2010

"What is it really about?"

Ontologically closest is ontologically farthest.
(Martin Heidegger)

There are many things that we take for granted, and we build further knowledge and understanding upon them. However, we often do not examine fundamental issues. Is it really clear to everyone what urbanism is and what its essential themes are? Where does the architect appear in it and where does he lose his place? Where does he clumsily intrude into other disciplines and abandon his own? When do we support the emptiness of clichés and when do we seek quality? Based on such questioning, the INVENTORY OF URBANISM emerges as a cycle of intensive meetings, a platform aimed at periodically mapping the state of urbanism in the Czech Republic and thus facilitating the reflection of the field.

DATE:
October 8-10, 2010

ORGANIZED BY:
Institute of Urbanism
Faculty of Architecture
Czech Technical University in Prague
Thákurova 7
Prague 6 - Dejvice
166 34

CONTACT:
Jan Jehlík, Jakub Filip Novák
T: + 420 731 133 233, + 420 776 573 391
M: info@inventuraurbanismu.cz
W: www.inventuraurbanismu.cz

PROGRAM:

The first edition, INVENTORY OF URBANISM 2010, is programmatically focused. The aim is to establish the main problematic areas. Approximately twenty personalities will have the opportunity to express their views on the essence of the issue, to define "what is it that urbanism really is about in the Czech context" from their perspective.

FRIDAY, October 8, 2010

09:00 - 10:00 arrival, participant presentations
10:00 - 12:00 I. block of presentations, moderated by Jana Tichá
12:00 - 13:00 lunch break
13:00 - 15:00 II. block of presentations, moderated by Jana Tichá
15:00 - 15:30 break
15:30 - 17:30 III. block of presentations, moderated by Jana Tichá
17:30 - 18:00 discussion, conclusion of the first day of the conference

SATURDAY, October 9, 2010

10:00 - 12:00 round table - discussion, moderated by Jan Jehlík
15:00 - 24:00 establishment of conference conclusions, preparation of press materials

SUNDAY, October 10, 2010

10:10 - 11:11 final report, press conference

LOCATION:
lecture hall spaces M2 CTU
Jugoslávských partyzánů 3
Prague 6 - Dejvice

SPEAKERS:
Jan Jehlík, Roman Koucký, Radek Kolařík, Pavel Hnilička, Alena Šrámková, Irena Fialová, Petr Hlaváček, Radmila Fingerová, Petr Hrůša, Yvette Vašourková, Igor Kovačević, Jiří Plos, David Kraus, Ivan Plicka, Jan Sedlák, Jaroslav Zima, Tomáš Prouza, Michal Kohout, Adam Gebrian, Jakub Filip Novák and others.