Jan Kaplický today? - evening news

On January 14, 2014, at 5:00 PM, the second edition of a composed evening dedicated to architect Jan Kaplický took place in the full hall of the Municipal Library in Prague (350 seats) on Mariánské náměstí. Five years after his unexpected death in Československé armády street, Daniel Herman, a candidate for the Minister of Culture, reminisced about him and publicly stated that he would advocate for the realization of the National Library according to Kaplický's design. As a native of České Budějovice, he also expressed positive views on the construction of the Concert and Congress Center, known as the "Rejnok." Architect AI -DESIGN Jura Bečička presented designs and spoke about the developments regarding the realization of the Rejnok. Evangelical pastor Daniel Smetana focused primarily on the intention to build a church called "Lisbon church," also according to Kaplický's design. Francesco Augusto Razetto from the NF Eleutheria discussed the new Jan Kaplický competition, the "Kaplicky prize," aimed at young architects, architecture, and design students. The announcement of this competition will take place in October of this year. Documentarian Olga Špátová and architect Václav Aulický reminisced about personal meetings with Jan Kaplický. Eliška Kaplicky Fuchsová, along with graphic designer Alan Záruba, presented the activities of the NF Kaplicky Centre, particularly the digitization of J. Kaplický's works archive.
As part of a short documentary screening on the topic of renaming Československé armády street to Jan Kaplický Avenue, according to the wishes of his longtime friend Pavel Bobek, comments were made by David Vávra, Pavel Bobek's daughter Klára Mixová, and other personalities and residents of Prague. During the evening, an Honorary Recognition from Mensa Czech Republic was also presented to Jan Kaplický. Visitors to the composed evening, including Daniel Herman, then lit a candle at the site of J. Kaplický's death.
The aim of this event is to honor the memory of the world-renowned architect and to remind people of his work and visions, which continue to be a living source of inspiration.
The event arises from an independent initiative and is conducted with the support of the Kaplicky Centre foundation.