Martin Horáček: For a More Beautiful World - Traditionalism in Architecture of the 20th and 21st Centuries

The Antiquarian and Club Fiducia, in collaboration with art historian Martin Strakoš, cordially invite you on November 20, 2014, at 6:00 PM to a lecture and presentation of the new book by Martin Horáček: For a More Beautiful World: Traditionalism in Architecture of the 20th and 21st Centuries.

Why do we like old towns and buildings in traditional styles? Why are there debates about whether it is permissible to build similarly today? How do sympathies for old – traditional – architectural forms reconcile with new opinions and needs? The new book by Martin Horáček entitled For a More Beautiful World: Traditionalism in Architecture of the 20th and 21st Centuries. offers a way to find answers to such questions.
The book explains why traditional (non-modernist) architectural styles remain popular and vibrant, and tells the story of the relationship between humans and traditional building from the late 19th century to the present. The situation in the Czech lands is presented in detail. This publication has no comparison in the global professional production in its scope and range.

Martin Horáček (*1977) is a historian and theorist of architecture. He focuses primarily on architecture from the 18th to the 21st century and heritage preservation. He teaches at the Institute of Architecture of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at VUT in Brno and at the Department of Fine Arts Education at the Faculty of Education at Palacký University in Olomouc.

Admission is voluntary.

THE EVENTS OF THE ANTIQUARIAN AND CLUB FIDUCIA ARE SUPPORTED BY: Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Statutory City of Ostrava, OKD Foundation, Municipal District of Moravská Ostrava and Přívoz, Czech Architecture Foundation, Czech Chamber of Architects, MUDr. David Feltl, Law Firm Jansa, Mokrý, Otevřel and Partners.