City for Life - discussion with the judges of the Czech Architecture Award 2017
At the beginning of 2017, the Czech Chamber of Architects announced the second year of the Czech Architecture Award competitive showcase. A total of 249 architectural projects entered the competition. The showcase is intended for buildings located in the Czech Republic that were completed in the last 5 years. The results will be decided by a seven-member international jury. At the Nomination Evening, which will take place that same evening, approximately 50 projects will be revealed that will compete for the main prize. The results of the Czech Architecture Award will be announced at the end of November 2017. The discussion will feature Dutch architect Marianne Loof (chairwoman of the jury), Slovenian architect Matija Bevk, Dutch landscape architect Eelco Hooftman, and architect Jiří Oplatek of Czech origin living in Switzerland.
City for Life: Reflections on Contemporary Urbanism
June 12, 2017, 4:00 PM
Vnitroblock, Tusarova 791/31, Prague 7
Moderated by Veronika Ruppert (Radio Wave)
Interpretation from English provided
What do Vienna, Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, Toronto, Amsterdam, and Hamburg have in common? They regularly rank highly in lists that evaluate cities based on various criteria for livability. As part of a discussion with leading European architects, we will ask the question: What makes a city a city? What role do aspects like the quality of public space, respect for historical context, the position of the city architect, the willingness of political representation, or active citizens play in the whole process? Representatives of the international jury of the Czech Architecture Award 2017, who have experience in shaping socially significant locations around the world, will participate in the discussion. They will present their philosophy and approach to city shaping and attempt to define the concept of the so-called ideal city.
The discussion will feature:
Marianne Loof (1960) is one of the three partners at the architectural office LEVS architecten, which comprises a team of 35 people currently working on projects in Europe, Russia, and Africa. Since 2011, she has been the chair of the city council's commission for architecture and urbanism in Amsterdam. Since 2009, she has closely collaborated with the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA), initially serving on the supervisory board and now as a member of the board.
Matija Bevk (1972) is a specialist in significant public contracts and architectural competitions. The studio Bevk Perović Arhitekti, for example, won the international architectural competition for the Islamic Religious and Cultural Center in Ljubljana, and is currently preparing a project for a new district in Modřany, Prague. The studio received the Mies van der Rohe Award (European award for contemporary architecture for young and emerging architects) in 2007 for the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Ljubljana.
Eelco Hooftman represents the landscape architecture section. He is the founder of the world-renowned landscape studio – GROSS.MAX. in Edinburgh. He has been involved in the development of the Zorrotzaurre peninsula in Bilbao, the Greenwich district in London, and Le Belvedere de Garonne in Brussels. He is the author of the master plan for the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London, the revitalization of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, and the central park in Beijing.
Jiří Oplatek (1944) is one of the most important Czech architects living abroad, specifically in Basel, Switzerland. For many years, he worked externally at the Faculty of Architecture at VUT in Brno. He leverages his rich experience in urban development while collaborating with the recently revived Office of the City Architect in Brno. This collaboration logically follows his earlier engagement with the then Office of the Chief Architect of the City of Brno, where he was employed before his departure abroad. He has lived and practiced architecture in Basel, Switzerland since 1969.
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City for Life: Reflections on Contemporary Urbanism
June 12, 2017, 4:00 PM
Vnitroblock, Tusarova 791/31, Prague 7
Moderated by Veronika Ruppert (Radio Wave)
Interpretation from English provided
What do Vienna, Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, Toronto, Amsterdam, and Hamburg have in common? They regularly rank highly in lists that evaluate cities based on various criteria for livability. As part of a discussion with leading European architects, we will ask the question: What makes a city a city? What role do aspects like the quality of public space, respect for historical context, the position of the city architect, the willingness of political representation, or active citizens play in the whole process? Representatives of the international jury of the Czech Architecture Award 2017, who have experience in shaping socially significant locations around the world, will participate in the discussion. They will present their philosophy and approach to city shaping and attempt to define the concept of the so-called ideal city.
The discussion will feature:
Marianne Loof (1960) is one of the three partners at the architectural office LEVS architecten, which comprises a team of 35 people currently working on projects in Europe, Russia, and Africa. Since 2011, she has been the chair of the city council's commission for architecture and urbanism in Amsterdam. Since 2009, she has closely collaborated with the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA), initially serving on the supervisory board and now as a member of the board.
Matija Bevk (1972) is a specialist in significant public contracts and architectural competitions. The studio Bevk Perović Arhitekti, for example, won the international architectural competition for the Islamic Religious and Cultural Center in Ljubljana, and is currently preparing a project for a new district in Modřany, Prague. The studio received the Mies van der Rohe Award (European award for contemporary architecture for young and emerging architects) in 2007 for the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Ljubljana.
Eelco Hooftman represents the landscape architecture section. He is the founder of the world-renowned landscape studio – GROSS.MAX. in Edinburgh. He has been involved in the development of the Zorrotzaurre peninsula in Bilbao, the Greenwich district in London, and Le Belvedere de Garonne in Brussels. He is the author of the master plan for the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London, the revitalization of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, and the central park in Beijing.
Jiří Oplatek (1944) is one of the most important Czech architects living abroad, specifically in Basel, Switzerland. For many years, he worked externally at the Faculty of Architecture at VUT in Brno. He leverages his rich experience in urban development while collaborating with the recently revived Office of the City Architect in Brno. This collaboration logically follows his earlier engagement with the then Office of the Chief Architect of the City of Brno, where he was employed before his departure abroad. He has lived and practiced architecture in Basel, Switzerland since 1969.
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