Peter Szalay: Restoring the Modern. Two Positions of Restoration...
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May 4, 2016, 6:00 PM
PETER SZALAY /Institute of Construction and Architecture of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava/
The Neologian synagogue in Žilina is somewhat of a Slovak Villa Tugendhat, not only because both works were designed by the "fathers" of world modern architecture. Their widely publicized restoration process has shown our society that it is necessary to restore modern architecture as well. However, the parallels between the two works diverge widely in the actual practice of their restoration. The lecture will reflect on the positions of conservation practice and the transformation of memory and architecture, which, like "free" creation, open a discussion about understanding architecture, art, and contemporary society.
Peter Szalay (*1982), a theorist and historian of architecture, graduated from the Department of Art Science at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, and obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology. He works at the Department of Architecture, Institute of Construction and Architecture of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. His research focuses primarily on the theory and history of modern architecture in the Central European region from a heritage, social, and societal perspective. He is a co-author of several scientific publications such as Modern Bratislava (2014), Modern and/or Totalitarian in the Architecture of Slovakia (2013), and the Atlas of Bratislava Housing Estates (2012). He is a correspondent for the magazine A10 and a member of the editorial board of the magazine ERA 21. He is a member of the international organization for the research and protection of modern architecture DOCOMOMO International.
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
U Akademie 4, auditorium – 3rd floor
Organized by The Scientific Research Institute of AVU in cooperation with the Department of Theory and History of Art at AVU.
Technical support Digilab AVU, online stream Czech Television.
More information HERE >
May 4, 2016, 6:00 PM
PETER SZALAY /Institute of Construction and Architecture of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava/
RESTORING MODERNISM. TWO APPROACHES TO THE RESTORATION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
The Neologian synagogue in Žilina is somewhat of a Slovak Villa Tugendhat, not only because both works were designed by the "fathers" of world modern architecture. Their widely publicized restoration process has shown our society that it is necessary to restore modern architecture as well. However, the parallels between the two works diverge widely in the actual practice of their restoration. The lecture will reflect on the positions of conservation practice and the transformation of memory and architecture, which, like "free" creation, open a discussion about understanding architecture, art, and contemporary society.
Peter Szalay (*1982), a theorist and historian of architecture, graduated from the Department of Art Science at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, and obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology. He works at the Department of Architecture, Institute of Construction and Architecture of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. His research focuses primarily on the theory and history of modern architecture in the Central European region from a heritage, social, and societal perspective. He is a co-author of several scientific publications such as Modern Bratislava (2014), Modern and/or Totalitarian in the Architecture of Slovakia (2013), and the Atlas of Bratislava Housing Estates (2012). He is a correspondent for the magazine A10 and a member of the editorial board of the magazine ERA 21. He is a member of the international organization for the research and protection of modern architecture DOCOMOMO International.
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
U Akademie 4, auditorium – 3rd floor
Organized by The Scientific Research Institute of AVU in cooperation with the Department of Theory and History of Art at AVU.
Technical support Digilab AVU, online stream Czech Television.
More information HERE >
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