Petra Havelská: Olympics, London 2012

Come and see a lecture by a young architect who has decided to stand on her own two feet and do what she considers important. PETRA HAVELSKÁ is a practicing architect/communicator based in London, having studied at the prestigious Goldsmiths University of London and the Vienna University of Technology. In 2011, she published a book of dialogues on the future role of the architect titled TOGETHER ALONE. Architecture and Collaboration.

OLYMPICS, LONDON 2012: TRANSFORMATION AND LEGACY

This summer London has captured the imagination of people from all over the world. The Olympic Park in Stratford—temporary in its function, yet aiming to bring a lasting legacy to this long-deprived area of East London—is expected to generate investments that should trickle down to the neighboring communities. In the lecture, we will examine the role of architecture and architects in shaping this legacy, not only from the perspective of planning and delivering the physical form of the Olympic Park and sports venues but also by studying the initially hidden psychological transformation—the influence on our individual and collective right to shape the city.

The lecture will take place on Wednesday, 14.11.2012 // 18:00 // A118 / FA VUT in Brno // Poříčí 5, 63900 Brno.

After the lecture, the final PARTY of the series—feeding ground (club DETOX)—will be held, organized by SOFA!

The lecture will be conducted in English, with questions thereafter also in Czech and Slovak.

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This summer London has captured the imagination of millions of people across the world. While temporary in its function as host of the Olympic Games, the Olympic Park has the ambition to bring a lasting legacy for this long deprived area of East London, with anticipated investment trickling off to the neighboring communities. We will examine the role of architecture and architects in shaping this legacy not only by looking at planning and delivery of the physical park and venues, but more importantly by studying the underlying psychological transformation—acting upon our individual and collective right in making the city.

PETRA HAVELSKÁ is a London-based architect working on the interface of architecture and development. Her interest in becoming an enabler of good quality built environment and mediator between architecture and other professions led her to complete an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship (Goldsmiths, University of London), complementing her architecture education (MA, Vienna University of Technology) with an understanding of business and communication. Her book of dialogues exploring the future role of the architect—TOGETHER ALONE. Architecture and Collaboration—was published in 2011 (Artistbooks, UK).

Petra moved to London in 2006, joining the practice of John McAslan & Partners, where she gained experience in large-scale building and master planning projects, including the Olympic Energy Centres for the London 2012 Olympics. Her interest in public space led her to several collaborations with Igor Marko (FoRM Associates), including the winning proposal for urban landscaping in Kiev and Trafford Wharf Promenade—the first completed section of Irwell River Park in Manchester.

Since 2010, Petra has acted as Design Manager for the start-up housing brand Solidspace. As an advocate of entrepreneurship within the architecture profession, she is an active contributor to ongoing initiatives concerning the development of cities. For this year’s London Festival of Architecture, Petra curated and coordinated the Ovaltown ‘Zone of Tolerance’ Urban Design Charette. She recently became an advisor to Urban Transcripts, a platform for the advancement of multidisciplinary knowledge on the city.

Taking place on Wednesday, 14.11.2012 // 18:00 // A118 / FA VUT in Brno // Poříčí 5, 63900 Brno.

There will be a series-closing AFTERPARTY organized by SOFA taking place in DETOX!

Please find a poster in the attachment, annotation and lecturer info see below, and the program of the whole series including all updates on facebook.

The lecture will be held in English.