Invitation to the lecture by A. Gebrian, D. Krause, and M. Steinbach at ETH Zurich

Adam Gebrian / The second life

David Kraus / On the road

Marcela Steinbachová / On Architecture and With Architecture

November, 5th, 2014 at 7 p.m.
ETH Zurich, D-arch, Hönggerberg – HIL, Auditorium E 3 (Floor E, Room)

Adam Gebrian / The second life
For centuries, there has been a continuing dialogue taking place between the buildings from different periods in our country. Although different, these buildings have not been in striking contrasts but rather formed quite a homogenous unity. A few years after 1989, it seemed that new buildings were preferable, and they were much more important than conversions, reconstructions, and adaptations of the existing ones. But in the last few years, for many reasons, it seems that a creative way to use what we already have is back on track. My lecture will focus on these examples.

Adam Gebrian (*1979)
Adam Gebrian is an architecture fan. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Liberec (2006) and a postgraduate program SCIFI at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles (2008). He studied and worked in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Prague, Paris, London, and Los Angeles. He has published a collection of lectures 29+3. He is a member of the editorial board of ERA21 magazine and participates in the organization of Pecha Kucha Nights in Prague. He has his own radio show about architecture on Radio Wave since 2009. From 2009 to 2012 he worked at the Faculty of Art and Architecture of TU in Liberec, since 2013 he has been teaching at the Prague Institute under North Carolina State University, and he took part in launching the first private school of architecture in the Czech Republic - ARCHIP. Once a week he writes an article about architecture for RESPEKT magazine (in 2010-2013 for Lidové noviny), he commented on public space in a show Gebrian vs. for Stream.cz, he has a blog on Echo24.cz. He curated the following exhibitions: Urban Interventions Prague 2010, Brno 2011, Treasure Island, From the Life of Humans and Houses, and Anastomosis. He lives in Prague.


David Kraus / On the road
The story of one way of one man who is more attentive to living

David Kraus (*1970)
Studied at the Czech Technical University in Prague (1989-96), under professor Miroslav Šik. Since 2003 he has his own studio Architektura, s.r.o. His realizations can be found in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. In his work, he develops his own alternative way of the modern conception of architecture, he uses unusual sources of inspiration and works with pictures and principles of today’s world. His experimental work was presented in the exhibition VIZE 1997. A short documentary called White Crows (Bílé vrány) was made about him for Czech TV. He lectures; was a visiting teacher at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (VŠUP). He also writes and his work, presented in professional as well as public media, has been awarded many times and is part of the collections of the National Gallery in Prague. Recently, he has been trying to develop a personal system that combines architecture, construction, drumming, and martial arts.


Marcela Steinbachová / On Architecture and With Architecture 



Marcela Steinbachová (*1975)
Marcela is one of the few female architects of the younger generation. Besides her own architectural practice in a studio called Skupina, she actively promotes and supports architecture. She founded an independent civic association Kruh in 2011 that organizes lectures, discussions, excursions, film festivals about architecture, and a nation-wide event Day of Architecture. She has taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, at the School of Architecture, as an assistant professor. Currently, she also works as an expert editor in a bi-monthly magazine on architecture ERA21. Marcela earned her bachelor’s degree in Arts from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague; she attended the School of Architecture at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (VSUP), and graduated from the School of Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU). She took part in a half-term residency at Cooper Union in New York, at the Universität für angewandte Kunst in Vienna, and Summer School of Architecture in Salzburg. Her portfolio includes, for example: Franz Kafka Center, designed together with American architect Steven Holl; extension of a farmhouse in Mohren, Switzerland; permanent exhibition in the Transportation Hall of the National Technical Museum; or adaptations of Prague cinemas Světozor and Aero and a theatre in Ostrava.

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Adam Gebrian, The second life
For centuries, there has been a dialogue taking place on our territory between buildings from different periods that were not strictly separated but formed a whole. A few years after 1989, it seemed that new buildings had priority, they were much more important than conversions, reconstructions, and adaptations, but in the last few years, this is fortunately no longer the case. My lecture will focus on these examples of dialogues between the new and the already existing.


Adam Gebrian (*1979)
He is a fan of architecture. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Liberec (2006) and a postgraduate program SCIFI at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles (2008). He studied and worked in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Prague, Paris, London, and Los Angeles. He published a collection of lectures 29+3. He is a member of the editorial board of the magazine ERA21 and participates in the organization of Pecha Kucha Nights in Prague. Since 2009, he has been hosting his own radio show about architecture on Radio Wave. From 2009-12 he worked at the Faculty of Art and Architecture at TU in Liberec, and since 2013 he has been teaching at the Prague Institute under North Carolina State University and participated in the founding of the first private school of architecture in the Czech Republic - ARCHIP. Once a week he creates a series about contemporary architecture for Respekt (in 2010-13 for Lidové noviny), commented on public space in the show Gebrian vs. on Stream.cz, and has his blog on the news server Echo24.cz. He curated the exhibitions Urban Interventions Prague 2010, Brno 2011, Treasure Island, From the Life of Humans and Houses, and Anastomosis. He lives in Prague.


David Kraus, On the road

David Kraus (*1970)
Graduate of the Faculty of Czech Technical University in Prague (1989-96). Studied under professor Miroslav Šik, he has owned the studio Architektura, s.r.o. since 2003. His realizations are in the Czech Republic and abroad. In his work, he develops his own alternative approach to modern architecture, working with unusual sources of inspiration and with images and principles of the contemporary world. His experimental work was presented at the exhibition VIZE 1997. A documentary White Crows (ČT) was made about him. He lectures, has been a guest at VŠUP, publishes, and his work has been awarded several times, is represented in the National Gallery and presented in professional and public media. Currently, he is trying to develop a personal system that combines architecture, construction, drumming, and martial arts.

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