<div>Exhibition in Pilsen presents the extensive work of architect Adolf Loos</div>

Plzeň - A comprehensive work of one of the most prominent masters of modern architecture, Adolf Loos, created between 1890 and 1933 in the Czech lands, is presented in a new exhibition at the Masné krámy in Plzeň. The exhibition includes reproductions of rare archival documents, photographs of Loos's buildings, unique interior photographs, as well as several models of buildings, including the famous Müller Villa in Prague. The exhibition, which has been conceived as a traveling show from the beginning, has arrived in Plzeň from London, where it generated a great response. It was first presented in Prague in 2008.
    "We want to dedicate two exhibitions to Adolf Loos, because Plzeň is among the cities that boast the largest number of interior realizations by this author. The first focuses on his work in the Czech lands in general and will be at Masné krámy until January 8; the second will open on November 8 and will focus on examining Loos's connections to Plzeň," said Roman Musil, director of the West Bohemian Gallery, to ČTK.
    The exhibition at Masné krámy, organized by the gallery in cooperation with the Museum of the Capital City of Prague, presents Loos's projects and designs chronologically. This includes those that were realized under the guidance of other builders or architects due to investor decisions. "There are also projects for which Loos's authorship is unconfirmed," said the exhibition's author, Maria Szadkowska. Visitors will learn about both the realized and unrealized projects of Loos, who is considered one of the key figures of architectural modernity, alongside Frank L. Wright, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe.
    "The exhibition also includes several pieces of furniture from the family home of Jan Brummel in Plzeň. In addition to the Müller Villa, models of Viktor Bauer's villa in Hrušovany near Brno and the Konstandt villa in Olomouc are also presented," added curator Petra Kočová.
    The gathering of information for the exhibition, first presented three years ago in Prague, began in 2002. A team of experts visited nearly all of Loos's realizations in the Czech Republic. "It became evident that the extent of their destruction is considerable; at least five have been destroyed. In Plzeň, the interiors, whose preservation and condition were documented by inventory cards and photo documentation processed between 1967 and 1968, have completely disappeared," Szadkowska stated.
    In Plzeň, Loos created around ten apartment interiors at the end of the first and then at the end of the third decade of the 20th century. Six of them are preserved to varying extents. However, the interiors of the apartment of Vilém Hirsch in Plachého Street, the dental office of Samuel Teichner in Republic Square, the apartment of Josef Eisner in Šafaříkovy Sady, and that of Hugo Naschauer in Husova Street no longer exist. "In Karlovy Vary, the interior of the dining room and entrance hall of the Esplanade Hotel has been completely removed. From the remarkable and entirely unique colony of workers' houses in Náchod-Babí, only the last house remains in relatively acceptable condition," added the exhibition's author.
    According to Musil, Loos is a current topic from the perspective of Plzeň as the European Capital of Culture 2015. The city is negotiating with the region about the possible reconstruction of some preserved Loos interiors, which would allow for their accessibility to the public.