Dialogues with History: Lecture by Michal Fišer in Brno

Just as relationships between people in society function, so do relationships in space, whether external or internal, between objects, between buildings, and between structures and the landscape that make up everything solid around us - our living space. Each intervention changes these relationships. A new dialogue is directed between the new and the original - a dialogue with history. A cycle of eight lectures by selected architects aimed at the general public. The project is guaranteed by Ing.arch. Michaela Zucconi from the atelier of Josef Pleskot.

Dialogues with History / Lecture Series
Thursday 15/1/2015 at 17.00 Governor's Palace, 1st floor, Moravské náměstí 1a, Brno
Admission 40/60 CZK

Michal Fišer (*1973, Chomutov)
Graduated from CVUT in Prague and AVU
Lives and works in Prague

“It is often said: ‘to build on a green field’. It means building without constraints, without relationships, spatial, natural, social, cultural. I believe that such a place - a non-place on Earth actually does not exist. I designed a barn nearby, by a real green field. The position, shape, and use of the house were ultimately determined by a number of other factors, rather than the free invention of the architect. Every intervention, cultural impact of a person is a dialogue with the place. It does not mean to remain passive. On the contrary, only an intense, thorough dialogue opens new possibilities and allows one to remain responsible, generous, and self-assured. The result can be very inconspicuous; it can often appear formally radical as well.
However, such a gesture is not led by haste. Only if courage is supported by thorough knowledge of the questions of the place, which accumulate in its past, does it have a chance for success, and final acceptance by that place and society.”

Unlike the previous lecture by Adam Gebrian, who provided a perspective of a theorist and popularizer of architecture, this time we will encounter the viewpoint of an active architect.
Architecture is a technical field; it must respect physical laws, comply with standards and regulations, but this does not guarantee that we will feel comfortable in newly built objects and public outdoor spaces or that we will enjoy staying here.
Architecture is a social issue; it can positively contribute to our coexistence. However, often we create barriers through construction without noticing them in places where it would actually be more appropriate to create connections and integration.
Architecture is a matter of feelings. To find out what and how will affect us in a specific place, to differentiate between what are subjective feelings and what is objective, it is necessary to go through a process of searching and finding.
It is precisely such a process that Michal Fišer will introduce us to based on the assignments he has tackled. We will have the opportunity to assess whether a good design for a new building is preceded by an analysis of the environment and how significant a role the historical trace, a reference from the past, plays.

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