DUTCH FOOTPRINT - exhibition and series of lectures at the FA CTU

Lecture Cycle:


November 4, 2013

Frits van Dongen: "State versus Architecture"

One of the leading Dutch architects, who assumed the position of architect known as "rijksbouwmeester" in 2011 – who is an advisor to ministers responsible for spatial planning and architectural policy in the Netherlands.
During a five-year term, he defines state priorities for new construction and currently, as the Netherlands also grapples with the consequences of the financial crisis, he primarily seeks innovative solutions for utilizing the existing building stock.
www.vd-k.eu
from 19:00 in the Gočár lecture hall (155)
Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University, Thákurova 9, Prague – Dejvice


November 5, 2013

Ingwer de Boer: "How to Prevent Floods"

Creative manager – in recent years, he has been the director of a fundamental project of the Dutch Water Management Agency "space for rivers," aimed at preventing enormous damages caused annually by devastating floods of the Rhine and its tributaries. A series of 37 large projects – an investment of approximately €2 billion – will significantly change the lives of residents in the Netherlands near large rivers. A model for flood prevention in the Czech Republic...?
www.ruimtevoorderivier.nl
from 19:00 in the Gočár lecture hall (155)
Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University, Thákurova 9, Prague – Dejvice


November 11, 2013

Bjarne Mastenbroek – SeARCH: "Architectural reSeARCH"

Architect – a theorist of the middle generation who drew attention to himself as a talented student with his research studies.
Among his numerous projects, the most famous are the Dutch embassy in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), a subterranean house in Vaals (Switzerland), Block 5 (Almere, Netherlands), and Junior College (Netherlands)... His work is characterized by a pronounced elaboration of the program, which reflects in the resulting sculptural form.
www.search.nl
from 19:00 in the Gočár lecture hall (155)
Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University, Thákurova 9, Prague – Dejvice


November 14, 2013

Winy Maas – MVRDV: "The Tireless Optimist"

One of the leading architects of the world-renowned Rotterdam office. Author of the pavilion at the World Expo in Hanover and many unconventional projects around the world, such as the Mirador residential block in Spain, GYRE shopping center in Japan, and the Hageneiland residential complex in the Netherlands, among many others.
In addition to realizations, he is also a significant educator at several outstanding schools of architecture, and he enjoys working provocatively with quirky statistical facts, which then serve as a basis for his original utopian projects.
www.mvrdv.nl
from 19:00 in the Bethlehem Chapel
Bethlehem Square 255/4, Prague 1 - Old Town