Boundaries of Architecture: The Social Responsibility of Architecture

Source
Ing. arch. Karolína Kripnerová, Architekti bez hranic, z.s.

Publisher
Tisková zpráva
07.10.2018 22:00

Architects Without Borders are organizing the third debate evening in a row, this time on the theme of Social Responsibility of Architecture. The public debate is part of the series Borders of Architecture, which the organization Architects Without Borders launched at the beginning of the year.

Date: October 9, 2018 

Venue: Scout Institute, Staroměstské nám. 1/4, 110 00 Old Town , Prague

Start of discussion: 7:30 PM

Entry: free 

Guests: Ing. arch. Miroslav Vodák (architect, member of the CBArchitectura association), Mgr. Petr Borecký (mayor of the town of Úvaly) Organizer: Architects Without Borders, z. s.

Discussion topics will be:

1) Social responsibility of architects

2) Forms of engagement 

3) The role of the city architect

What does social responsibility mean for an architect? What does the social engagement of an architect consist of and what forms does it take? What led to the creation of the city architect position and how does it differ from other architects? The discussion evening is open to both experts and the general public. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience during the evening.

Our guests will be: Mr. Ing. arch. Miroslav Vodák and Mgr. Petr Borecký.

Ing. arch. Miroslav Vodák (*1979), graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of ČVUT.

 He gained architectural practice at the studios A8000 Střítecký Krupauer and CGA Architects in New York. In addition to project practice focused on family houses, he, as a member of the CBArchitectura association, is engaged in promoting architecture of public buildings, public space, and organizing architectural competitions. This year he was nominated for the Architect of the Year 2018 award.

Mgr. Petr Borecký (*1972), graduate of the Law Faculty of Charles University.

 After several years of work in advocacy, he worked in the private sector, initially in telecommunications and later in the field of renewable energy sources. He has been the mayor of Úvaly since 2014.

Join us to contemplate the boundaries of architects' responsibilities in our society, but also what space society itself provides them.

Architects Without Borders is a non-profit organization that brings together architects and designers interested in public space. The organization's goal is to initiate and participate in projects for disadvantaged people, cultivate public space, and strengthen interpersonal relationships. Architects Without Borders is, among other things, behind the implementation of the Orientation System in the underpasses under the Hlávka Bridge or the initiative Public Wardrobe in Prague.

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