Jakub Synecký: Pavel Janák - Creation in the Years 1908-24

Theater Kámen, Prague Houses
and Libeň Bridge Do Not Demolish, Do Not Widen
would like to invite you to a lecture

Pavel Janák: Work from 1908-24

A modernist by conviction, Pavel Janák (1882-1956) did not draw attention to himself with grand gestures. He most consistently pursued the tenets of truthfulness and honesty in architecture, embodied in his early work from the unrealized project of a school in Karlín (1903) to the design of Libeň Bridge.
The lecture will showcase Janák's work from 1908 to 1924, including his theoretical underpinnings. We will become acquainted with both realized and unrealized projects from this period.
The lecture will be followed by information on the current technical state of Libeň Bridge from the initiative Do Not Demolish, Do Not Widen, and a short segment from the currently emerging documentary film by Petr Hlavička will be shown.

Presented by art historian Jakub Synecký

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 6:00 PM, Theater Kámen,
Nekvasilova 625/2, Prague - Karlín,
metro Invalidovna; admission 60 CZK

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