bread spring 2023 - Petr Tej /CZ + Eugen Brühwiler /CH
The June lecture on architecture titled Bridges and Footbridges will present the latest projects of progressive and subtle structures by architect and engineer Petr Tej. The evening will also include an online interview with Swiss engineer Eugen Brühwiler, who is the co-author of the design for the reconstruction of the railway bridge under Vyšehrad. The topic of discussion will be its possible use.
Petr Tej is an architect and engineer specializing in the design of bridge and footbridge structures. He studied at the School of Architecture at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts under Emil Přikryl, at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University under Alena Šrámková, and in the field of Bridge Structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University. He works as the head of the bridge structures department at the Klokner Institute of the Czech Technical University in Prague. Together with Jan Mourk and Oto Melter, he founded the studio Bridge Structures. Petr Tej is the author of numerous bridges and footbridges, from small spans to large projects of city-wide significance. These include the footbridge over the Vltava River in Lužec nad Vltavou, the footbridge over the Dřetovický Stream, and the footbridge over the Lubina River in Příbor, which have received several awards. His projects often arise in collaboration with renowned Czech and foreign studios. One of his latest significant realizations is the Štvanice Footbridge in Prague, which connects Holešovice and Karlín, designed in collaboration with Marek Blanka and Jan Mourk. It will also include sculptural works by sculptors Jan Hendrych and Aleš Hvízdal.
Eugen Brühwiler is a Swiss bridge engineer. He studied at the renowned Faculty of Architecture at ETH Zurich and obtained his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute EPFL in Lausanne, where he has long served as a professor. His research and practical activities include modern methods for assessing the fatigue and safety of existing bridges. As a consulting engineer, he also deals with the assessment and restoration of bridges and buildings of high cultural value, both in Switzerland and abroad.
Petr Tej is an architect and engineer specializing in the design of bridge and footbridge structures. He studied at the School of Architecture at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts under Emil Přikryl, at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University under Alena Šrámková, and in the field of Bridge Structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University. He works as the head of the bridge structures department at the Klokner Institute of the Czech Technical University in Prague. Together with Jan Mourk and Oto Melter, he founded the studio Bridge Structures. Petr Tej is the author of numerous bridges and footbridges, from small spans to large projects of city-wide significance. These include the footbridge over the Vltava River in Lužec nad Vltavou, the footbridge over the Dřetovický Stream, and the footbridge over the Lubina River in Příbor, which have received several awards. His projects often arise in collaboration with renowned Czech and foreign studios. One of his latest significant realizations is the Štvanice Footbridge in Prague, which connects Holešovice and Karlín, designed in collaboration with Marek Blanka and Jan Mourk. It will also include sculptural works by sculptors Jan Hendrych and Aleš Hvízdal.
Eugen Brühwiler is a Swiss bridge engineer. He studied at the renowned Faculty of Architecture at ETH Zurich and obtained his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute EPFL in Lausanne, where he has long served as a professor. His research and practical activities include modern methods for assessing the fatigue and safety of existing bridges. As a consulting engineer, he also deals with the assessment and restoration of bridges and buildings of high cultural value, both in Switzerland and abroad.
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