kruh autumn 2010: We abroad

Circle in 2010 presents the work and successes of Czech architects operating abroad. The autumn series of lecture evenings will be opened with presentations by Jiří Oplatek and Ivan Koleček, Czech architects living in Switzerland since the 1960s. Untraditionally, on the third Thursday in October, there will be a lecture and a walk with the authors of the department store Máj (My). In addition to Miroslav Masák and Martin Rajniš, architect John Eisler, who worked in the USA with Richard Meier since 1983, and now leads his own office in New York and Prague, participated in the Máj project. The autumn in the Circle will conclude with the December lecture by architect Zdeňka Zavřela, the current dean of the FA ČVUT. Zavřel has worked in the Netherlands since the 1970s, where he closely collaborated with architect Jacob Bakema, and also led his own studio there.

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Thu 23.09.2010 18:30h My in Venice

Roxy Club Hall, Dlouhá 33, Prague 1
Martin Rajniš. A discussion about the exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale or "The Venetian Diary" 
book launch "The Incredible Story of the Tower" (e-Mrak and Zlatý řez 2010) 
screening of the film "Venice 2010" (directed by Vojtěch Kopecký)
. We invite all those who participated in the Biennale project and realization to celebrate.

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Thu 07.10.2010 19:30h Jiří Oplatek – Ivan Koleček

La Suisse n'existe pas (Switzerland does not exist)

Venue: Experimental Space Roxy/NoD, Dlouhá 33, Prague 1

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Thu 21.10.2010 19:30h My at Máj

architects M. Masák, J. Eisler, and M. Rajniš on the department store at the corner of Národní třída and Spálená street

Venue: building of the former House of Applied Arts / ÚLUV, Národní třída 38/36, Prague 1
35 years ago, the department store Máj opened in Prague, which was reopened last year by Tesco under the new, phonetically similar name My. The design for this architecturally exceptional building at the corner of Národní třída and Spálená street was created in 1971 by architects Miroslav Masák, John Eisler, and Martin Rajniš from the Liberec design studio SIAL, respectively from the SIAL Nursery.
During the evening, the authors will present the project of the department store Máj, original design variants, the history of construction, and also share their perspective on the life of the building up to today. This opens the floor to discussions about the recent reconstruction or the current extension of the Copa shopping center. The lecture evening will be complemented by a walk to Máj with commentary from the involved authors.

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Thu 02.12.2010 19:30h Zdeněk Zavřel

Venue: Experimental Space Roxy/NoD, Dlouhá 33, Prague 1

The entrance fee for the lectures is a uniform 60 CZK.