Invitation to the lecture by Josef Pleskot in Olomouc

Architecture in the City and in the Landscape
Lecture by architect Josef Pleskot
on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 6 PM at the Archdiocesan Museum in Olomouc

Regarding the projects and realizations of the AP studio, but also about public space, its quality and function, the permeability of free and urban landscapes in architecture, renovations, the dialogue between architects and preservationists, and other interesting topics, prominent Czech architect Josef Pleskot will discuss with architectural historian Rostislav Švácha.

Organized by the Museum of Art Olomouc in cooperation with the association Za krásnou Olomouc


Josef Pleskot was born in 1952 in Písek. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at CTU in Prague in 1979. He then worked until 1990 at the Regional Project Institute in Prague. In 1991, he founded AP - ATELIER, located in a renovated former small factory in Prague-Holešovice. Through his creative approach to architectural expression, he managed to apply various architectural forms in his works in a specific way and address a wide range of projects from villas, town halls, natural trails, and tunnels to the revitalization of riverbanks and residential areas, the new construction of a large administrative complex, or the reconstruction of a former brewery for new purposes. His works include the town hall in Benešov, a villa in Vrané nad Vltavou, a natural trail in Jelení příkop, and the passage through the ramparts of the Powder Bridge in the Prague Castle complex, the office building Palmovka Park in Prague-Libeň, the modification of the Loučná River waterfront, residential buildings, and the reconstruction of the castle brewery in Litomyšl. Among the most recently completed buildings are the ČSOB complex in Prague-Radlice and the Sonberk winery. The work of Josef Pleskot's studio cannot be overlooked in Czech architecture of the last two decades.