Message from Jonathan Sergison's lecture in Prague
The Circle has entered its seventeenth season. After the previous two years dedicated to women in the field of architecture, this year we can look forward to a six-part lecture series Another Perspective showcasing the work of eight European architects who do not copy other patterns but take their own innovative path.
On the first Thursday of March, British architect Jonathan Sergison spoke at the Světozor cinema, who gathered work experience with the best London architects in the first half of the 1990s, merging traditions with modern needs. Jonathan Sergison mainly lives in Zurich, where he opened a branch seven years ago and has been teaching for the ninth year at a private academy in Mendrisio, Ticino.
The introductory part of the Prague lecture was devoted to reflections on the contemporary appearance of European cities, which lie on a relatively small continent but have a significant historical footprint. The theoretical analysis was accompanied by a series of his own photographs taken with a mobile phone, capturing everyday moments that caught his attention. One of the recommendations was to approach the search for ever-new diverse forms by reducing them instead. He also reminded that not every newly created object necessarily has to have architectural ambitions. Many missteps could be avoided by refining the repetition of historical forms.
In the second part, Jonathan Sergison presented current projects and implementations accompanied by historical references. The work of the Sergison Bates studio focuses primarily on residential construction, from luxury residences to social housing. They always pay main attention to connecting with historical structures while fulfilling the current and future needs of modern European cities. The success or failure of this method can be illustrated by a nearby group of three residential buildings in the northern suburbs of Vienna.
During the final questions from the audience, there was a question about whether he could compare architectural education at universities in England and Switzerland. The British education system was criticized for inviting young graduates to teach, who do not have much more experience than students. The private academy in Mendrisio, Switzerland, is set up differently than the Zurich Polytechnic, but in general, Jonathan Sergison does not approve of students merely copying their teacher in everything. In response to the observation that some audience members felt the projects were repetitive, Sergison recalled the work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, who has managed with a limited palette of materials and expressive means for over half a century, yet manages to surprise with every new realization.
The first lecture of this year's series Another Perspective confirms that the Circle will continue to bring us the best of contemporary world architecture within reach in 2017.
On the first Thursday of March, British architect Jonathan Sergison spoke at the Světozor cinema, who gathered work experience with the best London architects in the first half of the 1990s, merging traditions with modern needs. Jonathan Sergison mainly lives in Zurich, where he opened a branch seven years ago and has been teaching for the ninth year at a private academy in Mendrisio, Ticino.
The introductory part of the Prague lecture was devoted to reflections on the contemporary appearance of European cities, which lie on a relatively small continent but have a significant historical footprint. The theoretical analysis was accompanied by a series of his own photographs taken with a mobile phone, capturing everyday moments that caught his attention. One of the recommendations was to approach the search for ever-new diverse forms by reducing them instead. He also reminded that not every newly created object necessarily has to have architectural ambitions. Many missteps could be avoided by refining the repetition of historical forms.
In the second part, Jonathan Sergison presented current projects and implementations accompanied by historical references. The work of the Sergison Bates studio focuses primarily on residential construction, from luxury residences to social housing. They always pay main attention to connecting with historical structures while fulfilling the current and future needs of modern European cities. The success or failure of this method can be illustrated by a nearby group of three residential buildings in the northern suburbs of Vienna.
During the final questions from the audience, there was a question about whether he could compare architectural education at universities in England and Switzerland. The British education system was criticized for inviting young graduates to teach, who do not have much more experience than students. The private academy in Mendrisio, Switzerland, is set up differently than the Zurich Polytechnic, but in general, Jonathan Sergison does not approve of students merely copying their teacher in everything. In response to the observation that some audience members felt the projects were repetitive, Sergison recalled the work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, who has managed with a limited palette of materials and expressive means for over half a century, yet manages to surprise with every new realization.
The first lecture of this year's series Another Perspective confirms that the Circle will continue to bring us the best of contemporary world architecture within reach in 2017.
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