Letošní léto strávil Osamu Okamura v Chicagu, kde jako stipendista Fulbright-Masarykova programu na vlastní kůži zakoušel fungování Chicagské architektonické nadace, jedné z největších a nejúspěšnějších architektonických kulturních institucí na světě. Jaké jsou jeho postřehy?
» entire articleV úterý 13. listopadu se v kongresovém centru Erbia, v budově City Tower v Praze, již druhým rokem uskutečnila konference Vysoko nad Prahou. Název „Vysoko nad Prahou“ nebyl zvolek náhodou, neboť City Tower je v současné době nejvyšší budovou v České republice (116 m). Aktuálně se v její blízkosti se dokončuje nejvyšší rezidenční budova V-Tower (104 m).
» entire articleAn unusual kindergarten inspired by the works of Japanese architect Takaharu Tezuka’s was built on a north‑facing, gently sloping site on the outskirts of Liberec. The limits of the site and other constraints led to the proposal of a spatial experiment that teaches children to see architecture in all of its different forms. The kindergarten is composed of two narrow wings, each with a classroom for 25 children, connected by a one-story volume containing a dining-hall, offices, locker rooms, and facilities. The three volumes define the sheltered interior courtyard space, which then continues upwards to the terrace on the roof of the dining-hall and further to the outer galleries. On the inside, with rooms of different heights combining and blending together, the building becomes a big maze enabling free movement and play. All of this is enclosed in an outer semi‑translucent fiberglass shell, adding to the intriguing transparency concept as well as the feeling of security in one’s own little world.
» entire articleČeská komora architektů (ČKA) otevřela nominace do Pocty ČKA za rok 2017. Oceněním vzdává Komora od roku 2000 hold význačným osobnostem z oblasti architektury. Nominovat svoji osobnost může odborná veřejnost až do konce ledna 2019.
» entire articleIn Central Europe, Tallinn is known primarily as the city of free public transport, and Estonia for its e-Residency program and digital citizenship. This issue introduces a broader picture. Estonian architecture is situated on an imaginary intersection between Nordic design, emphasizing simplicity and the significance of natural context, and post-Soviet transition from often unjustly stigmatized collective housing, to the neoliberal city coopted by the real estate market.
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