Explore scenarios for future smart cities and current as future challenges, the impact of economic systems on urban transformation,
collaboration between private and public sectors, and the architect’s role …
Rethinking Urban Renewal
Resisting the Hydra
In an era marked by many-headed hydras such as rising authoritarianism, far-right politics, the mobilisation of anti-gender politics and political corruption, how can qualitative and ethnographic research help…
Continue readingAn Encounter with Italian-Japanese Architecture
In the first half of March, two inspiring presentations took place in Prague, the result of a wonderful collaboration between the Italian-Japanese architectural firm Alvisi Kirimoto and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague …
Continue readingArchitecture against Capitalism
In our era of multiple crises (climate catastrophe, housing emergency, war), how can the history of modern architecture help us imagine, design, and build a just future? …
Continue readingAre Visions Possible?
How to think about the future of cities – and the whole country? Dutch architect Winy Maas has been working in Czechia for three years as a visiting lecturer at ARCHIP …
Continue readingResilient Infrastructure
Yvette Vašourková discusses research focused on the overlooked potential of transport infrastructure and its surroundings. Using Negrelli Viaduct – 1km of Urban Change …
Continue readingWorking Conditions
Another Research Tuesdays discussion, with Jakub Kopecký, on research into working conditions of young architects, carried out by an inter- disciplinary team, with…
Continue readingEUNIC Imagine Festival
Regeneration of Cities: a 2-day European conference of workshops and events focusing on sustainability in public spaces and affordable housing, at CAMP and venues throughout…
Continue readingStorytelling Forms
The next Research Tuesdays session will feature Elan Fessler, who will lead a discussion on temporality, newness and scrambling. “What more can form say and how?…
Continue readingBook Launch Party
Book launch party: Jan Kotěra: Czech Modern Architecture in Context. At Laichter House (by Kotěra), 15th September from 6pm. Register by 10th September. Everybody welcome! …
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