Curators: Prof. ak. arch. Imrich Vaško, MgA. Shota Tsikoliya, Ph.D, M.Sc. and MgA. David Kovařík
Smooth surfaces and glazed facades represented the challenges of modernist architecture. Architecture without ornaments or, as defined by Beatriz Colomina, “X-ray” architecture now faces the challenges of the post-Anthropocene. These are buildings not inhabited by people but by machines; built to produce, share, reorganize or store. It’s architecture without daylight, facades without windows, and floors without stairs. How do architects respond to the emerging challenges of the new era and their environment? The exhibition will present previously rejected ornaments as integrated parts of several projects designed for or by the machines.
The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) was founded in 1885. Throughout its existence it has ranked among the best educational institutions in the country. It boasts a number of successful graduates who have gone on to become respected professionals, garnering acclaim beyond the Czech Republic. The academy is divided into the departments of architecture, design, fine arts, applied arts, graphic design and theory and history of art. Each department is divided into studios according to their area of specialization. Studio heads are leading figures in the Czech art scene.
The Academy is also reacting to market needs and new student interests. During the 2018/2019 semester, it opened two new studios: the Guest Artist Programme (Spring, 2018), where UMPRUM invites an acknowledged foreign artist to work with its students, and Photography II (Winter, 2018, under the Graphic Design Department), to provide a new generation of talent to innovate within the visual world.
At the moment, the Academy offers about 600 students with 25 studios in 6 departments. Twice a year, it opens to the public for a presentation of student works entitled “Artsemestr.” Each year the academy organizes over 15 exhibitions, half of which are shown abroad.
In 2018, UMPRUM entered the prestigious QS World University Rankings and it is currently listed among the world’s 51st and 100th top universities, together with schools such as the École nationale supérieure des arts decoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, Cornell University and the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the US, and Sheffield Hallam University and Kingston University in the UK.
Overview of projects
Project Credits:
- Studio Architecture III is an experimental and research-oriented platform and a part of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
- Students: Adam Angelov (CZ), Frida Block (SE), Malin Hilding, Petra Garajová (SK), Ivan Olontsev (KZ), Marketa Osifová (CZ), Shervin Peyghambari (IR), Tomáš Růžička (CZ), Tamara Salajová (CZ), Petra Sochůrková (CZ), Dan Sviták (CZ), Záviš Unzeitig (CZ), Adam Varga (SK)
Biographies:
Prof. ak. arch. Imrich Vaško leads the Studio Architecture III at the AAAD in Prague. Following completion of a Fulbright Scholarship at Yale University in 1991, he set up the Laboratory of Architecture at the VŠVU. In 1998, he was a guest professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has lectured at Columbia University, the Pratt Institute, Rice University, Cornell University and CCNY in the US, and at Universität für angewandte Kunst and Akademie der bildenden Kunst in Vienna. His areas of interest include conceptual and visionary architecture, urbanism, and installations. He co-authored the joint exposition by the Czech and Slovak Republics at the 7th Venice Biennale (2000).
MgA. Shota Tsikoliya, Ph.D, M.Sc. is an architect, researcher and assistant professor at the AAAD in Prague and a studio leader at ARCHIP. He graduated from the AAAD in Prague and at the Institute of Computational Design University of Stuttgart. He has participated in and co-organized several workshops focused on emergent architecture and innovative technologies. He has worked in architecture offices in Prague and Berlin, and is a co-founding partner of the architecture studio COLLARCH.
MgA. David Kovařík is an architect at Franz & Sue in Vienna and a PhD student at the AAAD in Prague. He has previously worked on award-winning projects and competitions at AllesWirdGut and Feld72. The topic of his doctoral project is the relationship between digital tools and materiality in architecture.
Artists:
Adam Angelov (CZ) studies masters degree program in studio A3, and he is in second year of that study. There he worked on several projects but none of them was awarded. His main interest is in green and sustainable architecture.
Frida Block (SWE) is a second year bachelor architecture student who just finished one exchange semester at UMPRUM in studio Architecture III. In her home country Sweden, she studies at Umeå School of Architecture.
Petra Garajová (SVK) studies follow-up master’s course of architecture in studio A3 of AAAD in Prague after her previous studies at AFAD in Bratislava. She participated the Erasmus exchange program at ESNA in France. Nowadays, she is part of the team Prusa Lab research in Prague.
Ivan Olontsev (KZ) studies Masters degree of architecture in studio A3 of AAAD in Prague. He previously completed erasmus exchange semester at Studio Gregg Lynn at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna
Markéta Osifová (CZ) studies architecture in studio A3 of AAAD in Prague. She is in the first year and she currently deals with material research.
Shervin Peyghambari (IRN) got his bachelor’s degree from Azad University, Iran. He’s now studying Master’s degree at Academy of Art, Architecture and Desing in Prague. He previously worked on two award winning projects in Iran.
Tomáš Růžička (CZ) studies master program in studio of design at AAAD in Prague. He previously completed exchange semester at in studio Architecture III at AAAD.
Tamara Salajová (CZ) studies master degree in architecture studio A3 at the AAAD in Prague. Her winnig proposal and output from Folded topologies workshop was realized as a part of Bienalle of experimental architecture event in Jaroslav Fragner gallery in Prague. She was also a finalist of a pavilion student competition for residential building “Čerešně” run by ITB development.
Petra Sochůrková (CZ) studies Masters degree of architecture in studio A3 on AAAD in Prague. She was pacticipating on A3 studio exhibition on Milano Design Week with project called Neural network crystals. She participated on Tallin Vision Competition with project Differential growth platforms. Also she creates collections of 3D printed jewellery.
Daniel Sviták (CZ) studies Masters degree of architecture in studio A3 of AAAD in Prague. There he worked on project Solifuge city, which was awarded with the dean´s prize. He is also working for Andrle Architekti.
Záviš Unzeitig (CZ) is currently a Master’s degree student at the AAAD in Prague and works as a designer at DID studio in Prague.He received his bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at the Technical University of Liberec. The topic of his bachelor project was kinetic and responsive systems in design and architecture.The project was awarded first place in the vision category at the global Inspireli Awards.
Adam Varga (SVK) is a newcomer to the Studio of Architecture III at the AAAD in Prague, studying Master’s degree in architecture. He participated in a research project called Material Moods, led by David Kovarik.
