Landscapes of memory – presentation of residency project
The residency project explores the relationship between landscape, collective memory, protest, and the city through the case study of Prague and the figure of Milan Kundera. The project develops the idea of the city as a landscape of memory - a space where history, ideology, everyday life, and personal experience continuously intersect and transform one another. Through video, sound, installation, poetry, and publication, the research investigates how space remembers and how memory leaves traces within architecture and the urban landscape.
Facing a growing population and an accelerating climate change, we must fundamentally rethink how we design buildings, infrastructures and cities.
Architect and engineer. Founder and long-standing director of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart. Founder of the globally active firm Werner Sobek AG, which currently employs more than 450 people. In addition to numerous awards and honors for his design and scientific work, Werner Sobek has, among others, been awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The magazine Cicero counts Werner Sobek among the 300 most influential intellectuals in the German-speaking world
The annual conference provides an opportunity for first-year doctoral students to meet and discuss new and current research topics. The Faculty of Architecture of the CTU cordially invites not only students and teachers, but also interested members of the professional community to participate in the discussions. The event is an ideal opportunity for potential applicants to learn about the possibilities of academic research.
The programme along will be available by the end of April.