Ing. arch. BcA. Veronika Šindelář Kastlová, Ph.D.

2019-2021

Architecture and the public space influences us and also we can influence the development of the environment. That is why it is extremely important to educate the youngest - children - in these fields. An ideal place for comprehensive familiarization with various forms of architecture and urbanism is the elementary school that offers both: humanities and technical / natural sciences. The aim of the project is to explore the needs of teachers who are interested in implementation of architecture to their classes. Based on this survey, the Club of Friends of Architecture will be developed and we will try increase the amount of teachers who are interested in thema. The club will provide a virtual and real meetings of architects with teachers, where there will be room for mutual learning and the sharing of good practice from both disciplines.

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2018

The project conducts a survey of the fine arts as a part of the building of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the CTU in Prague and campus of CTU. In the framework of contemporary architecture research, which has been ongoing also at the Faculty of Civil Engineering (see NAKI II), one of the topics is also fine arts in architecture of the 1970s and following decades. The integration of artworks in the architecture was also supported by legislation (see the Act from 1965), therefore it became a part of the public buildings of that time, and it was so diverse as well in its form (from a particular form to abstraction), iconography (in the case of industrial, technical and educational motives at CTU and so on), so in used materials (the materials should have also served for presentation of glassworks, textiles, ceramics and other productions). The Faculty of Civil Engineering was planned and provided between 1962-1983 by František Čermák, Gustav Paul, Jaroslav Paroubek and Jan Čejka, within it, a variety of artworks was created, whether as a part of the architecture itself, as well as its accessory. These works are not systematic registered and interpreted; and it is similar in other post-war objects at CTU. Although our leading artists such as Cyril Bouda, Martin Sladký, Alois Fišárek, Stanislav Libenský, Jaroslava Brychtová, Břetislav Benda, Josef Liesler (?) worked over artworks at the campus of the university (for many artworks we do not know their authors or date). The aim of the project is an archival research, a creating of a register, an information analysis, an edition of a small printed guide, possibly a designation of the art works, and filming of 26-minute-documentary that would present the visual quality of artworks. Current artwork of Marian Karel and other artists will appear also in the review.

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2015-2017

The Industrial Revolution brought an entirely new population structure, which is virtually unchanged to this day and more or less fulfills its role. Current efforts to redevelop industrial wastelands and abandoned buildings raises broader views than just architectural and construction issues. How will these changes and construction activities affect the intricate network of physical imprints of historical development in the surrounding area? How will they affect the living memory of the population and the local communities? Will intervention bring positive or negative impact on the socio-economic development and status of the areas? Is it possible to prevent failure and rejection of the project through including participation of the local population, the gradual phasing of the project or choosing an appropriate scale? Industrial heritage and the issue of new uses for industrial sites are now often viewed from very different perspectives, from the scale of individual buildings or the scale of large areas of brownfields. As yet little explored but increasingly discussed as an absolutely key theme in recent years, however, is the mid-level scale of the cultural landscape. This change of perspective raises new questions about how to preserve and protect industrial heritage in an active, living area. Is modernization of these areas always necessary? What is hiding in our industrial past? Is it really the engine for economic growth, new innovative future and link between socio-cultural factors? These issues are familiar to all countries with an industrial past, regardless of their level of industrialization. There are many untapped opportunities and internal capacities waiting to become smart solutions. The aim of the project is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the processes influencing further development in areas with an industrial past, as well as finding new uses for such areas: - Historical imprints of the industrial past and new potential of postindustr

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