AA Visiting School: Barrandien; Architecture of Palaeontology

The summer school of London’s Architectural Association, taking place in Prague from 28 July to 6 August, invites participants on a journey following in the footsteps of Joachim Barrande — from geological layers and fossils to modern housing estates and film studios. The program combines field mapping, drawing, and archival research, and is intended for students of architecture, design, and related disciplines.

The summer school is open to students of architecture, design, or anyone interested in the intersection of spatial disciplines and natural sciences. It is open to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students. Students of the Faculty of Architecture at CTU will earn 2 ECTS credits upon completing the workshop.

The Faculty of Architecture at CTU offers two full scholarships covering all course costs – recipients will be selected through a faculty selection process. Other domestic students will have the opportunity to attend the summer school at a discounted rate. For more details, see the Applications tab.

Organizing Team

Pavel Bouše is an architect based between Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague. He took part in numerous research projects including the Art on Display 1949-1969 exploring seminal curatorial works, or the Architecture by Auto as part of Norman Foster’s Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture, investigating the relationship between automobile and its associated infrastructure. Pavel teaches and lectures at The Berlage Center and the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture. 

Miroslav Pazdera is an architect, teacher, and curator. He co-directed the research project Logistics Landscapes and prepared the publication Steel Cities. He has worked as an architect in Zurich, Berlin, and Prague and as a set designer at Barrandov film studios. Miroslav teaches at the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague, curates the CTU November Talks lecture series and co-runs the PfauenInsel drawing project. 

Tadeáš Říha is an architect practising between London and Prague. His experience includes curation and design of the XVI Venice Biennale Pavilion of Estonia – the Weak Monument or the Park Books publication Steel Cities exploring the landscapes of logistics. As part of his previous long term engagement at 6a architects in London he coordinated the community-lead Holborn House project. Tadeas teaches at University of Westminster, School of Architecture and Cities. 

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