At first glance, it may seem that most questions concerning our pre-revolutionary architectural culture have been already settled and closed. Upon closer inspection, however, obvious ambiguities arise not only in terms of the interpretation of historical phenomena, but especially in the question of how to approach the material heritage represented by surviving post-war buildings. This book, along with the now-concluded exhibition project, was therefore concerned not only with the past, but primarily aimed to positively influence that day social debate.
Members of the working group around Vladimir 518 collected materials and thousands of historical photographs documenting Czech pre-revolutionary architecture. These subsequently became the primary visual source for the book Architektura 58–89 (Architecture 58–89). The audiovisual installation for the Centre for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning worked with a selection from an equally extensive archive of contemporary photographic documentation, though it employed these materials in a much freer and more experimental way through the use of original electronic music and animation.
additional materials
Would you like to explore this topic in greater depth? The catalog features a curated selection of buildings from 1958–1989.
credits
Curator of the exhibition: Vladimir 518
Supervision: Štěpán Bärtl, Adam Švejda
Production: Markéta Truncová
Audiovisuals: Ondřej Anděra, Vladimir 518, David Vrbík
Graphic design (AV): 20YY Designers
Architectural design: 0,5 Studio
Realization: Truhlářství Heckel – Novák
PR and Marketing: Barbora Kloudová, Ondřej Čížek
Technical support: Martin Vronský
Accompanying programme: Vladimír 518, Jan Poslušný
Educational program: Šárka Kadlecová
Catalogue concept, editor: Vladimir 518
Excerpts of texts in the exhibition catalogue: Jaroslava Brychtová, Karel Hubáček, Michaela Janečková, Stanislav Kolíbal, Matyáš Kracík, Petr Kratochvíl, Jan Louda, Věra Machoninová, Miroslav Masák, Jiří Merger, Vlado Milunić, Lucia Mlynčeková, David Neuhäusl, Zdenka Nováková, Jan Novotný, Miroslav Petříček, Richard Podzemný, Jakub Potůček, Klára Pučerová, Radomíra Sedláková, Jiří Ševčík, Jana Ševčíková, Alena Šrámková, Rostislav Švácha, Klára Ullmannová, Vladimir 518, Jan Zikmund
Graphic design (catalogue): Ex Lovers
Language proofreading and translation: Eva Hrubá, Nataša Machačová, Presto – překladatelské centrum
Printing: FPS Repro
Partners of the publication Architektura 58–89: State Cultural Fund, Prague City Hall, Czech Radio Communications, Mondi, Prague City Tourism, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Czech Architecture Foundation