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In recent years, perceptions of this part of the city have been changing, but the question is to what extent development projects respect the Roma population that has found a home there since the end of World War II. The situation is also interesting for artists who find rich opportunities here. Probably the most famous project is BRNOX by artist Kateřina Šedá from 2016. Although it has garnered great acclaim from both the professional and lay public, some critics believe that the project has not positively affected the status of the local Roma population.
This situation gave the workshop much food for thought. Who decides on changes in architecture in the Ceylon area? What are the problems associated with the changes that have already taken place? What are the consequences of increasing gentrification? What do we get out of it? What is being lost? And who should be part of the discussion? Although this area has been the subject of several studio projects at the BUT Faculty of Architecture, it has not yet been the subject of in-depth architectural research and contextual analysis. The area is a complex mix of people, histories, cultures and economic differences and deserves deeper attention and informed discussion by architects who can participate in the changes that lie ahead. This requires personal experience of the place as well as more in-depth research, which in this case was supported by a process of essay writing aimed at structuring ideas logically and formulating arguments.
The workshop was financially supported by the Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic.
Project sponsorship and implementation:doc. Ing. arch. Nina Bartošová, Ph.D.
Collaboration:Ing. arch. Monika Přikrylová,Ing. arch. Adéla Šoborová
Student academic writing workshop with Natalia Ilyin
As part of the Fulbright Specialist Program, the Faculty of Architecture at BUT conducted an intensive student academic writing workshop with Natalia Ilyin, professor of design, design history, and criticism at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, from July 17-21, 2024. With the assistance of architectural historian and theorist Nina Bartosova, participants focused on the area around Cejl Street in Brno, which has a complicated history.In recent years, perceptions of this part of the city have been changing, but the question is to what extent development projects respect the Roma population that has found a home there since the end of World War II. The situation is also interesting for artists who find rich opportunities here. Probably the most famous project is BRNOX by artist Kateřina Šedá from 2016. Although it has garnered great acclaim from both the professional and lay public, some critics believe that the project has not positively affected the status of the local Roma population.
This situation gave the workshop much food for thought. Who decides on changes in architecture in the Ceylon area? What are the problems associated with the changes that have already taken place? What are the consequences of increasing gentrification? What do we get out of it? What is being lost? And who should be part of the discussion? Although this area has been the subject of several studio projects at the BUT Faculty of Architecture, it has not yet been the subject of in-depth architectural research and contextual analysis. The area is a complex mix of people, histories, cultures and economic differences and deserves deeper attention and informed discussion by architects who can participate in the changes that lie ahead. This requires personal experience of the place as well as more in-depth research, which in this case was supported by a process of essay writing aimed at structuring ideas logically and formulating arguments.
The workshop was financially supported by the Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic.
Project sponsorship and implementation:doc. Ing. arch. Nina Bartošová, Ph.D.
Collaboration:Ing. arch. Monika Přikrylová,Ing. arch. Adéla Šoborová
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