Bořek Šípek and Prague Castle (and Beyond)

A lecture focused on Bořek Šípek (1949–2016), one of the leading European designers of the postmodern era, who became Prague Castle architect in the era of Václav Havel. However, in addition to his interventions at the seat of the Czech president he also designed a number of interiors and buildings in various countries. Zdeněk Lukeš, an architectural historian, will reminisce about postmodernism in architecture and design, as well as his own collaboration with Šípek at Prague Castle and at university, and works by Šípek that remain largely unknown in Czechia.