CALENDAR SERVICE PRESS EXHIBITIONS EVENTS EXCURSIONS EDUCATION DONATION COLLECTION ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ARCHITECTS BUILDING DATABASE LIBRARY PUBLIC FUNDING ARCHITECTURE LOUNGE PARTNERS AT THE SEMPER DEPOT EVENT SERVICE TOURISM E-SHOP CAFE-RESTAURANT CORBACI LINKS SEARCH NEWSLETTER DEUTSCHE VERSION FOLLOW US	Jan Kotera 1871 - 1923 The Founder of Modern Czech Architecture Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Old hall Exhibition: 24 April 2003 - 07 July 2003 Opening: Wednesday 23 April 2003, 7pm Jan Kotera (1871-1923) is one of the key figures of modern European architecture. Along with Josef Hoffmann, Josef Maria Olbrich and Joze Plecnik, he was one of the first students to complete Otto Wagner's special course at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. From the outset Jan Kotûra aspired for truth and expediency in architecture. The standard work 'Moderne Architekur by Otto Wagner was constitutive for the credo of his generation. Jan Kotera was very early to leave the methods and stylistic means of Jugendstil behind him, and in his own work he soon arrived at a mode of construction that is characterised by a reduction of facade decoration in favour of the transparency of the construction and the materials used. 'So purpose, construction and place are the driving forces - the form is a consequence of these.' Jan Kotera During his lifetime he was already considered a pioneer of modern architecture in the provinces of Bohemia, and had a decisive influence on many subsequent generations of Czech architects. The exceptional architectural oeuvre of the pioneer of Czech Modernism is being presented in a comprehensive exhibition at the Architekturzentrum Wien in the form of original drawings and models. The exhibition 'Jan Kotera The Founder of Modern Czech Architecture 1871-1923' is the product of a collaboration with the Obecni dum and the Narodni Technicke Muzeum of Prague. Opening Address: Dietmar M. Steiner, Architekturzentrum Wien On the exhibition: Vladimir Slapeta, Prague Concept: Vladimir Slapeta Az W Curator: Monika Platzer The exhibition was elaborated by the Obecni dum, Prague. Sponsors of the Exhibition: ERSTE BANK Immorent AG Supported by: Geschäftsgruppe Stadtentwicklung und Verkehr, Stadt Wien Wien Kultur Kunst Bundeskanzleramt Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur UNIQA Versicherungen AG	© Az W  Current Preview Permanent Exhibition Jan Kotera 1871 - 1923 Biography Links Press Release: Jan Kotera 1871-1923 Information: Ines Purtauf Tel.: +43 (1) 522 31 15 - 25 Fax: +43 (1) 522 31 17 Email: purtauf@azw.at
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