Conference Architectural Education – Between Art and Craft

Pedagogical conference organized on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Architecture program at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Brno University of Technology, under the auspices of the rector of VUT, Prof. RNDr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, CSc.

October 21, 2015, VUT rectorate, Antonínská 1
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Expert guarantee: Prof. Ing. arch. Alois Nový, CSc.
Secretary of the conference: Doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.

Organization:
Ing. arch. Anna Holešovská
Ing. arch. Hana Kovářová

09:00 AM – 09:15 AM Opening
Prof. RNDr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, CSc., rector of VUT,
Prof. Ing. Rostislav Drochytka, CSc., MBA, dean of FAST VUT,
Doc. Ing. arch. Antonín Odvárka, Ph.D., head of the Department of Architecture FAST VUT

09:20 AM – 09:35 AM Architect – a bricklayer who knows Latin?
Prof. Ing. arch. Alois Nový, CSc., head of the Architecture program FAST VUT in Brno

09:40 AM – 09:55 AM Cooperation between the Czech Chamber of Architects and universities in shaping architectural education
Prof. Ing. arch. Ladislav Lábus, dean of FA ČVUT in Prague

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM How many architecture schools do we need?
Prof. Ing. arch. akad. arch. Jiří Suchomel, vice-dean of FUA TU in Liberec

10:20 AM – 10:35 AM Innovations in the study programs of Architecture and Urbanism at FA STU
Doc. Ing. arch. Ľubica Vitková, PhD., dean of FA STU in Bratislava

10:40 AM – 11:10 AM Break

11:10 AM – 11:25 AM Through AVU to the Faculty of Civil Engineering
Prof. akad. arch. Mikuláš Hulec, head of the Department of Architecture FSv ČVUT in Prague

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Architecture school versus TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
Prof. Ing. arch. Petr Hrůša, Department of Architecture FAST VŠB-TU Ostrava

11:50 AM – 12:05 PM From reality to virtuality and what next…?
Doc. Ing. arch. akad. arch. Ivan Gürtler, PhD., Department of Architecture SvF STU in Bratislava

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM Discussion of the morning block

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Break

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Outstanding personalities of architecture in the role of teachers
Prof. Ing. arch. Ivan Ruller, emeritus dean of FA VUT in Brno

1:50 PM – 2:05 PM Mainly openness…
Doc. Ing. arch. Miloš Florián, Ph.D., FA ČVUT in Prague

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM The role of technical disciplines in the education of architects
Prof. Ing. Josef Chybík, CSc., emeritus dean of FA VUT in Brno

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Regarding the role of architects in heritage conservation and their education for this role
Ing. arch. Vít Jesenský, Ph.D., National Heritage Institute, regional office for Central Bohemia in Prague

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM Break

3:20 PM – 3:45 PM History of architecture as a studio discipline?
Doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D., Department of Architecture FAST VUT in Brno

3:50 PM – 4:05 PM Detail in architecture – an object of studio work
Ing. arch. Juraj Dulenčín, Ph.D., Department of Architecture FAST VUT in Brno

4:10 PM – 4:25 PM Professional practice as part of the study program
Ing. arch. Petr Dýr, Ph.D., Department of Architecture FAST VUT in Brno

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Discussion, conclusion of the conference