BIG DEAL in Zagreb! (in the search for „a big contract“)

Days of Czech Architecture in Zagreb

The multimedia BIG DEAL project introduces the young generation of architects (35 – 40 years) from the Czech Republic and their way to success through their breakthrough contracts. The composition of participating studios unveils the diversity of domestic scene and distorts the stereotype picture of the linear Czech architecture development. We tried to bring to light the breaking point which predestined the future studios’ professional routes and which, in some cases, was fundamental even for their establishing.

The choice of the offices is to show the various ways how young practices can gain commissions. Our intention isn’t only to show and understand the development of an architectural practice but also discuss the problems, which they often face in the competitive environment. Short documentary films are the core of the exhibition: they contain interviews with the (founder) members of the practices, tell the ‘story’ from personal point of view, and recount personal experiences of the architects.

In Serbia and Croatia, both states architectural development has undergone a similar route as in the Czech Republic after the year 1989. The exhibitions of the Czech architectural avant-garde, which were presented in the southern Slavonic states in the 1930s, determined the choice of the participating countries. The BIG DEAL endeavors to promote the best contemporary Czech architecture.

Project BIG DEAL will present these architectural studios:
atelier A69,  
HŠH  architekti,
4A architekti,
NEW WORK,
Projektil architekti,
Z architects,
Marcela Steinbachová,
OK Plan  architekt,
Knesl+Kynčl architekti

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