New Work
Svatopluk Sládeček
CZECH REPUBLIC - Svatopluk Sládeček, who has been running his New Work studio since 1995, stands out among young Czech architects. His work represents an original architectural strategy in the Czech Republic – instead of following the example of Western designers, he draws his inspiration from the tradition of the Czech periphery (the world of city yards, farming land, industrial districts, kitsch conversions), transforming tired architectural motifs into contemporary projects.
Biography
Svatopluk Sládeček (b. 1969) grew up in the city of Zlín, surrounded by interwar Bata functionalist architecture. He studied at a college of civil engineering in Zlín, then went on to study at the Arts and Crafts School of Prague where he graduated in 1994. In 1991, while still a student, he established the New Work studio together with Dušan Mikulášek (civil engineer), Vladimír Kovařík (designer), and Slavomír Kuchovský (architect). Four years later, Sládeček became head of the studio, which moved its headquarters from Zlín to Brno in 2003.
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Svatopluk Sládeček: I don't know whether it's a manifestation of regionalism, but I like the Czech scene and am interested in it, probably much more than in any other. If I was asked to name my favourite architects, they would probably be international names, but I am pretty satisfied with what is happening here. As to my own and my studio's contribution to Czech architecture, I don't think we are designing typically Czech architecture, and surely all good architects would resist such a characterization. I have always considered surprise to be an integral part of good architecture, environment and life. And surprise is inconsistent with being a typical example of something.
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