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Adaptation of Brtnice Castle
Kovács, Július ; Bindr, Tomáš (referee) ; Mléčka, Jan (advisor)
The basic objective is of adaptation of the castle is integration to tourism development in the region and simultaneously make the castle and town more attractive for residents. The resort´s own castle is functionally divided into three centers. The first courtyard is the tourist center of the region, the second courtyard recreation center and third courtyard cultural centre. Three courtyard are surrounded by restored rampart promenade, which also connects the castle courtyard with recreational and educative castle park, in which are stationed various pavilions informing tourists about the historical, architectural and natural values of Brtnice and its environs. In the park is also located amphitheater for cultural and musical events. The castle has become a great park of activities pulling into its bowels town visitors and inhabitants of Brtnice themselves. The main dominant of the complex is new tower Brtnice, which grows on the historic footprint of burnt tower. High-tech architecture of tower attracts visitors of the city and is the starting point of castle viewing. It brings together the functions of the Information Center, phaenomania, souvenir shop, cafe and roof garden, which is also a cafe terrace and outlook. Oriels of tower are oriented to the surrounding important historical monuments. Visitors pass through peripheral “gallery of knowledge” and recognize beauty of the town and its environs.
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Adaptation of Brtnice Castle
Kovács, Július ; Bindr, Tomáš (referee) ; Mléčka, Jan (advisor)
The basic objective is of adaptation of the castle is integration to tourism development in the region and simultaneously make the castle and town more attractive for residents. The resort´s own castle is functionally divided into three centers. The first courtyard is the tourist center of the region, the second courtyard recreation center and third courtyard cultural centre. Three courtyard are surrounded by restored rampart promenade, which also connects the castle courtyard with recreational and educative castle park, in which are stationed various pavilions informing tourists about the historical, architectural and natural values of Brtnice and its environs. In the park is also located amphitheater for cultural and musical events. The castle has become a great park of activities pulling into its bowels town visitors and inhabitants of Brtnice themselves. The main dominant of the complex is new tower Brtnice, which grows on the historic footprint of burnt tower. High-tech architecture of tower attracts visitors of the city and is the starting point of castle viewing. It brings together the functions of the Information Center, phaenomania, souvenir shop, cafe and roof garden, which is also a cafe terrace and outlook. Oriels of tower are oriented to the surrounding important historical monuments. Visitors pass through peripheral “gallery of knowledge” and recognize beauty of the town and its environs.
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Josef Hoffmann - european designer
RAUSCHER, Daniel
The theme of the thesis is life and work of a well-known native of Brtnice, designer architect and professor Josef Hofmann in context with Mid Europe. The first part of the thesis covers the most important periods of his life since his school years in Bohemia (Brtnice, Jihlava and Brno), his studies in Vienna at Otto Wagner´s and his membership in the most important fine arts groups of that time, till a stipendiary stay in Italy. The second part deals with a fundamental architectural building realization and its large part includes the famous period of his designing work in arts and crafts workroom (Wiener Werkstätte) which had been producing applied arts items in an unbelievably wide range from fashion clothing and jewellery to complete housing equipment, group of which is being made till nowadays. The third part consists of making Hofmann´s way of influence upon designering field closer to his bequest in the present. In the last part, dealing with comparison of Hofmann with some contemporary artists, we try to prove timelessness of one of the most famous designers of the first part of the 20th century and to confirm his European crossover.
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Commemorative book of the market-town of Brtnice from 18th century. Diploma thesis.
KOURKOVÁ, Lucie
The main purpose of this diploma thesis is a critical edition of the manuscript of Book of Varied Antique Sights Trhova Brtnice 1728-1768. It is a commemorative book that was created in 18th century in the environment of a dependant town. The edition is conceived in the way that enables preservation of all formal signs of a modern text. The next part of the thesis briefly summarises the historical development of the town of Brtnice. The emphasis is placed on 17th and 18th century, especially on the function of the patrimonial control and the dependant self-control. The nub of the additional text is an analysis of the resource from the point of view of outer and inner signs; furthermore, its interpretation and possible usage in the historical research.
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