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Považská Bystrica: Mesto so zmazaným geniom loci a podnety k jeho regenerácii
Turošík, Marek
The 20th century was an era of massive urbanization and big projects that changed the landscape. These changes, in many cases, totally changed the image of the environment. One example of such change is the Slovak town of Považská Bystrica and its surroundings, the historical settlement and landscape structure of which was dramatically altered. Inhabitants of the town have still not adapted to the changed structure and therefore it is important to find and recreate places of connections to cutted threads that would once again anchor man in this landscape and man-made environment.
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Czechoslovak Housing Estates in the Late Socialism: Ideology, Practice, and Criticism
Sirisornpattapon, Ponpassorn ; Emler, David (advisor) ; Šmidrkal, Václav (referee)
Czechoslovak housing estates built in the last two decades of state-socialism can be viewed as a socialist spatial entity with its own uniqueness and local characteristics specific to the circumstances of socialist Czechoslovakia during the "normalisation" era. These housing estates appeared from the beginning of the 1970s in big cities such as in Prague and Bratislava provided a new kind of living space for the residents. The ideas behind the creation of these estates were not only related to their physical appearance which shows the direct connection to modernist architecture, but also the aspiration of socialist ideologues to make a positive change in the name of socialist modernisation. Although the post-war socialist centralization of the Czechoslovak state and architectural practice endorses the notion of collective endeavour, the construction of housing estates for all as a part of the "building of socialism" program was attacked by contemporary critiques as providing the premises for the citizens' retreat into the private sphere. These estates could be argued to have caused a psychological impact and worked to shape a new lifestyle and mentality of the residents whose lives epitomized the main theme of normalisation-era: the quiet lives away from politics. Different poles of criticism to...
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New synagogue in Opava
Gášek, Daniel ; Velek, Jan (referee) ; Dulenčín, Juraj (advisor)
The aim of the thesis was to create an architectural study of the new synagogue in Opava. Similarly to many other towns and cities, the former synagogue was burned during Kristallnacht, the ruins were completely demolished and taken away. Nowadays there are no buildings on the site, except the former Rabbi’s house. Basic idea was in preserving the park character of the site by insertion of a non-arrogant low cuboid volume in the neighbourhood of apartment buildings from the first half of the 20th century. Designed form benefits from the character of the site while humbly avoiding construction on the actual place where the burnt synagogue stood. This creates an elegant, low object, whose two dominant ceiling slabs are filled with glass in between so it preserves a part of the park’s existing transparency and let the interior freely connect with exterior, also thanks to large sliding windows. In the center of the block is situated three sides closed atrium, which surrounds the new synagogue, into whose interior delicate scattered sunlight penetrates through the translucent onyx stone walls.
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War Being a Topic in Demand? F. V. Krejčí ´s Essays from the Year 1915 as an Impulse to Literary Polemics.
VITOŇOVÁ, Barbora
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to reflect on the question of World War I as a suitable literary topic presented in the book of essays of František Václav Krejčí, the Czech writer and critic at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, called Doba: Essaye z roku 1915 [Time: Essays from 1915]. Furthermore to shed a light on the motivation and resources that contributed to decided opinions of this significant critic of literature and art, based on elaborated ideological analysis of Essays, analysis of critical feedback in reviews and articles published in the daily press during the war and studies which deals with personality of František Václav Krejčí and his views on the need for literary (artistic) work inspired by the war. Moreover the thesis presents F. V. Krejčí as a leading personality of the literary movement of the nineties in the 19th century, who aroused numerous polemics and criticisms (e.g. by F. X. Šalda, reputable critic of the first half of the 20th century) by his later attitudes towards the war and his understanding of the need of the Czech literature to react to the war immediately.
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THE THEOLOGICAL LEGACY OF CZECH MODERNISM IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF FRANTIŠEK BÍLEK
Langer, Marketa ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Kučera, Zdeněk (referee) ; Weis, Martin (referee)
ThDr. Marketa Langer Praha, 2018 THE THEOLOGICAL LEGACY OF CZECH MODERNISM IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF FRANTIŠEK BÍLEK ABSTRACT This thesis looks at the life and work of the artist Frantisek B lek in relation to the theological legacy of Czech Catholic modernism at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth century over three chapters. Its objective is to answer three questions: Was the artist the mystic he was perceived to be at the time? Can he be termed a modernist? What were his reasons for joining the Czechoslovak Church when it was founded in 1920? The study uses the method of hypotheses which are stated in advance in the questions posed, and then subsequently tested. Another method used is an analysis and comparison of the approach and attitudes of Czech society to the artist during his life. The introductory chapter describes the study's key indicators with a brief description of the issues, and also the form and structure used. Part A looks at the environment during the emergence of modern Europe; in particular the conditions giving rise to the struggle for modernism, the circumstances of the First Vatican Council, the Czech Catholic reform movement and the European modernism movement in relation to the central subject of this thesis, artist Frantisek B lek. Each of the three chapters looks at one...
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Architecture at the Exhibition. The birth of modern architecture during the great Prague exhibitions in 1891-1908.
Turková, Kateřina ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
There occurred a change in the Czech architecture from late historicism to modernism in the time from 1890's to the early 20th century. This thesis tries to demonstrate this change on the architecture of the pavilions during the Prague's great exhibitions that held in the years 1891-1908 at the Prague Exhibition Grounds at Holešovice. Individual attention will be focused on the Prague Jubilee Exhibition of 1891, the Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhibition of 1895, Exhibition of Architects and Engineers of 1898 and Jubilee exhibition of the Trade and Business Chamber of 1908. After putting these exhibitions into the broader context and with the emphasis on significant buildings that should not be neglected as a part of the evolution of Czech architecture, this thesis tries to answer the introductory question whether the Prague Great Exhibitions played an essential role in the birth of Czech modern architecture.
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Czech nationalism and the emergence of the Czechoslovak Church
Mach, Pavel ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (advisor) ; Kučera, Zdeněk (referee) ; Weis, Martin (referee)
This paper describes nationalism as a phenomenon that has become an integral part of Czech society in the 19th century and its manifestations. It describes the main motives Czech nationalist ideology created by T. G. Masaryk. It also described the political situation during the First World War and the circumstances of the independent Czechoslovak state and its share in breaking the Austro - Hungarian monarchy. The work deals with the problem of modernism in the Catholic Church, whose adherents later became the founder of the Church of Czechoslovakia. Briefly describes the lives of the founders of the church and their relationship to nationalist political movements. The core of the work is the analysis of texts relating to the reform movement of the Czech Catholic clergy and the Czechoslovak church, from the period between 1906 - 1931, which is determined by the definition of nationalism seeks to assess its impact on the formation and other life Czechoslovak Church.
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The Czechoslovak Hussite religious community in Prague's Vinohrady in years 1942 - 1961
Nováček, Oldřich ; Hrdlička, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
The thesis entitled "The Czechoslovak Hussite religious community in Prague's Vinohrady in years 1942-1961" deals with the development of the Vinohrady's religious community within the wider historical development of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. The introductory part of the thesis deals with the historical preconditions of the birth of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. Besides the Enlightenment it was particularly a reformist movement of the Catholic clergy in the 19th century, closely connected to Catholic modernism, which was a revivalist movement within the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of 19th and 20th century. The impact of World War I and the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian empire mustn't be omitted, as well as the influx of democracy, humanism and, finally, the turbulent atmosphere at the time of the establishment of the new independent Czechoslovak Republic. The second part of the thesis is focused on the founding of the Czechoslovak Hussite religious community in the Vinohrady district of Prague, its development from the establishment of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church to its recognition by the Czechoslovak Republic. Then follows a general overview of the first twenty years of its existence, at the time of the so-called "First Republic" and at the time of protectorate, with the...
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Themes and Motifs in Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse
Limrová, Martina ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to elaborate on the thematic and motivic layers of the novel To The Lighthouse written by Virginia Woolf in 1927. The purpose of this work is to find the themes and motifs most commonly used by Woolf. I am focusing in particular on a detailed analysis of the themes and motifs typical of Woolf's writing style. Among other things, the aim of the work is to find a possible link with the author's life, which could have had undisputed influence on the choice of themes and motifs, as well as the other intentions of the author to use the given motifs. KEYWORDS Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, Modernism, themes, motifs
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Modernist Narrative Techniques in Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Čechová, Michaela ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce and analyse selected modernist narrative techniques in Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf, who was one of the main protagonists of Modernism (1890-1930) in Britain. The theoretical part attempts to describe and clarify the nature of chosen modernist narrative techniques and to put them into context of Modernism. The practical part reveals Woolf's unique usage of these techniques and it demonstrates what effects these techniques had on the novel. Key Words: Modernism, modernist narrative techniques, stream of consciousness, Symbolism, intertextuality
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