{"id":5457,"date":"2016-11-01T12:52:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T11:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2016-11-01T12:52:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T11:52:54","slug":"exhibition-jan-kaplicky-drawings-stephen-lawrence-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/2016\/11\/01\/exhibition-jan-kaplicky-drawings-stephen-lawrence-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition :: Jan Kaplick\u00fd \u2018drawings\u2019 :: Stephen Lawrence Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Private View November 8th 6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>November 9th \u2013 December 16th 2016<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday \u2013 Friday 11am \u2013 5pm, Saturday 11am \u2013 4pm<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Lawrence Gallery \/ 11 Stockwell Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5458\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/161108_Kaplicky-Exhibition_poster.png\" alt=\"161108_kaplicky-exhibition_poster\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/161108_Kaplicky-Exhibition_poster.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/161108_Kaplicky-Exhibition_poster-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This exhibition commemorates Jan Kaplick\u00fd, who was one of the most gifted and visionary architects working at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. His death in 2009 at the age of 71 robbed the world of a designer whose virtuosity was only just coming to wider public attention, having been a benchmark in the world of architecture for nearly three decades.<\/p>\n<p>His trademark \u2018futuristic\u2019 style was formed from the intersection of the bold elegance of Czech modernism, the sweeping lines of the Baroque and intricacy of the exploded technical diagram. His work moved beyond a simple categorisation as High Tech into a realm where technology was both a utopian image and absolute fact.<\/p>\n<p>Kaplick\u00fd always felt that drawings were the epitome of the \u2018decisive creative act\u2019 and the care and intricacy of his drawings show the workings of a man who was passionate in the pursuit of precision. Produced before the rise of computer aided drafting (CAD), the complexity of form and the delicacy of line are astonishing, and coupled with a wit and originality around programme and a genuine commitment to an ethical use of technology and materials. Kaplick\u00fd\u2019s works represent a liberating and joyful approach to architecture.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition re-presents material from a book published last year by Circa Press, featuring Kaplick\u00fd\u2019s most iconic projects produced on his own and in collaboration with Future Systems partners David Nixon and Amanda Levete. The book is an exquistive testimonial to a man whose quest for a synthesis between technology and form was manifest in the detail and care that are apparent in every line. The drawings are presented at various scales to communicate Kaplick\u00fd\u2019s obsessions and to demonstrate to a generation brought up on CAD that the complexity of an idea may be found in the economy of lines and not solely in their abundance.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition has been designed and curated by Nic Clear, Head of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Greenwich and a long time Kaplick\u00fd fan.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Nic Clear \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:n.a.clear@greenwich.ac.uk\">n.a.clear@greenwich.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">University of Greenwich Galleries<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Stephen Lawrence Gallery<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">11 Stockwell Street<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">London SE10 9BD<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private View November 8th 6.30pm \u2013 8.30pm November 9th \u2013 December 16th 2016 Tuesday \u2013 Friday 11am \u2013 5pm, Saturday 11am \u2013 4pm Stephen Lawrence Gallery \/ 11 Stockwell Street This exhibition commemorates Jan Kaplick\u00fd, who was one of the most gifted and visionary architects working at the end of the 20th and the beginning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-5457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-and-exhibitions","category-news","tag-jan-kaplicky"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}