In Search of 20th Century Gesamtkunstwerk 
Lecture by Adam Štěch

DO, 22.05.25 18:30
Archiv für Bau.Kunst.Geschichte, Ebene 6

Prague-based architecture historian and curator of Elements exhibition Adam Štěch will talk about his long-time research and documentation of modernist architecture and interiors. During the lecture he will present some of the most exciting and authentic 20th century interiors all around the world, designed as total works of art (Gesamtkunstwerk). He will trace the idea of complex design approach from Art Nouveau through interwar Modernism to postwar Modernism, Brutalism and radical tendencies.

The lecture will be held in English.