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Architecture for Export: Brutalism, diplomacy, and the global legacy of Czech embassies
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What do the Czech Embassy buildings in Delhi, Athens, Berlin, Beijing, Brasília, Cairo, Tokyo, London, and Washington have in common? They were all designed in the 1960s and 70s in bold, expressive styles of Brutalism and Modernism. A new exhibition on Prague’s Rašín Embankment celebrates these remarkable structures, as well as the stories they tell about architecture, diplomacy, and Czech identity. I met with the exhibition’s curator, Adam Štěch, to find out more.
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What do the Czech Embassy buildings in Delhi, Athens, Berlin, Beijing, Brasília, Cairo, Tokyo, London, and Washington have in common? They were all designed in the 1960s and 70s in bold, expressive styles of Brutalism and Modernism. A new exhibition on Prague’s Rašín Embankment celebrates these remarkable structures, as well as the stories they tell about architecture, diplomacy, and Czech identity. I met with the exhibition’s curator, Adam Štěch, to find out more.
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