British Embassy Prague hosts City Showcase
The British Embassy Prague in cooperation with centenary partners hosts a City Showcase on the 30 September where London and Prague will be in dialogue about architecture and urban planning.
London participants will include Peter Murray, London’s International Design Advocate, the City of London Corporation, Foster + Partners, and Zaha Hadid Architects.
Programme
| 12:00 – 12:30pm | Registrations |
| 12:30 – 12:35pm | Welcome speech, Nick Archer, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic |
| 12.35 – 12:50pm | Prague Keynote, Ondřej Boháč, IPR Director, Prague |
| 12:50 – 1:20pm | ‘Square Mile’ Keynote, Peter Murray, International Design Advocate of London, Chairman of New London Architecture |
| 1:20 – 2:20pm | Networking lunch |
| 2:20 – 2:50pm | City of London Corporation: Visions and Practicalities, Alison Hayes, Senior Planning Officer, Ben Eley, Conservation and Design Officer, Linzi Clark, Business Liaison Manager, City Property Advisory Team |
| 2:50 – 3:35pm | Embracing Modernity, Dan Sibert, Senior Partner, Foster+Partners |
| 3:35 – 4:05pm | Showcasing Prague, Lada Kolaříková, Director of the Urban Planning Department at IPR |
| 4:05 – 4:20pm | tea and coffee break |
| 4:20 – 5:20pm | Roundtable Dialogue: The Old and The New - Prague and the City of London with Peter Murray, Eva Jiricna, James Woolf and Lada Kolaříková |
| 5:20 – 5:50pm | Eva Jiřičná and her work in Prague, Eva Jiřičná AI-Design |
| 5:50 – 6:20pm | Zaha Hadid project in Prague, Petr Palička, Country Director, Penta Real Estate and Jakub Klaška, Architect, Zaha Hadid Studio, London |
| 6:20pm | Reception |
| 7:30pm | Public Lecture by Peter Murray at CAMP |
| 7:50pm | Roundtable Dialogue with Peter Murray, Dan Sibert and Jakub Klaška |
The event will be moderated by Mr Jan Kasl, President of the Czech Chamber of Architects.
The event is held under the auspices of the City of Prague.
Further information for guests
Please note there is no parking available at CAMP and the easiest option is to arrive either by a taxi or by tram to the station Karlovo náměstí or Moráň.
A professional photographer and videographer will be present and your picture may be taken at the event. Should you disagree, please feel free to let us know by email.
Simultaneous translation will be provided throughout the whole of the day.
For more information, please contact bettina.molnarova@fco.gov.uk