"10 Questions to..." is a series of short interviews with architects and female architects, to whom we address the same pool of questions. In today's installment of the mini-interview, Michal Krištof of the Czech studio CHYBIK + KRISTOF talked about the most important buildings and the most inspiring city.
[English version below]
Michal Krištof - architect, co-founder of CHYBIK + KRISTOF studio based in Prague, Brno and Bratislava. He studied architecture and urban planning at Brno University of Technology and Sint-Lucas in Ghent. He worked at the Bjarke Ingels Group office in Copenhagen. He has taught at the Faculty of Architecture at Brno University of Technology and as a guest lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, Cornell University and the Politecnico di Milano.
1. architecture in three words...?
a. Space.
b. People.
c. Concept.
2. the three most important buildings for you...?
a. Swimming pools in Leça, Portugal, proj.: Álvaro Siza.
b. La Congiunta museum, Switzerland, proj.: Peter Märkli.
c. Slovak National Gallery, Slovakia, proj.: Vladimír Dedeček.
3. the most important book on architecture...?
"S, M, L, XL," by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau, 1995.
4. most inspiring city and why...?
New York, because of the energy of the city.
5. architect with whom you would like to design something and why...?
Rem Koolhaas, because of the discussion.
6. hand drawing or computer drawing?
Both.
7. mockup or 3D model?
Both.
8. modernism or postmodernism?
Both.
9. After-hours work or sports?
Family.
10. architecture or business?
Architecture and business.
1. architecture in three words...?
a. Space.
b. People.
c. Concept.
2. three the most important buildings for you...?
a. Leça Swimming Pools, Portugal, Álvaro Siza.
b. La Congiunta, Switzerland, Peter Märkli.
c. Slovak National Gallery, Slovakia, Vladimír Dedeček.
3. The most important book about architecture...?
"S, M, L, XL," by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau, 1995.
4. the most inspiring city and why...?
New York, because of the power of the city.
5. An architect with whom you would like to design something and why...?
Rem Koolhaas, because of the discussion.
6. freehand drawing or computer drawing?
Both.
7. Mock-up or 3D model?
Both.
8. modern or postmodern architecture?
Both.
9. Work after hours or sports?
Family.
10. architecture or business?
Architecture and business.
