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一架巨型飞艇正在布拉格上空升起，其插入了独特的纪念性建筑，灵感来自20世纪初优雅造型的飞艇，正在欧洲中心最大的当代艺术空间之一的屋顶上空。 42米长的和木结构将成为捷克共和国布拉格DOX当代艺术中心文学的新空间。

From the architect. A giant airship is rising over PragueA unique monumental architectural intervention, inspired by the elegant shapes of early 20th century airships, is growing on the rooftop of one of the largest contemporary art spaces in the heart of Europe. The 42 meter-long steel and wood structure will become a new permanent space for literature at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, Czech Republic.





2008年，布拉格DOX当代艺术中心首次向公众开放。前工厂重建为多功能空间，很快被提名为著名的Mies van der Rohe 奖，在过去的八年中，该中心继续履行其使命：为研究，颁奖仪式和重要社会议题的辩论提供空间，及艺术与其他学科的对话，鼓励对当今世界所谓现实的批判性观点。

In 2008 the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague first opened its doors to the public as the result of a private initiative by its current director, Leo? Válka, and his partners. The reconstruction of a former factory into a multifunctional space was soon nominated for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award, and for the past eight years the institution has continued to fulfil its mission: to create a space for research, presentation, and debate on important social issues, where arts in dialogue with other disciplines encourage a critical view of the so-called reality of today’s world.







在DOX中心之上“悬挂”的巨型木制飞艇的建造再次证明了Leo?Válka个人的野心，反映在DOX中心的整体理念中：即使在当今快节奏的全球化中，无法计算的是，评估或预测值得冒险，“事情可以做得不同”。

The construction of a giant wooden airship “suspended” above the DOX Centre is yet another testament to Leo? Válka’s personal conviction that is reflected in the DOX Centre’s overall philosophy: that even in today’s fast-paced, globalized world where nothing that cannot be calculated, evaluated, or predicted is worth risking for, “things can be done differently.”





“干扰DOX中心具有”寄生“结构的现代混凝土和玻璃结构的概念已经在我脑海中浮现了好几年了。 Leo?Válka说：“我首先想到一个荒谬的有机形状，与DOX中心的现有架构形成鲜明对比。

“The idea to invade the DOX Centre’s starkly modern austere concrete-and-glass architecture with a ‘parasitic’ structure has been on my mind for several years. I first dreamed of an absurdly fascinating organic shape that would contrast with the DOX Centre’s existing architecture,” says Leo? Válka.





2013年，他邀请国际知名建筑师MartinRajni?（2014年全球可持续建筑奖获得者）一起实现他所谓的“12岁男孩的梦想”。两年多以来， 他们一直致力于该设计，最终成为一个42米长和10米宽的结构，灵感来自于20世纪初开始巡航天空的巨型飞艇的形状。

In 2013 he invited internationally acclaimed architect Martin Rajni?, the 2014 winner of the Global Prize for Sustainable Architecture, to join him in realizing what he calls “a dream of 12-year-old boys.” For more than two years together with wood and steel specialists they have been working on the design of what finally turned out to be a 42 meter-long and 10 meter-wide structure inspired by the shapes of the giant airships that began to cruise the skies at the dawn of the 20th century.  





该飞艇的木制外形具有象征性。早期的飞艇代表着前所未有的技术进步的新时代的乐观主义。 他们以惊人的纪念碑性和感性的尊严，在天空消逝后，长期以来就会继续迷恋世代，他们一直体现着人类永恒的飞行欲望，代表着一种乌托邦的理想。

The shape of the zeppelin is symbolic. The early zeppelins represented the optimistic ideals of a new era of unprecedented technological advancements. With their remarkable monumentality and hypnotic dignity that would continue to fascinate generations to come long after they had vanished from the skies, they have always embodied the eternal human desire to fly, and have represented a certain utopian ideal.





飞艇是乌托邦文学中最著名的代表作之一。格利佛游记将作为与DOX展览主题相关的文学—小说，诗歌和批判性写作的阅读和公开讨论的空间，通常对当代人类情况的特定方面提出批判性观点。

The airship is to bear the name of one of the most famous characters in utopian literature. Gulliver will serve as a space for reading and public discussions of literature – fiction, poetry and critical writing – related to the themes of DOX’s exhibitions, which typically offer a critical view of particular aspects of the contemporary human situation.































































建筑师：HAMR
地点：捷克共和国
面积：400平方米