October 29, 2025, from 3 PM
Kafkárna / Center for Art and Ecology UMPRUM, Buštฤhradská 2, Prague 6
The event will be held in English. Warm clothing is recommended!
Free admission.
The Department of Fine Arts at UMPRUM invites you to a lecture and fireside gathering at Kafkárna. The lecture will feature Austrian architect Alexander Hagner with his talk: “What we can do — Bringing ‘we’ into a better position is a good point of departure…”
Austrian architect Alexander Hagner, together with Ulrike Schartner, has long explored how architecture can foster coexistence among people. Their Vienna-based studio gaupenraub+/- searches for ways to practice architecture with sensitivity — mindful of both individuals and society — and to use space as a medium for dialogue and connection.
On Wednesday at Kafkárna, Hagner will present the project ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ท๐๐ฒ๐ก๐ช๐ผ๐ฝ–๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ป๐ฒ๐ท, a house where students, people experiencing homelessness, and migrants live together under one roof. What began as an experiment has become a place that demonstrates how architecture can serve as both a meeting ground and an instrument of change.
In his lecture “What we can do”, Alexander Hagner will share insights from more than twenty years of working on projects that link architecture and social responsibility — and will reflect on what more we can do to strengthen our shared “we.”
