EVA JIŘIČNÁ’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Seniors love exhibitions including for example interesting personalities. Eva Jiřičná, who lives in London, exhibits her work at the DOX Centre in Prague. The study text is also a kind of invitation for my students to see something interesting.

EVA JIŘIČNÁ’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION¹.

Eva Jiřičná (*1939) is 80-years old this year, and you can visit her exhibition between the 22nd of March and the 12th of August, 2019, at the DOX Centre in Prague.The event² is about the whole³ career of the Czech architect.

You can see Eva Jiřičná’s projects from the past⁴ at the exhibition, but also her sources of inspiration, and it is also possible to watch documentary⁵ films about her life and work.

Eva Jiřičná, who lives in London, is the most famous Czech female⁶ architect in the world.She likes modern style of architecture.She uses a lot of glass and metal⁷.She likes natural light in interiors.Her main⁸ inspiration is technology, but also nature.

She says: “My designs are a combination of rational and intuitive elements.”.

She designs chairs, tables, interiors and family homes.Her work also includes⁹ a library, hotel or school.She designed some interiors in the Dancing House, and also the Royal Garden in Prague.

Vocab.: ¹oslava| ²akce(událost)| ³celý| ⁴minulost| ⁵dokument(film)| ⁶ženský| ⁷kov| ⁸hlavní| ⁹zahrnovat
Language notes: this year=letos|source of inspiration=zdroj inspirace|modern style=moderní styl|natural light=přirozené světlo|rational and intuitive element=racionální a intuitivní prvek|family home=rodinný dům|Dancing House=Tančící dům|Royal Garden=Královská zahrada
Sources: designmag.cz|en.wikipedia.org.