About Buildings + Cities

In the second episode of our miniseries on Jože Plečnik, we discussed four of his early church buildings, each representing a unique interlacing of early Christian architecture, 20th century classicism, and his idiosyncratic approach to style, detailing and planning which give all his buildings such a unique atmosphere. In this episode we discussed: St. Bartholomew's Church, Ljubljana (cerkev sv. Jerneja) Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, Prague (Kostel Nejsvětějšího Srdce Páně) Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Ljubljana (Župnijska cerkev Frančiška Asiškega) Church of the Ascension, Bogojina (Cerkev Gospodovega vnebohoda) Watch this episode on YouTube to follow along with the images: https://youtu.be/szuyRFu0wis [https://youtu.be/szuyRFu0wis] Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon [https://patreon.com/about_buildings] to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter [https://twitter.com/about_buildings] // instagram [https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/] // facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/] We’re on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org [http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

This is the first episode in a new series about the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, who blended inspiration from deep antiquity with the modern sensibilities he learnt as a student of Otto Wagner (subject of a previous ABC miniseries episodes 79–83). Here we discussed his upbringing and education, time in Italy and his idiosyncratic classical sources from Etruscan deep time and late antiquity. Later his career and earliest commissions in Vienna and Prague, especially the Zacherlhaus, Church of the Holy Spirit and his interventions at Prague Castle. To follow along with the images, find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a8S9gA6_j6M [https://youtu.be/a8S9gA6_j6M] Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon [https://patreon.com/about_buildings] to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter [https://twitter.com/about_buildings] // instagram [https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/] // facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/] We’re on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org [http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

If you want access to the full version of this episode, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings [https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings] Watch this episode on YouTube to follow along with the images: https://youtu.be/mhoIymTPnRg [https://youtu.be/mhoIymTPnRg] In the final part of our series on Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL, we discussed 'XL', including their unsuccessful competition entry for Parc de Vilette and the essay 'Generic City'. Discussions of Singapore, Atlanta and Yokohama are available on our Patreon. Our next series which will begin next month is going to be about the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, so watch this space! Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon [https://patreon.com/about_buildings] to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter [https://twitter.com/about_buildings] // instagram [https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/] // facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/] We’re on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org [http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/]

In Part 3 of our series on SMLXL we talked through 'L', including the essay on BIGNESS, including unbuilt schemes for the Très Grande Bibliothèquethe in Paris, the Karlsruhe Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie and the Zeebrugge Sea Terminal. To follow along with the images, check out this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cuzdCPh-iIs [https://youtu.be/cuzdCPh-iIs] We previously discussed some of these projects in episode 48 and bonus episode 48.5 (unlocked!), albeit less in the context of SMLXL as a publication. Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon [https://patreon.com/about_buildings] to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter [https://twitter.com/about_buildings] // instagram [https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/] // facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/] We’re on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org [http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/]

This is a preview of a bonus episode available on our Patreon feed, please support the show on Patreon for full access: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings [https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings] In this bonus we talked about the book-within-the-book, the series of quotations and definitions which run the breadth of the alphabet through SMLXL. It includes the usual Koolhaasian mixture of high and low culture, actress's memoirs, advertising, technical manuals, pornography and even Luke's dad! Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon [https://patreon.com/about_buildings] to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter [https://twitter.com/about_buildings] // instagram [https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/] // facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/] We’re on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org [http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/]