Future Systems Architects, Buildings, England, Studio, Photo, Project, Office, Info

Future Systems Architecture, London : Information

Contemporary British Architecture Practice, Europe

14 Mar 2012 Final Project by Future Systems - Enzo Ferrari Museum Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari, Modena, Italy 2012 photograph © Studio cento29 Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena was designed by Jan Kaplický at Future Systems. Following Jan’s death in 2009, Andrea Morgante, formerly of Future Systems, has seen the project through to completion. Andrea Morgante works at Shiro Studio, based in London. Future Systems Furniture Future Systems Sofa Jan Kaplicky design photograph from Resort Living Future Systems Sofa - Architectural Product Future Systems Exhibition The exhibition “Remembering Jan Kaplický - Architect of the Future” at the Design Museum in London Curator : Deyan Sudjic Dates: 1 Jul - 1 Nov 2009 Deyan Sudjic comments: “Jan was a remarkable architect, and a brilliant artist. We can only now begin to understand his impact on the shape of the contemporary world”. Future Systems Exhibition at the Design Museum Future Systems The husband and wife partnership of Jan Kaplicky and Amanda Levete are to split after twenty years. Kaplicky (Czech), 71, will retain the Future Systems name he established in 1979 and will work with about 10 staff; Levete (Welsh), 53, will operate under her own name with about 40 staff. They divorced in 2006 and have both since remarried. Kaplicky married Czech film producer Eliska Fuchsová in 2007. Apparently their design approach diverged with Jan wishing to fully exploit curvilinear ideas, often labelled as 'blob architecture'. Levete's new practice has a commission from James Murdoch, the chief executive of News Corporation in Europe and the Middle East, to rebuild the headquarters of the Times and Sun at Wapping, east London. Kaplicky considered his new national library in Prague could be the grand finale to his career. Formation of Amanda Levete Architects - 12 Mar 2009 Future Systems - Key Projects The Czech National Library, Czech Republic 2007- image from architect Prague Library : design competition winner Selfridges Birmingham : Bullring, Birmingham, England, UK 2005 photo © webbaviation Selfridges Birmingham Recent Future Systems Buildings - News Luas Bridge, Dublin, Ireland 2007- Geoffrey Chaucer School, New Kent Road, southeast London - Future Systems Architects Oosterdokseiland, Amsterdam, Netherlands Project with Bennetts Associates & MacCreanor Lavington Architects Oosterdokseiland Masterplan: Erick van Egeraat Architects Key Future Systems Building - featured Glasgow Bridge Project by Future Systems with Mckeown Alexander Architects (part of PJMP, latterly JM Architects) image from architect - no larger picture People's Crossing - Architecture: Mott MacDonald Ltd, Franklin and Andrews, Future Systems, McKeown Alexander Stand, Peter McCaughey, Loci Glasgow Bridge entries Future Systems - Buildings Lord's Cricket Ground Media Stand, St John's Wood, northwest London 1998-99 Lord's Ground from MCC : Photo © Anthony Devlin Lord's Media Stand - NatWest Media Centre Stirling Prize Winner 1999 Underground House, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales 1998 for Labour MP Bob Marshall-Andrews Hauer-King House, 40 Douglas Rd, Islington, northeast London 1994 photo © Nick Weall East London Architecture Photos One of Future Systems' first UK buildings - private home Meadlands Primary School, Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, England 2005 Classroom of the Future, Broughton Avenue: prefabricated moulded GRP oval-section cylinder Wild at Heart - flower shop, 49a Ledbury Rd, Notting Hill, London W11 - Future Systems - Projects Abu Dhabi Masterplan 2005 The Ark - Earth Centre, nr Doncaster, Yorkshire, north England not to be built Other Designs Champagne buckets for the Ivy restaurants Coathangers for Marni Future Systems - Architects Future Systems are best known for Selfridges Birmingham and their earlier Lords Cricket Ground Media Stand. The architects have a reputation for organic architecture ie where the section and plan are curvilinear. Future Systems have also completed some notable bridges. Future Systems : London Shop 2004 photo © Adrian Welch Future Systems Architects - Oxford Street London store Glasgow Bridge image - no larger image

Future Systems Architects - Practice Information

Architect offices in Notting Hill, west London

Future Systems Architects - Background
Future Systems was run by Jan Kaplicky and Amanda Levete. For years they designed visionary buildings with little to show, but then they had a starkly modern house built in northeast Islington and rose to fame with their Lords Cricket Ground Media Stand. This was criticised for looking space age but being made using old-fashioned, slow techniques in a Cornish boat-building yard. Nevertheless Future Systems have certainly pushed the boundaries of English architecture, indeed building design globally.

One of their highest profile buildings in recent years was Selfridges in Birmingham. Located at the Bull Ring the result has a close relationship with their wacky model from their early days of Trafalagar Square, London. Selfridges were a brave client - they had also approached Toyo Ito for a Glasgow store - but the result has a poor relationship with the pedestrian: it looks cool but appears to fail on basic ergonomic levels.

Jan Kaplicky left Czechoslovakia in 1968 and worked for Richard Rogers then Norman Foster before founding Future Systems in 1979. Kaplicky in 2002 published a book entitled Confessions. Jan Kaplicky and Amanda Levete had a son, Josef.

Future Systems - Practice Information

Architect studio based in British capital at 21C Conduit Place, London W2 1HS, UK

Contemporary Architects

Future Systems : London Architects

London Architecture : news + key projects

photo © Adrian Welch



London Architects

English Buildings

English Architects

Lords Cricket Ground Media Stand: Stirling Prize Winner 1999

Buildings / photos for the Future Systems Architects page welcome: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Future Systems - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

Website: www.future-systems.com

[Back to Top]

Tweet