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Key Projects 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 Key Projects by Future Systems The Czech National Library , Czech Republic 2007- 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) 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 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 currently 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. They have also completed some notable bridges. Future Systems : London Shop 2004 Future Systems Architects - Oxford Street London store Glasgow Bridge image

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