archint 1918_2018: The Baťa Home ǀ Zlín´s Vanishing Architectural Elements

Recorded 11.10.2018 at Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin


At the beginning of the 20th century Zlín was a small town with
no more but regional importance. But then the Baťa family began
to develop the shoe factory and build the company town nearby.
Thus emerged an extraordinary example of a modernist city
complex, but the architectural heritage is quickly vanishing
under sediments of recent conversions. The presentation by Klára
Eliášová and Barbora Vacková introduced the book “The Baťa Home:
Zlín’s Vanishing Architectural Elements” focusing on the
residential architecture in Zlín, specifically on the family
houses intended for the company employees.


archint 1918_2018 is a series of events on the turn in
architecture after 1918, after the establishment of the First
Czechoslovak Republic. Young theoreticians of architecture will
present their new projects on heritage and the courageous modern
visions that have strongly shaped the Czech architectural
landscape. In cooperation with CzechTourism


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