Petra Hlaváčková

Born 1981 in Brno, Czech republic. Graduated in history of art from the Faculty of Philosophy of Masaryk University in Brno.

Theorist of architecture and art, freelance curator based in Brno

Member of and co-founder of 4AM Forum for Architecture and Media association (2010). Worked at The Brno House of Arts (2009 - 2012),

Petra is co-curator and lecturer of the Move the City workshop [1], co-curator of The Compact City exhibition [2] and she is also author and curator of the research project Kill Your Idol - Psychoanalysis of contemporary architecture of the City of Brno. [3]

Petra was involved in the Asking Architecture winning project for the exposition in the Czech and Slovak Pavilion at 13th International Architecture Exhibition of la Bienale di Venezia 2012, in cooperation with curator and architect Ján Pernecký and Barbora Šedivá [4]. [5]

Petra is also author, curator and coordinator of the Brno Architecture Manual. A Guide to 1918-1945 Architecture. Beginning September 2011, the Brno Architecture Manual (BAM) is available as a freely accessible database, trail markings, printed maps and guides providing those interested in architecture with detailed information about Brno development dating from 1918-1945.An internet database of 400 architectural structures is available for professionals and the general public at www.bam.brno.cz and contains informational texts, maps, photo documentation and audio recordings to download. [6]

Contact: forum4am@gmail.com