Exhibition of Radoslav Zuk’s design work in Lviv
An exhibition of Emeritus Professor Radoslav Zuk’s design work, entitled “Place, People, Time and Architecture,” was held at the Lviv Polytechnic National University, from September 29 to October 10, 2014, under the auspices of its Institute of Architecture. The accompanying photo was taken at the formal opening of the exhibition; from left to right: Oleksandr Yarema (Vice-president of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine), Prof. Bohdan Tscherkes (Director of the Institute of Architecture), Prof. Radoslav Zuk, Andriy Pawliw (Head of the Department of Planning and Chief Architect of the City of Lviv) , Prof. Zoryan Pikh (Vice-rector for Research), Prof. Viktor Proskuriakow (Head, Department of Architectural Environmental Design, and Dean of Graduate Studies, at the Institute of Architecture).
Some of the designs in the show included: Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church (Toronto, Ontario), Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church (Thunder Bay, Ontario), St. Stephen’s Byzantine Ukrainian Catholic Church (Calgary, Alberta), St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (Rochester, New York), Nativity of the Theotokos Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (Lviv, Ukraine), and three projects for the expansion of the Ukrainian National Museum of Fine Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The Architectural major established in 1730 in Lviv University is the oldest one in Ukraine. It became part of the Technical Academy after the latter was founded in 1844. In 1877 the Department moved to the new building where it is still located. The Architecture Institute was founded in 2001 on the basis of the Architectural Faculty as a result of the restructuring of Lviv Polytechnic National University.
From the foreword to the exhibition catalogue, by Radoslav Zuk: “Significant architecture embodies the spirit of its geographic location, the intrinsic character of the people it serves, and the most advanced ideas and technological capabilities of humanity at a given time in history. Therefore, such architecture cannot be impersonal and sterile, nor can it be blatantly eclectic. It must maintain the substance of a specific cultural tradition, but transform it in a fresh, inventive and relevant form.”