Due to the change of Masaryk railway station, Prague is begging for a deletion from UNESCO, says the architect iROZHLAS
According to some architects, Prague is threatening its membership in UNESCO with insensitive interventions in the monument zone. Will the new buildings around Masaryk Railway Station in Prague, for example, be damaged? “We do not want to open an open-air museum here, but if we do not want to lose our values, we must deal with the order of the city,” said Marie Švábová, architect and vice president of the Association for the Protection and Development of the Cultural Heritage of the Czech Republic, on Czech Radio Plus.
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Visualization of the design of revitalization and construction in the vicinity of Prague ‘s Masaryk Railway Station in Prague Source: Penta Investments
According to Švábová, Prague is gambling with its membership in UNESCO. “Her situation on the UNESCO list is already problematic. He saved Dr. Štulc, the former chairman of ICOMOS, through various measures, “he says.
Prague and UNESCO: Listen to the whole Pros and Cons
UNESCO has dealt with Prague several times, for example due to skyscrapers in Pankrác, the Blanka tunnel or the demolition of a house on Wenceslas Square. According to the architect, Prague is now literally begging to be removed from the list, due to Masaryk Railway Station.
“It’s a completely foreign development. Prague is an absolutely exceptional city. This does not mean that it should be preserved, that nothing should change, on the contrary. Change is a characteristic of every city, that is its life. We don’t want to open an open-air museum here, but if we don’t want to lose our values, we have to deal with the order of the city, “says Švábová.
According to Švábová, the revitalization project of the station by the world-famous Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid goes against the spatial principles of the city.
“It does not respect the plot, the roof landscape, the scale. Prague has its values, we must continue to maintain them, not deny them, “I think the vice-president of the Association for the Protection and Development of the Cultural Heritage of the Czech Republic.
Airport expressway
Michal Bartošek, a specialist in architecture and spatial planning, the Institute for Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague, demands that he appreciates the fact that Prague is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “It does not mean, however, that Prague should not continue. We have to look for an agreement on how to set up the development of Prague correctly, “I think.
“Zahy Hadid’s design is remarkable because he discovered a kind of conceptual level in the use of the area. This is not only an area along Na Florenci Street, but also a solution further, towards the bus station. The proposal discovered in the original concept, unlike other competition proposals, opportunities for the establishment of a major city center at the intersection of important transport routes, “explains Bartošek.
According to specialists at Masaryk Railway Station, Prague sees a barrier in connecting Opletalova Street and the area in Florence.
“At the same time, the expressway from the airport is to arrive at Masaryk railway station. It will thus become a development place in the center of Prague. The cultivation of the station as such is welcome. This is closely connected with the development plan, “describes Bartošek.
Does the proposal contradict the Prague zoning plan? “I don’t think so,” he replies.
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