Month: January 2021
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The Parkhotel has been transformed into Mama Shelter Prague with an interior by Philipp Starck – DesignMag.cz
09/21/2018 –– interior –– Ondřej Krynek On Thursday, the Mama Shelter Prague Hotel was inaugurated in Prague, settling in the brutalist building of the Parkhotel from 1967. The listed building was transformed mainly into the interior, which was designed by the famous French designer Philippe Starck. However, some listed interior elements were left. The hotel…
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Protests in Prague. Hundreds of people demonstrated against Wenceslas Square in Wenceslas Square
The participants of the event were mostly without veils, they have Czech flags. They held banners stating that they were not children, that the government restricted them in sports activities and they wanted an end to government bullying. They also spoke out against vaccination. The police did not notice any significant problems, said spokeswoman Violeta…
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Hundreds of people protested against government measures in the center of Prague iROZHLAS
Hundreds of people demonstrated on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Sunday afternoon against government measures against the spread of coronavirus. The participants of the event “We are people, you won’t turn us off” filled the entire upper part of the square to the level of Opletalova Street. Protest continuously for two and a half hours, according…
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No drapes or spacing. Demonstrations against government measures are being demonstrated in Prague
An event called We are people, you will not turn us off! According to the organizers, it is to support freedom and MP Lubomír Volný (Jednotné), who last week provoked a fight directly in plenary during the Chamber of Deputies. His punishment is due to be reconsidered by the Mandate and Immunity Committee next week.…
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Review: Famous faces solve the murders of the First Republic. The crimes of Greater Prague are sold
On Sunday evening, Czech Television will start broadcasting a new ten-part series Crimes of Greater Prague. It takes place in 1922, when rural districts such as Dejvice, Smíchov or Žižkov were connected to the metropolis. Nostalgia mixes with the “murders of the First Republic” and the sold work of the filmmakers. How is it possible…
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MVRDV will build a relaxation residence made of cubes with a green atrium in Prague – DesignMag.cz
December 2, 2019 –– architecture –– Ondřej Krynek During her last visit to Prague, Winy Maas from the Dutch studio MVRDV presented her Relax Residence design in Na Cihlářce Street in Prague’s Malvazinky. Instead of the dilapidated Sanatorium of Postal Employees, 39 flats, a clinic, a rehabilitation center, a pharmacy, a café and other facilities…
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Prague has opened a major exhibition of the most famous photographs of Helmut Newton – DesignMag.cz
07/01/2019 –– events –– Ondřej Krynek In Prague’s Museum Kampa opened a large retrospective exhibition of Helmut Newton in Dialogue. Fashion and fiction, which is the most famous portrait and fashion photos of world-renowned photographer. Enjoy among others portraits of celebrities such as Andy Warhol, Karl Lagerfeld, Sigourney Weaver and Paloma Picasso. “Helmut Newton was…
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Prague introduced a new look of the Prague Market in Holešovice after a major reconstruction – DesignMag.cz
06/05/2020 ––– architecture ––– Ondřej Krynek The Prague Market in Holešovice is a listed area in a neglected state. The capital city of Prague presented for the first time a proposal for a comprehensive reconstruction of the entire complex. Access to the complex is to be changed, new greenery is to be planted, the original…
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Prague will build a new Dvorecký bridge inspired by cubism for trams and pedestrians – DesignMag.cz
01/18/2019 –– architecture –– Ondřej Krynek At the end of last year, the results of an international architectural competition for the new Dvorecký Bridge in Prague, which will connect Smíchov with Podolí, were announced. The winning design was a neo-cubist bridge from a pair of studios Tubes and Atelier 6. The commission that selected the…
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The exhibition in CAMP – DesignMag.cz shows how Rohanský ostrov in Prague will change
10/16/2019 –– architecture –– Ondřej Krynek Until December 20, the Rohanský ostrov: nový Karlín? The development plan and the appearance of several buildings and other structures that are to be built here in the next 20 years are presented here. These are to be offices, new flats, a footbridge, a cycle path and the largest…