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Current AffairsArchitects question fairness of competition for new National Library building
Renowned architect Jan Kaplicky's design for the new Czech National Library
building in Prague - which was selected from several proposals submitted
in
a competition for the project - has engendered much controversy. The
futuristic building, which will look like a huge green and purple octopus
with a big glass eye, has provoked heated debate among supporters and
opponents of the project. Now the Czech Chamber of Architects has entered
the fray. They claim the winning design actually breaks the rules that
were set for the competition and are going to ask the International
Association of Architects in Paris, which supervised the contest, to
examine its transparency. More
Letter from PragueChanges ahead for the Czech National Library
Over a week ago, an international jury announced in Prague the winner of a
tender for the project of the Czech National Library's new building. The
jury decided unanimously that the project will be realised by the
Czech-born, London-based architect Jan Kaplicky. The new library is
expected to welcome the first readers in 2011 and the costs are estimated
at over 2 billion crowns (93 million dollars).
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Current AffairsNational Library to have a new building by Kaplicky
Prague is famous for its mix of architectural styles, and you can sometimes
meet centuries of different architecture in just one street. The city is
not particularly well-known for modern architecture - but that should
change in a few years, with the completion of an extremely unusual
building by the Czech-born, London-based architect Jan Kaplicky. More
One on OneJan Kaplicky - a Czech architect turning "future systems" into reality
Today we meet Jan Kaplicky, who is regarded by many as the greatest Czech
architect of his generation. Readers in the UK will surely know his
amazing Selfridges building in Birmingham. But although Jan Kaplicky has
won world renown for the work of his London-based company Future Systems,
he has found himself somewhat at odds with the establishment here in the
Czech Republic. Mr Kaplicky was born in Prague in 1937, and when we met
recently he first told me something about his family background.
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One on OneJan Kaplicky - a Czech architect turning "future systems" into reality
Today we meet Jan Kaplicky, who is regarded by many as the greatest Czech
architect of his generation. Readers in the UK will surely know his
amazing Selfridges building in Birmingham. But although Jan Kaplicky has
won world renown for the work of his London-based company Future Systems,
he has found himself somewhat at odds with the establishment here in the
Czech Republic. Mr Kaplicky was born in Prague in 1937, and when we met
recently he first told me something about his family background.
More
Current AffairsWorld renowned Czech architect Jan Kaplicky subject of new documentary
The Czech architect Jan Kaplicky is the man behind Future Systems, one of
the most innovative design offices in the world. He is perhaps best known
for the futuristic Selfridges building in the English city of Birmingham
and the remarkable media centre at Lord's cricket ground in London. Mr
Kaplicky, 67, is now the subject of a documentary entitled Profil, or
Profile. More
