Director of national library rules out building Kaplický ‘blob’

The project of renowned Czech architect Jan Kaplický for a new and futuristic national library building in Prague has been rejected by the new head of the library. Director Tomáš Böhm said that money for such a building, nicknamed the blob, was simply not available. He added that the library’s biggest priority at the moment was to tackle the shortage of storage space for its collection. A new library building might be thought about in five to 10 years with a new competition likely launched for the design, he said.

Author: Chris Johnstone