The beautiful design for the new Prague library is under attack by the Czech president and the mayor of Prague
Jan Kaplicky’s beautiful design for the new Prague library is under attack by both the Czech president and the mayor of Prague, reports Building Design Online.
But speaking to BD this week, Kaplicky — who last week took part in a head-to-head televised debate with the mayor — said that a forthcoming settlement between the warring parties would not see the design altered.
Hopes of realising the 50,000 sq m building, dubbed “the octopus” and set to hold 10 million books, were also boosted by a 3,000-name petition of support and by backing from competition jurors including architect Eva Jiricna.
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