Future architects have designed new forms for some places in K. Vary

Karlovy Vary - The vision of future architects on how some key places in Karlovy Vary might look was presented today at the exhibition "Teplá Ohře" in the Vřídlo colonnade. It was organized by the Office of Architecture of the City of Karlovy Vary (KAM) and the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague, whose students prepared the designs.

The exhibition also featured the head of one of the studios at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University, architect Boris Redčenkov, known for his work at Atelier A 69, which has participated in several projects in the Karlovy Vary region, for example in Cheb and Karlovy Vary. He hails from Františkovy Lázně.

As he said today to ČTK, during student visits to Karlovy Vary, everyone agreed that the city has an unmistakable genius loci that is gradually disappearing away from the spa center. "There are Karlovy Vary that are not for the Varáci, there is a monofunctional spa zone here. That is why some of the students focused on whether a new city center should be created, and logically the confluence of Teplá and Ohře rivers comes to mind. This led to the name of the exhibition," said Redčenkov.

According to Kamila Amblerová from the Czech Technical University, the preparation of the exhibition also managed to connect first-year students with students from all other years. "This way, the beginning students could join the work of older colleagues side by side; some were even working at the level of diploma theses," Amblerová evaluates the exhibition of works.

The youngest students focused on proposals for a possible new pavilion in Dvořákovy sady. Other works propose the form of residential development in the empty space under the Church of St. Maria Magdalena, the design of the future Vřídlo colonnade, or the development around the confluence of the rivers that flow through the spa town. A total of 35 works are on display.

"KAM highly appreciates the interest in the city of Karlovy Vary and the efforts made by students, graduates, and the heads of studios at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University. This gives me personally confidence that a city which is currently struggling with disinterest and the migration of young and educated people still attracts attention and inspires architects and urbanists who care about our city," summarized one of the principles of the exhibition Petr Kropp, director of KAM.