The heritage-protected residence of the Brno Radio is awaiting renovation

Brno - Repairs costing 14 million crowns will start next week at the heritage-listed seat of Czech Radio Brno on Beethoven Street. The valued building by the prominent architect Arnošt Wiesner will receive a new facade, and the courtyard part of the building will also be changed. The repairs are set to finish by November 30, Eva Vencefrová from the Czech Radio communication department told ČTK today.
    "The building is heritage-listed, and we carefully consult all modifications. We hope that all work will disrupt the operation of the building as little as possible," said technical deputy of the Brno studio Bohuslav Coufal.
    Architect Wiesner designed a number of well-known buildings in Brno between the World Wars. The current seat of the radio, built between 1923 and 1925, originally served the Czech Union Bank. The rooftop garden was reportedly admired by one of the fathers of modern architecture, Le Corbusier.
    Wiesner came from the Slovak town of Malacky, and after 1939, he left Czechoslovakia and continued his career in Great Britain. In Brno, his designs include, for example, the Morava Palace on Divadelní Street, the unique crematorium, or the former Moravian Bank in Freedom Square. He also built family houses, among them the probably most famous Neumark Villa on Hroznová Street.