There are only a few notable works by renowned architects in the Czech Republic
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Selection of the most famous buildings:
Dancing House (completed 1996)
A joint work of Czech architect of Croatian descent Vlado Milunić and Canadian-American architect and designer Frank O. Gehry. The building, located on a corner plot on Rašínovo nábřeží, is one of Prague's tourist attractions but has its share of detractors. In 1997 it received the highest award in the design category in a poll by the American magazine Time. In a domestic poll by the magazine Architekt, it ranked among the five most significant Czech buildings of the 1990s.
Gehry is known primarily as the author of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain (completed a year after the Dancing House), Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003), and the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis (1990). Co-author Milunić designed, among others, new buildings in Prague's Petřiny and also worked on various social purpose buildings throughout his career.
Golden Angel (2001)
The multipurpose building and new landmark of Prague's Smíchov was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, who is best known for the Arab World Institute in Paris (1987), the Cartier Foundation in Paris (1994), and the Opera in Lyon (1993). The Golden Angel also received an award when it was declared the Czech Building of the Year in September 2001. This building, featuring excerpts from works by Kafka, Rilke, and Orten on its glass façade, is not universally accepted. "It's a decent building, but it lacked funding, and it shows. Nouvel has better works," said architectural historian Zdeněk Lukeš, for example.
Corso Karlín (2001)
The transformation of the former ČKD factory hall in Prague's Karlín comes from the studio of Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, known for Parisian residences for Christian Dior (1992) and Cartier (1998) as well as the airport building in Barcelona (2004 and 2006). The project preserved only the external part of the original building, within which a new structure made of glass and concrete was constructed, earning the title of Building of the Year. A new construction, also designed by Bofill, is currently being built nearby.
Trappist Monastery in Nový Dvůr near Karlovy Vary (2004)
The secluded structure was a finalist in the Mies van der Rohe Award 2005, one of the most prestigious architectural competitions held by the EU. The dilapidated baroque estate from the mid-18th century was reconstructed by Brit John Pawson together with Plzeň architect Jan Soukup. Pawson is known for his minimalist architecture, having designed boutiques for Calvin Klein, the Puerta America hotel in Madrid (2005), or the footbridge in the Royal Botanic Gardens in London (2006).
The project for the development of the Pankrác plain is by Richard Meier, who created, among others, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona (1995) and the Getty Center in Los Angeles (1997). So far, only the first building stands.
Triple Confluence in Prague
In one of the largest projects in the Czech Republic, which aims to develop over two million square meters on the southeastern edge of Prague and is backed by controversial real estate magnate Miloš Červenka, British architect Norman Foster has been involved. The architect, known for designing the famous London "gherkin" (2004), the highest bridge in the world at Millau in southern France (2005), and the reconstruction of the Berlin Reichstag (1999) as well as the design of tram stops in Prague, flew in for a few hours two years ago to inspect the site; however, the project currently exists only on paper.
Dalí Museum
Three years ago, gallery owner Miro Smolák came up with the idea for an Art Museum that would feature a permanent exhibition of Salvador Dalí's works. He enlisted architect Daniel Libeskind, the designer of the Jewish Museum in Berlin (1999). Libeskind also won the competition to redesign the site of the New York "Twin Towers" destroyed in 2001. However, the winning design has undergone numerous changes, and Libeskind no longer claims it. The art museum was to be built on the Vltava waterfront near Revoluční Street, but this project also exists only on paper.
A joint work of Czech architect of Croatian descent Vlado Milunić and Canadian-American architect and designer Frank O. Gehry. The building, located on a corner plot on Rašínovo nábřeží, is one of Prague's tourist attractions but has its share of detractors. In 1997 it received the highest award in the design category in a poll by the American magazine Time. In a domestic poll by the magazine Architekt, it ranked among the five most significant Czech buildings of the 1990s.
Gehry is known primarily as the author of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain (completed a year after the Dancing House), Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (2003), and the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis (1990). Co-author Milunić designed, among others, new buildings in Prague's Petřiny and also worked on various social purpose buildings throughout his career.
Golden Angel (2001)
The multipurpose building and new landmark of Prague's Smíchov was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, who is best known for the Arab World Institute in Paris (1987), the Cartier Foundation in Paris (1994), and the Opera in Lyon (1993). The Golden Angel also received an award when it was declared the Czech Building of the Year in September 2001. This building, featuring excerpts from works by Kafka, Rilke, and Orten on its glass façade, is not universally accepted. "It's a decent building, but it lacked funding, and it shows. Nouvel has better works," said architectural historian Zdeněk Lukeš, for example.
Corso Karlín (2001)
The transformation of the former ČKD factory hall in Prague's Karlín comes from the studio of Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, known for Parisian residences for Christian Dior (1992) and Cartier (1998) as well as the airport building in Barcelona (2004 and 2006). The project preserved only the external part of the original building, within which a new structure made of glass and concrete was constructed, earning the title of Building of the Year. A new construction, also designed by Bofill, is currently being built nearby.
Trappist Monastery in Nový Dvůr near Karlovy Vary (2004)
The secluded structure was a finalist in the Mies van der Rohe Award 2005, one of the most prestigious architectural competitions held by the EU. The dilapidated baroque estate from the mid-18th century was reconstructed by Brit John Pawson together with Plzeň architect Jan Soukup. Pawson is known for his minimalist architecture, having designed boutiques for Calvin Klein, the Puerta America hotel in Madrid (2005), or the footbridge in the Royal Botanic Gardens in London (2006).
Under construction and yet unrealized projects:
Skyscrapers in PankrácThe project for the development of the Pankrác plain is by Richard Meier, who created, among others, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona (1995) and the Getty Center in Los Angeles (1997). So far, only the first building stands.
Triple Confluence in Prague
In one of the largest projects in the Czech Republic, which aims to develop over two million square meters on the southeastern edge of Prague and is backed by controversial real estate magnate Miloš Červenka, British architect Norman Foster has been involved. The architect, known for designing the famous London "gherkin" (2004), the highest bridge in the world at Millau in southern France (2005), and the reconstruction of the Berlin Reichstag (1999) as well as the design of tram stops in Prague, flew in for a few hours two years ago to inspect the site; however, the project currently exists only on paper.
Dalí Museum
Three years ago, gallery owner Miro Smolák came up with the idea for an Art Museum that would feature a permanent exhibition of Salvador Dalí's works. He enlisted architect Daniel Libeskind, the designer of the Jewish Museum in Berlin (1999). Libeskind also won the competition to redesign the site of the New York "Twin Towers" destroyed in 2001. However, the winning design has undergone numerous changes, and Libeskind no longer claims it. The art museum was to be built on the Vltava waterfront near Revoluční Street, but this project also exists only on paper.
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