Architects worldwide are now turning even more of their attention to Prague, which together with the Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague), has officially announced an international architectural competition for the design of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall. In May 2022, the jury, headed by the internationally renowned Czech architect Michal Sedláček, will choose the winning design for the new concert hall to be constructed in Prague's Holešovice, near the Vltavská metro station. The competitors will divide EUR 707,500 among them in design and sketch royalties.

We'd like to share our summer holiday edition of the International Newsletter. Read about the conversation we hosted as part of the New European Bauhaus, our mobility survey, our ongoing participation in a UNEP analysis of circularity, and more. We are also excited to announce that we have been shortlisted for the 2021 EUROCITIES Awards under the “Zero Pollution” category for the city’s Depot.Bike cycle depot project. The winner will be announced at the EUROCITIES Annual Conference in Leipzig this November. Catch up on more of our latest planning news here.  

In November 2020, a pilot project for the first cycle depot designed for the delivery of parcels around Prague’s city center by electric cargo bike was launched in the Florenc section of the city. This project has been chosen as a finalist for the 2021 EUROCITIES Awards in the Zero Pollution category, competing for the top spot with the De Energiecentrale project in Ghent, Belgium, and the Recyclerie des moulins project in Nice, France. The winner of the competition will be announced in November of this year.

The City of Prague, which has long suffered from a shortage of affordable housing, has approved a document entitled “Investor Specifications for City Housing Development Projects in Prague”, which summarizes the parameters for the construction of high quality, city-owned rental housing. The guidelines were created in cooperation with the Prague Development Company (PDS) and the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague). They are binding for all city organizations and are recommended for all municipal districts.