architecture

New railway station in Královo Pole

Organic architecture orgasm: New Královo Pole railway station may look like a giant odonata

January 19, 2010 News

I think this is way amazing!

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Sono centrum

Futurist hotel “Sono centrum” to tumble in quarter Žabovřesky

October 22, 2009 News

Brno may be decorated (or spoiled, according to some people) by a futurist hotel “Sono centrum”.

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Villa Stiassny

Last opportunity to visit Villa Stiassny, just as Fidel Castro did in 1972

August 13, 2009 History

On Friday, August 14, one of the biggest and most expensive villas of Brno, Villa Stiassny, is accessible to general public for the very last day before it will be closed for a reconstruction.

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Train station in 1904

Main train station may get its tower back

July 30, 2009 News

One of the two towers of the main train station was destroyed during the World War 2. Company “Brno new station development” is now organising a poll in which people decide whether to build the tower again or not.

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High rise DORN

Pic of the day: projected high-rise Dorn

July 8, 2009 News

Shopping mall Vaňkovka is going to have a new neighbor: tower block “Dorn” (abbreviated from “Dornych st.”).

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The new building

One more brownfield beautifully restored by University of Technology

June 22, 2009 News

Faculty of Information Technology has finished the restoration of the former monastery in quarter Královo Pole. The last restored building is a mansion built in the 17th century.

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5 big (and silly) problems of Brno

March 9, 2009 Features

Face it: there are several quite unique problems that damage the image of Brno.

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The “wikipark” – you’re invited to “edit” the future Björnson’s park

March 6, 2009 News

The town hall is asking people how to transform a public place once again. The question is the future look and feel of the Björnson’s park, located next to the Moravian library.

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Capuchin gardens to be opened to public in 2011

March 5, 2009 News

One of the most beautiful “secret” places of Brno, the Capuchin gardens, will be opened to public in two years.

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Brno Zoo to Get New Entrance and Parking Lot at Last

February 11, 2009 News

The management of the ZOO presented a project of a new entrance and a parking lot for 300 cars and 10 buses last week.

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New main railway station will be a shining piece of organic architecture

January 2, 2009 News

If the project of Czech architect Petr Parolek succeeds, the new main railway station will be a cool postmodern dominant of the city.

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Famous Café Era to reopen in 2009

January 1, 2009 Arts & events

One of the most famous moravian cafés of the pre-war era and also a jewel of the functionalist architecture of Brno, café Era, will be renovated at last. Luboš Ptáček, who bought the ruin in 2002, wants to have new café Era opened again until the end 2009.

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3 great brownfield renovation projects

December 29, 2008 Features

Dreaming about buying a loft in Brno? We know about new interesting projects that may bring you your own apartment or studio in the cool industrial style you love.

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Look: Titanium Complex claims to become a “State of the art business complex” in 2009

December 1, 2008 News

Two seven-floor administrative buildings, a hotel and a public park – that is gonna be the “Titanium Complex”, rising at Nové Sady st.

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