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Green roofs: toward more sustainable, biodiverse, and healthy cities

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In the face of an unprecedented climate crisis, green roofs are increasingly establishing themselves as a global architectural trend, providing multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits in urban areas. Following the example of pioneering models like Copenhagen's, cities around the world are replacing gray roofs with green ones in an effort to move toward a more sustainable and healthy future. As a result, integrating green roofs has become a recurring practice in projects aiming to address the inherent challenges of the contemporary city.

A Different Type of Rurality: Designs for Post-Industrial Heritage Transformation

Across the rural terrains of North America and Western Europe, traces of past industry remain embedded in the land: mills rusting in meadows, smokestacks punctuating quiet townscapes, the skeletons of once-thriving economies. For decades, these sites have signified decline through the remnants of an extractive era that has shaped the environment and local identity. The challenges of remediation often encompass technical, environmental, and cultural aspects that require creativity, precision, and sensitivity.

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Concert Hall in Karlovy Vary / Petr Hájek Architekti

Concert Hall in Karlovy Vary / Petr Hájek Architekti - More Images+ 19

Karlovy Vary, Czechia
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  492
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  ASCENDER Seating, Barco, Gerriets, Nexo

Prague Architecture City Guide: 25 Historical and Contemporary Attractions to Explore in Czechia’s City of a Hundred Spires

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Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is one of Europe's best-preserved cities, having miraculously survived the widespread bombings of World War II. As the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague is home to over 1.3 million people and features an architectural heritage spanning centuries, covering a variety of architectural styles from Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo, to Modernist, Deconstructivism, and contemporary tendencies. The Old Town Square, where various architectural styles coexist, is a testament to this diversity. Known as the "Mother of all Cities," “the Golden City and “The City of a Hundred Spires,” Prague blends history and contemporary culture seamlessly. Its origins, steeped in legend, add to the city's charm.

Over the past few years, the city has also seen interest from internationally-recognized architectural offices. Following an international competition, BIG has set out to design a for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall on the riverbanks of the Vltava River, Zaha Hadid has recently completed an office and retail building in the city center, while Henning Larsen has been announced as the winner of the commission to redesign Prague Central Station, Nový Hlavák.

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Prague: A Window to the World

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Few cities combine history and contemporary culture like Prague. The so-called "Mother of all Cities" was spared from widespread destruction during World War II, and as a result, its diverse architecture dates back over a millennium. As a political, cultural and economic center of Europe, the city has become a significant metropolis balancing both its past and future as one of the world's most beautiful cities.

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Hunting Grounds Pet Crematorium / Petr Hajek Architekti

Hunting Grounds Pet Crematorium / Petr Hajek Architekti - More Images+ 29

Žižice, Czechia
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  250
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020

The Kamenice Brewery / OTA atelier

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Kamenice nad Lipou, Czechia
  • Architects: OTA atelier
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2290
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  TON
  • Professionals: I. Kamenicka

Old Water and Observatory Tower in Prague / Petr Hájek ARCHITEKTI

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  840
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  iGuzzini, Aluprof, Tarkett, preciosa
  • Professionals: PP 53, Terra Florida

Centre for Contemporary Art DOX+ / Petr Hajek Architekti

Centre for Contemporary Art DOX+ / Petr Hajek Architekti - More Images+ 29

  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Jansen, Aluprof, Epson, Fatrafol, HERAKLITH, +4
  • Professionals: IMOS Brno

KCEV / Petr Hajek Architekti

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Chameleon House / Petr Hajek Architekti

Chameleon House  / Petr Hajek Architekti - More Images+ 15

Prague, Czechia
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  157
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014