October 2-7: Architecture Day Opens Buildings in Prague and Across Czechia
This fall again, the KRUH association in cooperation with local-based organizations and initiatives is organizing the nationwide festival known as Architecture Day, with many Czech cities engaging in its numerous events. This year’s 15th edition will run between October 2 and October 7. Architecture Day is not just about walks, but also bike rides, cruises, screenings, discussions, workshops for families, art installations, and happenings. And the associated festival Film and Architecture. Historical highlights in Prague are the Judith Bridge Tower on the Malá Strana side of Charles Bridge, the Baroque summer residence Portheimka, and Veleslavín Chataeu. This edition is subtitled This Architecture and focuses particularly on the architectural work of women. It will commemorate well-known names such as Eva Jiřičná, Eva Machoninová and Alena Šrámková, but also a number of neglected female authors. The festival will also focus on new buildings, renovations, and forgotten places. Walks will take interested parties to areas such as the Morušovka villa district in Hradec Králové, Prague’s Baba and Ořechovka, Kylešovský Hill in Opava, the Planýrka area in Brno, or the abandoned workers’ colony Karlov in Plzeň. Examples include the first Czechoslovak architecture graduate Milada Petříková-Pavlíková, the author of the villas on Prague’s Baba, Hana Kučerová-Záveská, or Ella Oehler,...
