Prague has given a green light to more projects to promote energy savings in urban structures. City Hall approved a subsidy to modernize the main air ventilation in the shafts of the Metro A, B and C lines and an upgrade of the escalators at the Palmovka station. The Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) will replace obsolete facilities for safer and more economical ones that are energy efficient. DPP is asking for a total of Kč 109.6 million for both projects. The costs of the modernization will be co-financed from the Operational Program Prague — the Pole of Growth of the Czech Republic (OP PPR). DPP applied for a subsidy for the modernization of air-conditioning equipment and lighting in metro stations. Read the full article here (Prague.tv)
The Prague Mayor’s Office and the US Embassy in the Czech Republic will cooperate in offering internship opportunities to Roma students. This was stated in a memorandum signed on Tuesday in Prague by representatives of both bodies. The scholarship holders at the City Hall could address the issue of greater integration of the Roma minority into the mainstream society and the situation of the Roma in the different neighbourhoods of the Czech capital. The US Embassy in Prague will offer educational courses to young Roma. These will include language classes and various other disciplines. Author: red
The restoration of Prague’s Rašínovo nábřeží embankment will begin in mid-April. Prague City Hall approved the changes last year, but the renovation works were delayed due to administrative and technical reasons. The waterfront on the opposite side of the river at Smíchov is also being renovated. The revitalisation will mainly concern the renovation of 12 rooms set into the stone walls, under the upper-level street. Some of them will be turned into public cafes and galleries featuring glass entrances. New benches and trash containers will be placed along the promenade as well. Around 2010, Náplavka was transformed from peaceful footpaths with pleasant views into a buzzing alternative social hotspot. Farmers markets, sports events, open boats and cultural activities are among the list of things Náplavka have been host to. In recent years, however, locals feel the space has lost some of its alternative charm as it has become more commercialized, with an influx of beer tents marketed to tourists. Author: red
The National Gallery of Prague launched “Touching Masterpieces,” a campaign that lets them touch iconic sculptures in virtual space. Created with help from Geometry Prague and NeuroDigital, in collaboration with the Leontinka Foundation for the blind and visually impaired, the virtual reality experience features haptic Avatar VR gloves, specially adapted for this campaign, that let the blind “touch” work like Michelangelo’s David, Venus de Milo and the bust of Nefertiti. Haptic gloves enable you to touch 3-D objects in virtual space. When you reach out to touch something, your sense of depth and texture passes through the unit as vibrating feedback. Multi-frequency technology can stimulate different types of skin cells’ tactile responses, giving the blind a detailed “sense” of the object they’re touching. Author: red
Prague 1 wants to expand the list of places where it is forbidden to drink alcohol in public due to ongoing complaints from local residents about noise. The ban could be extended to Malostranské, Anenské, Dražického, Maltézské and Velkopřevorské náměstí and Nerudova, Karmelitská, Mostecká, Rámová and Bílkova streets. The expansion was approved by the Prague 1 District Council. Read the full article here (Prague.tv)
The open call was announced to the public by IPR Prague (the Prague Institute of Planning and Development) and Prague City Hall. The open call attempts to revive local transportation stops that lack a coherent visual identity and coherence so that the design proposals should represent the unique character of the city and timeless design. The selected design proposal will expectedly pay utmost care to come up with unique and locally sound ideas for designing the city’s transport shelters and railings. The confirmed deadline for submitting applications is the 18th of April at 3 pm. The technical specifications and all documents regarding the procedures can be seen here. The recent announcement highlights that in addition to the basic functions of transport stops, the new design should come up with creative ideas for easy maintenance, refined forms of timeless design, resistance and clear orientation for passengers. According to Adriana Krnáčová, the mayor of Prague, around 2000 stops in the city will be gradually transformed and the new design for Prague’s public transport shelters and railings will be “sensitive, modern but also tasteful and timeless.” Author: red
The company has recently announced that it has entered into a management agreement with CRESTYL Group to open a new Time Out Market in Prague. Time Out Market will be located in the historic city centre inside the Savarin social and shopping center, a 15,000 square-meter project located just around the corner from Wenceslas Square. Time Out Market Prague will accommodate around 465 seats indoors and 120 outdoors. There will be 14 food offerings, two bars, a speakeasy lounge, a cultural space and a retail shop – all representing the best food, drinks and culture the city has to offer. Following the success of Time Out Market Lisbon, which was the first to open in 2014 and is now Portugal’s most popular attraction with 4.1 million visitors in 2019, a further five Time Out Markets were opened in North America: in 2019 in Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Montreal. In 2021, they expanded in Dubai, while in 2024, a new location opened in Porto and Barcelona. About Savarin The Savarin project will be created by the reconstruction of buildings within a large area consisting of four consecutive parts. This will connect Wenceslas Square with Na Příkopě, Jindřišská and Panská...
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