Meeting of members of the WERKBUND site working group in Brno

Giving the opening speech and a presentation of the Weissenhof site on the topic of “Transformations of Structures over Time and their Perception in the Eyes of the Public” was Herbert Medek, the project’s leading partner, appointed by the City of Stuttgart (UNESCO/Weissenhof). After that, representatives of Brno (Martin Zedníček, head of the Brno City […]

Models of Baba homes at the Castle Unique models of the homes in the Baba Housing Estate can be seen at the Prague Castle Riding School from 10 October – 30 November 2023 as part of the exhibition Czech and Slovak Architecture. The exhibition is the most extensive retrospective of architecture in our lands in […]

Students of West Bohemia’s Sutnarka produce video presentation on Baba1932

Aside from prestige, being awarded an EHL designation also entails obligations, such as an annual meeting of the representatives of all six awarded locations, or collaborating with schools, thanks to which for example the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at University of West Bohemia, Plzeň produced a 3D presentation of Baba intended for […]

Students of West Bohemia’s Sutnarka produce video presentation on Baba1932

Aside from prestige, being awarded an EHL designation also entails obligations, such as an annual meeting of the representatives of all six awarded locations, or collaborating with schools, thanks to which for example the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at University of West Bohemia, Plzeň produced a 3D presentation of Baba intended for […]

Meeting of members of WERKBUND Estates working network in Vienna

The meeting took place on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of “Vienna’s Werkbund Estate” and its programme helped to coordinate future cooperation within the European framework. In addition to this, a thematic programme was put together with Architekturzentrum Wien (AzW) and Mr Herbert Medek, which served to further expand cooperation. The following steps for […]

A new conceptual study on the Baba revitalisation is entering its fourth phase

A meeting took place at the beginning of January 2022 between the conceptual study sponsor (Institute of Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague), the study developer (architectural studio ARCHUM architects), project partners (Prague 6 and Prague specific samples of road surfaces have already been submitted for assessment with reference to the site’s […]

Revitalisation of public spaces in the Baba housing estate in Prague – Results of distance participatory discussion with the public (Spring 2021) Revitalisation of public spaces in the Baba housing estate in Prague – Results of distance participatory discussion with the public (Spring 2021)

You can download the analysis of the first questionnaire survey on Baba by using the following link https://www.iprpraha.cz/sidlistebaba. There are also links to Internet map applications, which you can embed on your site as an “iframe” – they contain raw data from the questionnaire. Further work will now be carried out on the analysis data and […]

THE HOUSE ON BABA WHERE I WAS BORN

Mrs. Suzanne Munk Ragen, the daughter of the investors of the first villa in Baba, the Munks, provided her authentic text entitled “The house in Baba where I was born.” By Suzanne Ragen It is odd to write a memoir about a house that has no first hand memory for me. But I was born […]

“The world will kneel down before Baba”

A drawing by the unique architect Ladislav Žák appeared in the archives of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. Between 1933 and 1948, Karel Herain was the Museum’s director and his stunning villa was designed by this architect.