In the competition for the design of the Victory Square, 43 proposals were submitted

Prague - The architectural competition for a new design of Victory Square in Prague 6 received 43 proposals, three of which were disqualified for being submitted after the deadline. The authors of six proposals come from teams abroad, including Serbia, Sweden, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. The winning proposal is expected to be announced in October. This was stated today by Marek Vácha, spokesperson for the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR), which announced the competition. The competition, along with prizes for the winners, will cost approximately 3.3 million crowns.

"By the end of July, the jury will meet and select three to six advancing proposals for the next phase of the competition," Vácha stated. In the second round of the competition, the jury and invited experts will compile a list of recommendations and comments for further development of the selected proposals, for which architects will have 1.5 months. In October, the jury, which will include representatives of the city, Prague 6, and architects from the Czech Republic and abroad, will choose the best proposal.

The authors of the winning proposal will subsequently prepare a conceptual study. "The resulting study will then be verified in terms of transport capacity, pre-discussed with the affected parties, and will be handed over to the relevant department for the initiation of investment action for the provision of project documentation," Vácha added.

The competition aims to address transport issues and organize the square to make it safer for residents. The main problems of the square include high traffic congestion and unclear intersections between vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Architects are required to respect the original plan of architect Antonín Engel from the 1920s during the reconstruction.

Victory Square was created in 1925 and currently connects several roads - Evropská, Čs. armády, Jugoslávských partyzánů, Svatovítská, and Dejvická. Throughout its history, it has had several names, including from 1952 to 1990 when it was called the October Revolution. Among the residents of Prague, it has become known as "Kulaťák."