In Karolina, designs for the Albertov Campus will be on display

Prague - At the exhibition in the Cross Corridor of Karolinum, people will be able to see architectural designs from the first and second rounds of the competition for the shape of the Albertov Campus. This is the largest construction project of Charles University in the center of Prague in the last 100 years. The Biocenter and Globcenter, which are two parts of the future campus, are expected to start operating in 2022. About 1,200 people are expected to work there.

The architectural competition, the results of which were announced in August, was won by the design by the studio Znamení čtyř - architects. The second prize went to the studio Atelier M1 architects. After the negotiations with the authors of both awarded designs are finished, it will be clear how the two new research-educational centers will look.

The campus is expected to cost 2.5 billion crowns, which will be financed from the state budget. The Biocenter and Globcenter will serve as scientific workplaces for the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, the Faculty of Science, and the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University. The Biocenter will focus on learning about living systems for human health needs, new biotechnology, and biodiversity protection. Research at the Globcenter will concentrate on various aspects of global changes. This includes, for example, the dynamics of the planet's climate changes, shifts in the distribution of organisms, natural threats and risks, or the dynamics of the spread of animal species and vegetation.

The exhibition of architectural designs will open today at 5:00 PM with a vernissage. It will then be accessible daily from 10 AM to 6 PM until January 25, 2017. Admission will be free.