The new Faculty of Architecture has hosted students from CTU for five years

Prague - Five years ago, students and teachers of the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University (ČVUT) obtained a completely new building. In Prague’s Dejvice, alongside the new National Technical Library, another interesting building emerged. The building, designed by the "first lady of Czech architecture," Alena Šrámková, was ceremoniously opened on February 22, 2011.

According to architect Šrámková, who is known for buildings such as ČKD in Prague's Můstek or the check-in hall of the Main Railway Station, the new faculty building is intended to have a simple, almost somewhat ordinary appearance, to lead students toward humility. The strict form of the minimalist main building clad in brick is disrupted by protruding blocks of lecture halls, which are clad in sheets of purple, red, and orange colors. The building, with a total floor area of 34,500 m², has three underground levels, mainly for parking, along with eight above-ground floors. Inside, the building is dominated by three glassed inner atriums, and concrete and glass prevail in the interior. The construction cost 1.2 billion crowns.