Urban planners propose a gradual development of the area around the train station in the center
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Brno - The urban planning competition for the arrangement of the area around the Brno railway station in the location beneath Petrov was won by the team UNIT architects. Instead of hasty construction of a new neighborhood, it envisions gradual development and the integration of surrounding neighborhoods into the currently vacant land. Today, the City Council of Brno approved the results of the open international competition, which did not concern the transport solution of the railway station itself.
"Thanks to the urban planning competition, Brno has for the first time in history an attractive yet realistic development plan with a modern station in its current location in the city center," said Deputy Mayor Martin Ander (Green Party) to reporters today.
The architects from the winning team, based in Prague, proposed a central park in the area. They emphasized diversity and quality of housing as well as a variety of services. They anticipate that around 8000 people will live in the area. On the borders of the neighborhoods, they envision green interfaces connecting the center with both rivers and the open landscape. The jury of the competition received a total of 58 proposals from Czechia, Europe, the United States, and China. The proposals are on display at the House of Art.
In the past, urban planners had rather contemplated the form of a new neighborhood, the so-called Southern Center, which would emerge if the railway station were moved further from the center. No one had previously dealt with the urban planning solution of the area around the station in the case of its location beneath Petrov in such detail.
According to the jury chairman Roger Riewe, the competition is unique. Brno was essentially asking for a scenario for its future. "In the last several years, there has been no competition of such scale and over such a large area in Europe, which confirms its significance on an international level," Riewe stated in a press release.
Debates about the location of the station have been ongoing in Brno for decades. In October, a referendum will take place in the city alongside the regional elections. The Czech Railways Administration is currently preparing a feasibility study. It will be completed by the end of the year.
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