From Kaplický's designs, the implementation that is closest is the South Bohemian concert hall

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ČTK
13.01.2014 15:10
Czech Republic

Prague

Jan Kaplický

Prague - Five years after the death of architect Jan Kaplický, his project for a concert hall in České Budějovice is closest to realization. The construction already has a zoning decision, and Eva Jiřičná is set to continue Kaplický's project. The building, whose design made Kaplický most famous in his homeland, namely the library for Prague, is not being prepared. In Brno, however, a bus stop shelter in the shape of a blob has been standing for a year and a half.
    
The idea to use Kaplický's design for the National Library for the bus stop came from law student Martin Felgr. He won a competition with it. The installation was also supported by the architect's widow, Eliška Kaplicky. She appreciated that young people did not forget Kaplický's design for the National Library but creatively utilized it.
     Similarly, the project for the construction of several family houses and villas in Konopiště is not progressing, where two buildings by Kaplický were to emerge alongside buildings by other Czech and Slovak architects. The project was introduced by the company Resort Living shortly after Kaplický's death. It was divided into phases, and architects whose designs were to be built in the first phase were paid for their studies, and the project obtained a building permit based on their designs.
     However, in the second phase, funding was lacking; architect Lucie Kavánová, for example, sued the developer, and a public auction of a sofa designed by Kaplický was held to settle the compensation granted to her by the court.
     Another villa according to Kaplický's design was also to be built in Babice near Brno, but a year after the architect's death, his colleagues from the Future Systems studio announced the end of the project.
     The only work that has been completed after Kaplický's sudden passing is the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, northern Italy. The Future Systems studio had been working on the project since 2004 when it won a competition. The jury was captivated by the futuristic design with characteristic undulating curves and references to Ferrari car design. Kaplický died three months before the groundbreaking in January 2009. His colleague from Future Systems, Italian architect Andrea Morgante, who founded his own studio Shiro Studio in 2009, oversaw the realization.
     The planned concert hall building in České Budějovice received the nickname "ray" due to its shape and color. The completed study is Kaplický's most developed work in the country. The designed structure has a triangular footprint and occupies an area of nearly 1.5 hectares. The center is planned to have, for example, two concert halls for 1,000 and 400 listeners. The South Bohemian Society of Friends of Music is negotiating with the city over land for construction; by March, it must announce the investors for the project and must begin construction by June 30, 2015.
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