Second Prague ‘Dancing House’ courts controversy over project approval

How a controversial project was cleared at a high-profile Prague site sparks debate over the Czech capital’s development process

Society|Real Estate

Ondřej Koutník | 27.01.2012

CZE

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An artist's impression of the new development at the end of Prague's Revoluční street near the Vltava River

Architectural opinion seems divided over the winning Novomlýnská brána development project for a high-profile riverside site in part of Prague’s conservation area. The circumstances in which the final project won clearance from Prague City Hall has also raised alarm concerning conflicts of interest on a key decision-making body — and a seemingly flawed architectural competition paving the way for its approval.

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