České Budějovice to build Kaplický “sting ray” concert hall

The south Bohemian city of České Budějovice has decided to build a two-billion-crown concert hall by the late architect Jan Kaplický and has changed a part of the city’s zoning laws in order to do so. The planned structure, in keeping with the avant-garde style of Mr Kaplický’s work, uses organic shapes to resemble a black sting ray with a triangular ground plan of 1.5 hectares. The Antonín Dvořák Conference Hall, as the building is to be called, will have two concert halls for a total of 1,400 seats.