Danish studio wins competition to design Prague’s new philharmonic hall

Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group has won the international architectural competition for the design of the new philharmonic concert hall in Prague. The results were announced on Tuesday evening.

The new cultural centre with three halls, which should also be the seat of the Czech Philharmonic and the Prague Symphony orchestra, is to stand near the Vltavská metro station in the Holešovice district. The cost is estimated at about six billion crowns and should be completed by 2032.

The construction is part of a larger plan to revitalize the neglected part of the Holešovice neighbourhood, known as Bubny-Zátory, and turn it into a brand new city district.