Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:59:28 +0200Machonins’ granddaughter Marie Kordovská: I grew up in a “mini Kotva”https://english.radio.cz/machonins-granddaughter-marie-kordovska-i-grew-a-mini-kotva-8118847© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalArchitects Věra Machoninová and Vladimír Machonin designed some of the Czech Republic’s most distinctive modern buildings, including Prague’s Kotva department store and Hotel Thermal in Karlovy Vary. The couple’s legacy is being kept alive today by their granddaughter Marie Kordovská, who campaigns for Thermal in particular to receive sensitive treatment. The Machonins’ architecture is frequently described as Brutalist and when we met, at Kotva, I asked Kordovská if there was anything about their work that made it stand out from the genre, which is typified by a blocky, concrete style.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kordovska_marie.jpg?timestamp=1590366438 Machonins’ granddaughter Marie Kordovská: I grew up in a “mini Kotva” https://english.radio.cz/machonins-granddaughter-marie-kordovska-i-grew-a-mini-kotva-8118847 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9