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Urbanistic development of Žižkov district in the second part of the 20th century
Poláčková, Tereza ; Biegel, Richard (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
The focus of this thesis is the urban development of Žižkov from its foundation in the second half of the nineteenth century to present time. Emphasis will be put on the problem of the planned and partially executed redevelopment in the second half of the twentieth century. The early history of Žižkov will be described in the introduction from the earliest historical evidence to the end of the nineteenth century. This chapter explains the ideas behind the construction and design of this neighbourhood. The following chapters will analyse the development of perception and approach to Žižkov including the early utopian urban planning from the beginning of the twentieth century, the plans from the interwar era, and the plans designed between 1960s and 1980s, which led to the partial destruction of Žižkov. The functional, social, esthetic and historical consequences of the loss of the heritage will be analysed. Other circumstances, such as the reasons behind the executed redevelopment, the production of construction materials and the reception by professional and non- professional audience will be considered. The individual plans will be described and analysed from the early ideas of Radiant city to the later executed plans of the tower blocks around Olšanské náměstí and náměstí Komenského.
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Baťa Department Stores in Prague
Dorňáková, Adéla ; Biegel, Richard (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
Baťa department stores are very numerous collection of building coming from the twenties and the thirties of the twentieth century and in many towns They represented the first apperance in modern architecture into historical centres. This study was reduced to eight buidings which were created in Prague. On one hand there are well- known department stores on Wenceslas Square or in Celetná street, on the other hand there are almost unknown buildings whose original function was forgotten. Research of primary sources and literature has allowed detailed presentation of particular buildings, their architectural history and changes which the department store had to undergo. Detailed descriptions have been used for reciprocal comparison and their inclusion into overall production of Baťa departments stores. At the same time the choice of Prague has permitted comparison with other department stores. Key words Department store, Baťa, Prague, Baťa architecture, architecture of the 20th centrury, functionalism, Old Town of Prague, New Town of Prague, Vysočany, Nusle, Libeň, Vršovice, Žižkov, Letná
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