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Reconstruction project for high-rise Ostrava landmark brings a fresh new concept

Updated 05.02.2021 20:49

The renowned AI – DESIGN studio, headed by the architects Eva Jiřičná and Petr Vágner, has completed a detailed proposal for the reconstruction of a high-rise block in Ostrčilova Street, a major Ostrava landmark that is in poor technical condition and has remained vacant for several years.

Ostrava is again helping small businesses overcome the COVID crisis

Updated 05.02.2021 11:18

Similarly to last year, the City of Ostrava is now offering a one-off payment to help businesses overcome the difficulties caused by the current government restrictions that were introduced to slow the spread of the COVID virus.

Quality of life: Ostrava’s success in the international ranking

Ostrava ranks among the European cities with the most visible improvement in quality of life – and it’s also a hotbed for startups.

Ostrava sells land at the Mošnov industrial zone to international developer Panattoni

Updated 21.12.2020 13:00

The City of Ostrava is selling land at the Mošnov Small Development Zone to the developer Panattoni for a total sum of 286 million CZK (excl. VAT). The sale was approved by Ostrava’s City Assembly at its December session, when deputies chose between the two bids that had been submitted.

One of the projects has restored a historic community oven in Slezská Ostrava dating from the turn of the 20th century. Photograph Ostrava City Archives.

MORE PROJECTS COMPLETED AS PART OF OSTRAVA’S PUBLIC SPACE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

Updated 07.12.2020 09:34

A total of six projects have now been completed as part of the City of Ostrava’s programme focusing on improvements in public spaces with the involvement of local communities. A further three projects are close to completion. The project coordinators have received almost 2.5 million CZK from the City during this year.

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Donate computers to Ostrava schoolchildren

Although many of Ostrava’s schools have benefited from the City’s programme supporting digital learning and some have also received subsidies from the Ministry of Education enabling them to buy new computer technology, online learning still remains a problem for some children.

OSTRAVA STEPS INTO UNCERTAIN TIMES WITH A CLEAR VISION OF ITS SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

Updated 09.11.2020 10:33

The City Spatial Planning and Architecture Studio presented the result of its year-round work. It is the Vision of Ostrava’s Spatial Development, a tool based on the city’s strategic plan, which will help implement key city projects.

Work on Ostrava University’s new campus. Photo: Boris Renner

Work on Ostrava University’s new campus is in full flow

Updated 30.10.2020 09:20

The new campus for the University of Ostrava will occupy a site of almost 4 hectares in the heart of Ostrava’s city centre. The site – which is currently vacant – is located at Černá Louka (Black Meadow) near the Ostravice River. The development will create a brand-new sports centre and facilities for art and music teaching.

The building on the Street Lidicka, Ostrava-Vítkovice

Revitalization projects for prominent Ostrava buildings get the green light

Updated 29.10.2020 08:32

Nine prominent buildings in Ostrava will be revitalized by September 2021 thanks to a City of Ostrava programme which is providing subsidies totalling 5 293 900 to the buildings’ owners.

Laying two of the new cobbles. Photograph: Lukáš Kaboň

NEW MEMORIAL COBBLES INSTALLED IN OSTRAVA’S STREETS

Updated 26.10.2020 14:28

“Stolpersteine” – a German word meaning “stumbling-stones” – are brass plates the size of a street cobble (10 x 10 cm) which bear the names of Holocaust victims, plus the dates of their birth and their death in the Nazi concentration camps. More of these memorial cobbles were installed in Ostrava’s streets in early October.

Visual impression of the future appearance of Bedřiška.

FORMER PROBLEM AREA WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A MODERN RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

Updated 06.10.2020 11:52

The City of Ostrava is planning a unique project to revitalize a former housing scheme at Bedřiška in the Hulváky district. This once-problematic area will be transformed into a modern residential complex offering an excellent quality of life. Existing buildings will be completely renovated, and new apartment blocks will also be built.

Czech star Petra Kvitová has confirmed her participation at the Ostrava Open.

TOP TENNIS STARS WILL COMPETE IN OSTRAVA

Updated 02.10.2020 13:02

Fourteen of the world’s top twenty women tennis players will be coming to Ostrava in October for a WTA tournament – the Ostrava Open.

Visitors can explore two collections of agricultural technologies. Photo: Hana Oborilová

The National Museum of Agriculture opens its doors to the public in Ostrava

The first national museum to set up a branch in Ostrava is the National Museum of Agriculture in Lower Vítkovice. The new branch was opened to the public on Thursday 17 September.

THE CITY IS OFFERING FOR SALE AN ATRACTIVE PLOT LOCATED IN URBAN HERITAGE ZONE

High-quality new developments in currently vacant lots improve city life and enhance the urban environment – Ostrava has released another attractive city centre plot for development.

Visualization of the interior of the main auditorium. Source: study by Steven Holl Architects and Architecture Acts

Work continues on Ostrava's concert hall, which will have a very light envitomental footprint

Eco-friendly, featuring timeless design and packed with the latest technologies – that’s why the prestigious Architizer magazine recently ranked Ostrava’s planned new concert hall among the top 10 most interesting architectural projects in the world today. New York-based Steven Holl Architects – working in conjunction with Prague studio Architecture Acts – have now completed the project study for the new hall.

For illustrative purposes only. Source: City of Ostrava/Lukáš Kaboň

Ostrava defends its Aa3/stable credit rating – the highest possible in the country

Updated 31.07.2020 10:21

Moody´s, the international rating agency, confirmed Ostrava’s historically highest Aa3/stable credit rating. Ostrava has once again received the highest possible score, identical to the rating of the Czech Republic.

Ostrava seeks an investment partner for the Nové Lauby project

Updated 29.07.2020 06:59

Ostrava seeks an investment partner for the Nové Lauby project – a brand-new residential development in the city centre.

Tower block in Ostrčilova St., source: City of Ostrava

Ostrava has decided to undertake a complete reconstruction of the skyscraper

Studio of world-renowned architect Eva Jiřičná to design proposed reconstruction of Ostrava’s “skyscraper” in Ostrčilova St.

NEW EMERGENCY MEASURE IN CONNECTION WITH COVID-19

A new emergency measure (no. 15/2020) in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic now applies to the entire territory of the Moravian-Silesian Region. The new measure again makes it compulsory to wear mouth and nose coverings in all indoor spaces, in public transport, and in motor vehicles (including taxis and employee buses).

Tall building: visualisation. Source: RT Torax

Ostrava city centre will boast the Czech Republic’s tallest building

A unique plot of land in the heart of Ostrava next to 28. října St. – a plot known as the “Ostrava Teardrop” because of its shape – is being sold by the City to an Ostrava-based company which plans to build a commercial and office development incorporating a hotel and apartments.

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