Local residents, business owners, people working in the area and others frequenting the place have their own unique experience of Florenc and its surroundings. They are aware of the values and problems of the place, which may be perceived differently by each demographic group.
You could influence the results of the competition in two phases. In spring, we collected people’s perceptions of the values and problems of today’s Florenc. These were provided to the competition teams. In autumn, a public consultation of the competition proposals took place before the final meeting of the competition jury.
On-line maptionnaire: Respondents shared with us their views on today's Florenc, what works well and what needs to be improved. Questionnaire was open for comments from the 21st April to the 5th May.
FLORENC 21 infopoint: People from the area had the opportunity to talk to the competition organizers during the infopoint opening hours and share their observations.
The infopoint was open from the 21st to 30th April at the following times:
Mon - Thu: 13:00 - 18:00
Fri: 11: 00– 16:00
All observations were summarized in the "Site Information" publication that was provided to the competition participants before the first competition workshop. This formed a part of the set of information used by urban designers when developing their proposals. Public Engagement Report Part A: Assessment of the Current State of the Area can be downloaded here.
The second opportunity for the public to influence the competition outcome was in autumn. The competition teams submitted master plan proposals in mid-November. Subsequently, all proposals were presented at an exhibition and the public had the opportunity to comment on each proposal.
All comments were summarized in a report, which was provided to the competition jury as one of the bases for proposals evaluation and for the selection of the competition winner.
As a part of the public engagement, an expert debate took place on 17th May 2021 at the Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning of IPR Praha. The aim of the discussion was to inform the public about the scope of the competition, to discuss the development of this strategic transport hub and the expected competition results. The speakers included the competition clients, Prague City representatives, the competition organizer and other experts. Questions were taken from on-line viewers in real time.
On 1st December 2021, a public event took place at the Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning / IPR Praha. The aim of the event was to present not only the winning proposal of team 24 (UNIT architekti, A69 - architekti and Marko&Placemakers), but also teams which took the joint second place. The event was attended by all three finalists of the competition, a competition organizer and jury members (Petr Hlaváček and Pavel Hnilička). After the presentations of all three teams, a discussion took place with the winning team and the organizer of the competition, during which the public had the opportunity to raise their questions.
