Funkcionalistické vily na Hanspaulce a Babě

The interwar period brought Prague a number of exceptional residential neighborhoods. The commented walk will take part of Hanspaulka and the settlement Baba - places where the vision of modern housing in the spirit of functionalism was materialized. Participants will stop at the architect's own house Evžen Linhart, or at buildings by architect Ladislav Žák. It will end the journey in the settlement Baba - iconic colony, which was created in 1932 as an exhibition project of the Union of Czechoslovak work and which is a unique example of a comprehensive urban ensemble of functionalist villas. Their houses were not only an example of modern technologies and dispositions, but also an experiment with a new way of life. In addition to well -known realizations, participants will notice less striking buildings that remain outside the main interest. And they will also commemorate attractions as the operation of the first Prague trolleybus line, which led just here and launched in 1936. The event participants agrees to take photos. In this case, the participants will be returned in full.

Who are we? Through authorial walking routes, maps, publications and educational events, architecturally valuable buildings are presented by the historical, urban and social contexts. The aim is to bring quality architecture closer to the wider public easily and entertaining.