Noticia -Librería checa con forma de pulpo-

Published Monday, May 14, 2007 by Spyder | E-mail this post

Una de esas noticias curiosas... Este e el diseño que ha sido elegido para la construcción de la Librería Nacional en Praga y que parece haber enfrentado a la opinión pública, tanto por las opiniones a favor como las en contra. El diseño es obra del arquitecto Jan Kaplicky, y presenta la forma de un pulpo amarillo y violeta, y es así como ya la han bautizado los checos.
La biblioteca tendrá 9 pisos y almacenará más de 10 millones de libros. La construcción del nuevo edificio se prevee que comenzara en el 2009 y costará a los contribuyentes 2 billones de coronas checas.
En mi opinión, y el diseño ganaría más solemnidad si en vez de esos colores tan vivos se utilizara algún otro material que le diera un aspecto más solemne, tal vez cristal o titanio (como en el Guggenheim), seguramente muchas voces de las que están en contra se acallarían.

'Octopus' library stirs up Czechs

By Rob Cameron BBC News, Prague

The futuristic design has provoked strong reactionsA controversy has erupted in the Czech Republic over the design of a new national library building in Prague.
The design, by the Czech-born architect Jan Kaplicky, seems to be loved and loathed in equal measure. Czechs have nicknamed it "the Octopus".
Mr Kaplicky has come up with what can best be described as a nine-storey green and purple blob.
Now even President Vaclav Klaus has joined the increasingly bitter debate. He is among the opponents.
Letna Plain, a dusty and windswept strip of land just a stone's throw away from Prague Castle, is to be the home of the new Czech national library in a few years' time.
The library will be purpose-built to house the country's priceless collection of 10 million books and manuscripts.
On one side, Mr Kaplicky's fans say the Czech capital should be honoured to host his latest creation.
But President Klaus said the design was so ugly, he would prevent construction going ahead with his own body.
The president's spokesman says Mr Klaus was joking, but in an architectural jewel such as Prague, putting up new buildings is always a deadly serious matter.