Unique exhibition of graphic designs

In community cubbyhole 17 on the Smíchov embankment, a unique exhibition of graphic designs for the visual identity of Viadukt Karlín has been launched.

All graphic design lovers will be pleased by the just-launched exhibition in community cubbyhole 17 on the Hořejšího nábřeží embankment, which offers more than seventy original designs for the visual identity of Viadukt Karlín, submitted to an open competition by participants from all over the republic and abroad. The winning design is already known, but the others, who tried to capture the project with their ideas and creativity, will not be overlooked, which in the coming years will cultivate the public space under the arches of the Negrelli viaduct and, following the example of European metropolises, will build new social and cultural center.

The winning design itself will soon be guiding the pilot arch of the viaduct through its trial operation. This will serve to determine the necessary technical and economic parameters for the year-round use of the unique space under the oldest railway bridge in the capital city, and during this time it will be operated as an information center and a meeting place or for various cultural events. In the coming years, it is planned to glaze several tens of the remaining arches, which will find many creative and commercial uses and will offer Prague residents a new space to go for culture, entertainment, and relaxation.

The open design competition organized by TRADE CENTRE PRAHA in cooperation with the capital city of Prague attracted a large number of participants, which everyone who finds their way to the embankment from April 24 to 30 can see for themselves. Cubbyhole 17 will be open for them on weekdays from 3 PM to 7 PM, and on weekends from 1 PM. Admission to the exhibition is free.

"I am very glad that so many enthusiastic designers participated in the competition and I am happy that the project appealed to them. As a thank you, we have prepared an exhibition of all designs and we want to offer the public the opportunity to see all creative ideas with their own eyes and in one place. We believe that interested parties will find their way to it and we look forward to their visit," says TCP board member Marta Pražáková.