interviews

“The future of cities is green, or none at all,” says landscape architect Mette Skjold

Amidst strict rationality and playful postmodernism. The 1990s are full of contradictions and fascinating stories, says the authorial team of the book DEVADE

In architectural criticism, I sometimes feel alone. Among colleagues, I sense a fear of speaking out, says journalist Phineas Harper

Trains instead of planes. How to build infrastructure that reduces emissions, and is for the people

"It’s cheaper to import stone from India than to pay a local craftsman. We need to change the whole system," says the Rotor studio

The railways shaped Prague in the past. They are also crucial for the city’s development today, says transport concept specialist Marek Binko

From ideologies to responsibility: How Harvard trains the architects of the future

Cities are still growing and public transport will become increasingly important, says Škoda Group Chief Designer Tomáš Chludil

Dvorecký Bridge shows Prague in a new light. I believe simply walking across it will be an experience, says its architect, Radek Šíma

The future of cities doesn’t have to look like Blade Runner. RIBA president Chris Williamson believes in green cities on a human scale

“Today, every project begins with a change to the land-use plan,” says Kristýna Lhotská, Director of the Department of Urban Design

"Children's play shouldn't end at the playground fence, so we need to incorporate it into urban planning," says architect Dinah Bornat

The future belongs to rail transport, says Director of the Department of Infrastructure Marek Zděradička

New York has an extraordinary drive to keep pushing the city forward, says transport engineer Václav Novotný, who spent three months in New York on a Fulbright scholarship

“What did I do to deserve this beauty?” Barcelona residents take pride in their new library, winner of the EUmies Awards

“It is almost impossible to lobby for projects in the Mies van der Rohe Award. EU policy also has zero influence,” says competition organiser Anna Ramos

Michael Sorkin is an extremely erudite, brilliant and entertaining author, says translator Tereza Pálková

Leave the cars in the past. Architect Jan Gehl returns to Prague.

The future of Prague is written in its streets, says former New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan

Respect to living nature as bedrock for urban development. The architect of Norweigian micro cabins about sustainable care for our landscape

Prague needs to build fast and increase the city’s housing stock, says Jaromír Hainc, Director of the Department of City Development

We're interested in building to last, says Stephen Bates of the London-based Sergison Bates Architects

Prague is full of contradictions, says world-famous photographer Iwan Baan. His series Prague Diary will be exhibited at CAMP since May

“The crisis is teaching us to transform cities at a faster pace. People share a common goal and are coming together,” says Andrew Tuck, editor-in-chief of Monocle magazine

Prague should be developed based on hard facts and data, not impressions, says Zdeňka Havlová, head of the Office for City Analysis.