In February 2016, Brno became the first city in Czechia to launch a pilot project called Rapid Re-Housing, which is a fast form of accommodation for families with children in housing need. The first evaluation last autumn showed an extraordinary success rate and the project received a prestigious European award FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless) for providing the best housing solution for homeless people in EU in 2010–2017. We talked with Brno municipal representative Martin Freund about this social model, its implementation, and other plans in the domain of social housing.

Těžko, stojíme na perónu a čekáme. Prý už sto let, a proto se teď musíme rozhodnout, kam s nádražím, co nejdříve. A přestože se svět změnil, mnozí v Brně s neotřesitelnou jistotou prosazují sto let starý nápad. Zatímco v první polovině minulého století byly kouřící vlaky nevítanou nutností a v té druhé se u nás většina takovýchto plánů nesla v megalomanském budovatelském duchu mimo vhodné měřítko...

V neděli 25. března zemřel ve věku 91 let významný brněnský architekt, profesor Ivan Ruller. Poslední rozloučení se konalo ve středu 4. dubna v kostele sv. Augustina v Brně. S laskavým svolením profesora Vladimíra Šlapety jsme otiskli jeho smuteční řeč.

Do you live in the country or in a city? Do you rent or do you own your property? Is it an apartment or a family house? What were the criteria defining your choice of housing type? Was it price, location, availability of jobs, schools, or forests? Or, was it instead the interest rates of mortgages, rising prices in selected locations, or conformity with the regime of a long time ago that secured you a position on the waiting list for an apartment...

The new sports hall in Dolní Břežany is no ordinary school gym. Administratively still a part of the local elementary school, but also used by the public for sports and social events. It’s recognized as a new, key venue for the town's social life, but it’s located on the very edge of the current development, overlooking the surrounding fields. Attracting attention with its unmistakable shape and expression; but also reflecting the surroundings and sometimes blending with them due to its brushed aluminum shell. Compact on the outside, spacious inside. Magic, maybe?