Students to come up with solutions for unused presidential villa

It is an interesting challenge for young people, said President Zuzana Čaputová.

The presidential villa in Bratislava.The presidential villa in Bratislava. (Source: SITA)

The presidential villa near the Slavín memorial in Bratislava has been abandoned for years and is gradually falling to ruin. However, this state of affairs may soon be changed by students of architecture and building construction via the ideological urban-architectonic competition.

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This year’s assignment is to present solutions for the villa, the TASR newswire reported.

“It’s an interesting challenge for young people and students,” said President Zuzana Čaputová, under whose auspices the competition is held, as quoted by TASR. “Their work could be the basis for the future of one interesting architectonic piece that will represent our country to any guests the head of state may receive in the future.”

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