News, February 5, 2012 0:59 AM
Introducing This Year’s Jury
The preparations for launching the next annual round of the competition are reaching their final stage. The jury of experts has recommended the Public space in historical context topic for this year’s annual round, already the 4th in order. Historical context refers to an environment with a remarkable cultural character. As industrial heritage also forms an integral part of the cultural, architectural, and technological wealth of the country, competition designs may not always be concerned with completing historical cores of cities and may rather propose revitalisations or reconversions of industrial objects. The competition works will again be judged by leading Czech architects. (24.1.2012) more >>Jan Jehlík reviews this year’s annual round
With public space being the topic of this year, one could be rightfully afraid that the concept, quite overly addressed in these days, would be approached only formally by the competitors. It wasn’t. On the contrary, it is apparent that it has become a natural topic and aim of work of students and architects of the current generation. As the jury president Jan Jehlík put it in his evaluation of this year’s annual round, they know what public space is – a consciously designed and physically constructed space with a sovereign architecture.(18.10.2011) more >>
Young Architect Award 2011 results announced!
On September 22, prizes were ceremonially awarded to the winners of the already 3rd annual round of the competition, at the occasion of the ceremonial meeting of FOR ARCH trade fair exhibitors. The winners took the prizes from the hands of Deputy Minister of Education Eva Bartoňová, Deputy Minister of Culture Anna Matoušková, Rector of Czech Technical University in Prague Václav Havlíček, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Architecture in Liberec Bořek Šípek, jury president Jan Jehlík and jury member Josef Pechar. The competition patron Martin Rajniš also took part in the prize-giving ceremony. Which works were awarded? (23.9.2011) more >>
Why did you accept the offer to become a YAA Jury member?
I got myself familiar with the last year’s results and I was pleasantly surprised. Competitions have an important place in my life and I am sincerely pleased that opportunities for commissions are offered also to young architects through competitions. Works by young authors are characteristic in that they bring new, refreshing opinions and solutions. And I like being refreshed.Mgr. Akad. Arch. Roman Brychta, PROJEKTIL ARCHITEKTI s.r.o.