5th year of the student competition: extension of the primary school in Roztoky near Prague

The architectural and design office HELIKA a.s. has announced the 5th year of the competition for university students of architecture and related fields. This year, students are tasked with processing another interesting topic the extension of an elementary school located in Roztoky near Prague. This year's jury will include Ing. arch. Vítězslava Rothbauerová from the Atelier House and City; Jan Jakob, the mayor of the town of Roztoky; Mgr. Alena Gabaľová, the director of the ZŠ Roztoky; Acad. mal. Ivana Hanzlíková from the association of artists KVADRA; and Acad. arch. Vladimír Kružík from HELIKA a.s. The winner of the competition will receive 35,000 CZK, second place will be awarded 25,000 CZK, and the bronze position 15,000 CZK. The competition deadline is September 30, 2013.

“The topic of the extension of the elementary school does not only mean processing an architectural design that will respect the existing school building from 1932, but primarily emphasizes functionality, which is extremely important for educational institutions of this type. Other aspects of the design that students must consider include creating conditions for further education, communication between people, and developing the personality of each student, leading to their meaningful application in life,” says Acad. arch. Vladimír Kružík from HELIKA a.s.

More information about the competition is published on the HELIKA company's website www.helika.cz and on Facebook.

The competition is open to regular students of all years of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral studies from the summer semester of 2012/2013 from ČVUT Prague, the Technical University of Liberec, the Brno University of Technology, the AAAD in Prague, the Academy of Art in Prague, and the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava.

The competition conditions have been accredited by the Czech Chamber of Architects.