The Dušan Jurkovič Award 2016 was won by Kindergarten Guliver

The jury met from September 29 to October 1, 2016. The jury worked in the following composition: Ladislav Domen (USA), Jacek Ewý (Poland), Oleg Haman (Czech Republic), Jaroslav Janek (Slovakia), Ján Studený (Slovakia - laureate of the Dušan Jurkovič Award for 2015), Pavel Simko (Slovakia), Peter Žalman (Slovakia). Chairman of the jury: Oleg Haman.

The jury evaluated 20 architectural works, and its members decided that the subjects of inspection would be the following works:

• Completion of the MZV Complex, Bratislava
• Chapel of Resurrection, Poprad-Kvetnica
• Family House LJM, Alžbetin dvor
• GUMEX Slovakia Headquarters, Nitra
• Roman Catholic Church of St. Lawrence - Reconstruction, Brutovce
• Administrative and Warehouse Complex Sliačska, Bratislava
• Family Houses Brusnicová A and B, Bratislava
• X-Bionic® Sphere, Šamorín-Čilistov
• Multipurpose Complex City Arena, Trnava
• Panorama City, Bratislava
• Kindergarten Guliver, Banská Štiavnica
• National Cultural Heritage Solivar Prešov - Reconstruction

Based on the inspection of the works, the jury decided on the nominations:

• Completion of the MZV Complex, Bratislava (architectural solution authors: Ján Pavúk, Iľja Skoček, Jr.)
• Chapel of Resurrection, Poprad-Kvetnica (architectural solution author: Samuel Netočný)
• GUMEX Slovakia Headquarters, Nitra (architectural solution authors: Branislav Hovorka, Martin Paulíny)
• Panorama City, Bratislava (architectural solution author: Juraj Hermann)
• Kindergarten Guliver, Banská Štiavnica (architectural solution author: Richard Murgaš)

Based on further evaluation of the nominated works, the jury decided to award the Dušan Jurkovič Award 2016 to the architectural work:

From the jury's evaluation:
The new kindergarten on the site of an older building represents an above-standard architectural performance: from design to implementation, from material solution to the interior furnishing for children's stay. The architecture radiates comfort and reflects excellent cooperation between investor and architect. The building has an interestingly structured mass, offering optimal contact with the varied terrain.
A distinctive theme is the kindergarten's interior, well-chosen color schemes, simplicity, readability, and a remarkable result stemming from local resources in the Central Slovakia region.
It is important to emphasize that this project utilizes the existing construction substance of a two-story villa, in which the architect saw further possibilities for developing the structure for its new function. The approach of "let's try to utilize and enhance what we have" was already known to our ancestors, and from a sustainability perspective, it remains relevant today.

The Presidency of the Union of Slovak Architects awarded the Emil Belluš Award for lifetime achievement to the collective authors

• Ing. Arch. Acad. Arch. Ferdinand Skoček, born July 9, 1929, Prague
• Ing. Arch. Acad. Arch. Iľja Skoček, born June 12, 1930, Brno
• Doc. Ing. Arch. Acad. Arch. Ľubomír Titl, born May 27, 1929, Bratislava

The award was given by the Union of Slovak Architects for significant contributions to the history of 19th-century architecture

• Jane Pohaničová

Prof. Ing. Arch. Jana Pohaničová, PhD. has systematically dedicated her scientific and professional work to the history of 19th-century architecture. She is the author and co-author of a large number of scientific and professional monographs. In her publishing activities, she has presented numerous new findings based on her own research activities about the history of 19th-century architecture in Slovakia, as well as in the broader Central European context, often in collaboration with scientific institutions, heritage conservation, and university workplaces both domestically and abroad. Characteristic features of her approach to researching 19th-century architectural history include a lasting interest in the personal background of the emergence of architectural works in Slovakia.
The jury stated that Prof. Pohaničová's work has contributed to the process of objectifying the values of 19th-century architecture and the contribution of this period to the history of Slovak architecture.