The Rudolf Eitelberger Award 2015 was awarded to the village of Bukovany

The past weekend saw the Architecture Days festival, which this year was organized by nearly fifty Czech cities. Its program in Olomouc was traditionally taken care of by the association Za krásnou Olomouc.

In addition to two walks, the fourth edition of the Rudolf Eitelberger Award was announced, which maps the best of architecture in the Olomouc Region. The festive announcement at the Music Theatre was moderated by two jury members, prominent Slovak theorists of architecture Monika Mitášová and Marián Zervan. They introduced the five finalists this year, who passed through a nine-member jury out of a total of twenty-five nominees. Honorary mentions this year went to architects Ječmen studio - Lukáš Blažek and Eva Blažková - for the reconstruction and expansion of the museum of tvarůžky in Loštice, further Michal Bartoš as the spiritual father of the idea of the House of Nature Litovelské Pomoraví and his investor, the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic. Representatives of the municipality of Bernartice, led by Mayor Mojmír Michálek, traveled to collect another diploma for the purchase and sensitive reconstruction of the Art Nouveau dance hall in Račí údolí near Javorník. Diplomas were also awarded to Luděk Štipl from the Respekt a Tolerance association and former Mayor of Loštice Ctirad Lolek, who contributed to the reconstruction of the Loštice synagogue.

The first place and thus the main prize in the form of a glass sculpture by sculptor Jaroslav Koléšek was awarded to the Mayor of Bukovany, Ivana Vančurová, for the reconstruction of the local square. Alongside her, the jury also praised the author of the reconstruction proposal, architect Michal Sborwitz.

Compared to the previous three editions, there were significantly more cases of commendable investor initiatives or civic initiatives among the awarded. It is also worth noting that in only one case do we encounter a work by architects operating in the region.

Martina Mertová, a member of the Za krásnou Olomouc association, adds: "This year's committee was excellently appointed but also very strict. This is evidenced by the fact that among the candidates we do not find any new buildings. As a result, our award becomes somewhat conservative, which saddens us a bit. On the other hand, it casts an objective light on contemporary architecture in the Olomouc Region. We firmly hope that in two years, when we award the prizes in the anniversary fifth edition, the situation will be more favorable." The festive announcement took place on October 3, 2015, at the Architecture Theatre, a new platform of the Museum of Art in Olomouc, accompanied by the opening of the laureates' exhibition from previous years in the nearby Lomená gallery.

Rudolf Eitelberger Award 2015 - finalists

1. Bukovany - Revitalization of the central part of the village
author: Sborwitz architects (Michal Sborwitz, Marie Sborwitzová, Karel Prášil, Pavel Klásek)
investor: Municipality of Bukovany, represented by Mayor Ing. Ivana Vančurová
implementation: project 2013, completion 2015
 
2. Reconstruction of the synagogue in Loštice
project author: Milan Heidenreich
investor: Town of Loštice, non-profit organization Respekt a tolerance represented by Luděk Štipl
implementation: 2004-2014
 
3. Reconstruction of the dance hall in Račí údolí
author: Sborwitz architects (Michal Sborwitz, Marie Sborwitzová, Karel Prášil)
investor: Municipality of Bernartice represented by Mayor Mojmír Michálek
implementation: 2014 - July 24, 2015
 
4. House of Nature Litovelské Pomoraví in Horka nad Moravou and Litovel
libretto author: Michal Bartoš
authors of the landscape concept: Projektil architects (Adam Halíř, Roman Brychta, Ondřej Hofmeister, Petr Lešek) + Tomáš Lampar and Zdeněk Sendler
building authors: František Skála, Miloš Šejn, Miloš Fekar, Marcel Hubáček
investor: AOPK ČR, Sluňákov
implementation: 2012-2014
 
5. Museum of Olomouc Tvarůžky A. W. in Loštice
project and exhibition author: Ječmen studio (Lukáš Blažek)
investor: A. W. spol. s r.o.
implementation: 2013-2014