Ceny Vladimíra Karfíka for the period 2008–2010 awarded
On January 21, the Vladimir Karfík Awards for the period 2008 – 2010 were ceremoniously presented at the municipal hall of the statutory city of Zlín.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Architectural and Urban Work was awarded to Ing. Arch. Štefan Svetko, in memoriam.
Štefan Svetko was one of the leading creators of Slovak architecture in the second half of the 20th century. He was the author of urban plans for many Slovak cities and their districts, and constructed a number of prominent residential and community buildings, among which the Slovak Radio building in Bratislava holds a dominant place, having been awarded as the Building of the 20th Century in Slovakia in a public survey. He was the chairman of the Union of Slovak Architects but was excluded from public life during the normalization period. After 1989, he was among the founders of the Association of Architects of Slovakia and one of the initiators of the establishment of the Slovak Chamber of Architects.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Work in the Theory of Urbanism and Architecture was awarded to Ing. Arch. Jiří Hrůza, CSc.
Jiří Hrůza focused on urbanism in various regions throughout Czechoslovakia, but his main interest was Prague, where he worked in the Department of the Chief Architect. He became renowned primarily as a theoretician of urbanism, having published a long series of works, among which the most significant are Future of Cities, Theory of the City, Cities of Utopians, and City of Prague.
Award for Completed Work was awarded to Ing. Arch. Jiří Knesl and Assoc. Ing. Arch. Jakub Kynčl for the family house in Kuřim.
The Vladimir Karfík Award was established in 1991 by the Block of Architects and Artists. The award is given every 3 years to individuals and buildings that best resonate with the concept of architecture represented by Vladimir Karfík’s personality – buildings that are rational, efficient, and logical in construction, function, and expression. Its laureates include Karel Prager, Eva Jiřičná, Marián Marcinka, and Ivan Bergmann, among others. Given that the Block of Architects and Artists has a Czech and Slovak section, the nominations are always represented from both countries.
This year, for the first time, the Vladimir Karfík Award was presented in cooperation with the statutory city of Zlín. The plaques were handed to the laureates by the mayor of the city, Mr. Miroslav Adámek, and the chief architect of the city, Ms. Dagmar Nová.
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| The award for Štefan Svetko was received by his wife. |
Štefan Svetko was one of the leading creators of Slovak architecture in the second half of the 20th century. He was the author of urban plans for many Slovak cities and their districts, and constructed a number of prominent residential and community buildings, among which the Slovak Radio building in Bratislava holds a dominant place, having been awarded as the Building of the 20th Century in Slovakia in a public survey. He was the chairman of the Union of Slovak Architects but was excluded from public life during the normalization period. After 1989, he was among the founders of the Association of Architects of Slovakia and one of the initiators of the establishment of the Slovak Chamber of Architects.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Work in the Theory of Urbanism and Architecture was awarded to Ing. Arch. Jiří Hrůza, CSc.
Jiří Hrůza focused on urbanism in various regions throughout Czechoslovakia, but his main interest was Prague, where he worked in the Department of the Chief Architect. He became renowned primarily as a theoretician of urbanism, having published a long series of works, among which the most significant are Future of Cities, Theory of the City, Cities of Utopians, and City of Prague.
Award for Completed Work was awarded to Ing. Arch. Jiří Knesl and Assoc. Ing. Arch. Jakub Kynčl for the family house in Kuřim.
The Vladimir Karfík Award was established in 1991 by the Block of Architects and Artists. The award is given every 3 years to individuals and buildings that best resonate with the concept of architecture represented by Vladimir Karfík’s personality – buildings that are rational, efficient, and logical in construction, function, and expression. Its laureates include Karel Prager, Eva Jiřičná, Marián Marcinka, and Ivan Bergmann, among others. Given that the Block of Architects and Artists has a Czech and Slovak section, the nominations are always represented from both countries.
This year, for the first time, the Vladimir Karfík Award was presented in cooperation with the statutory city of Zlín. The plaques were handed to the laureates by the mayor of the city, Mr. Miroslav Adámek, and the chief architect of the city, Ms. Dagmar Nová.
Ing. Arch. Zbyšek Stýblo
Managing Director of the Block of Architects and Artists
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