Ještěd in a Cage 07 - Official Announcement

Milada Vorzová - Into the Mosaic of Litomyšl - winner JFK 07
Dominika Taklová - Into the Mosaic of Litoměřice
Matyáš Fialka - Ecumenical Pilgrimage Route in Braník
Ondřej Štěpán - Housing Above the Stone Colony in Brno
Tereza Komárková - Library of Martin Kabátník
Tomáš Zdvihal - Neues Bauhaus Museum, Weimar
Radka Ježková - New Summer Stage of the Theater in Český Krumlov

Jurors' Reactions

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The jury consisting of Milena Kubiszová (Skvadra), Lukáš Brom (The Builders), Ondřej Busta (Robust), Luděk Rýzner (OK-Plan), Viktor Vlach (Under construction) after a day of decision-making about who would hold the prestigious JFK award, sadly noted that they could not sufficiently argue, debate, defend... position one proposal against another, one studio against others... although they would have loved to. The consensus among the seven finalists and the winning studio was too strong. What a pity.

Assessment of the studios:
The ability to independently formulate a problem, set a goal – and achieve that goal was one important criterion in the evaluation. The second was the general level of all projects in the studio.
In the first criterion, the first-year studio (Janoš-Šmídek) excelled, where fresh energy from people unburdened by stereotypes and an individual approach to the offered assignments was felt. It’s no surprise that this studio (consistently) occupies the podium even in individual competitions.
However, the winner of the studio evaluation was the studio of Zdeněk Fránek and Radka Suchánek, which combines both criteria: through their topics, they force students to formulate their own assignments based on personal experience with the place (the topics “Into the Mosaic of Litomyšl” and “Into the Mosaic of Litoměřice”) – and to address and solve their own assignments. These two topics rightfully took podium places in the individual awards as well.

Individuals:
Replacement of the Český Krumlov revolving stage with a new open-air scene (dew on the tracks): Radka Ježková from Jiří Suchomel - Martin Šamla studio fought her way to the finals with the project “New Summer Stage” of the theater in Český Krumlov.
A house constructed in section: Another finalist is Tomáš Zdvihal with the project “Neues Bauhaus Museum, Weimar” from the studio of Jiří Buček - Filip Horatschke.
Connection - paths that were once walked, then could not be walked, and now can be walked again: Tereza Komárková placed in the final selection with her project “Library of Martin Kabátník” in Zdeněk Fránek's and Radka Suchánek's studio (assignment “Into the Mosaic of Litomyšl”).
Public, semi-private, private... space - precisely presented housing: Ondřej Štěpán was nominated for the finals with his project “Housing Above the Stone Colony in Brno” in the studio of Antonín Novák and Vladimír Baldy.
And here is bronze: Matyáš Fialka from the first year for the project “Ecumenical Pilgrimage Route” – Atelier Petr Janoš – Petr Šmídek.
Silver for “House of a Book Lover” goes to Dominika Taklová for her submission “Into the Mosaic of Litoměřice” in Fránek Suchánek's studio.
And the right to remove Ještěd from the top of the mountain and cut the cake is won in January 2012 by Milada Vorzová for her submission “Into the Mosaic of Litomyšl” in the form of a Columbarium into the gap on Růžová Street. Take a look at it!