Zdeněk Zavřel
*13. 8. 1943 – Prague, Czech Republic
Biography
1960-66 - studied at the Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague1966-68 - Association of Design Studios in Prague
1968-69 - internship at the office van den Broek en Bakema in Rotterdam
1970-78 - member of the so-called Školka SIAL in Liberec
1978 - goes into exile in the Netherlands
1978-84 - worked at Architectengemeenschap van den Broek en Bakema in Rotterdam
1980-97 - visiting lecturer, later research associate at the Technical University of Delft
1985 - becomes a partner in the studio with E. Bakema
1989 - establishes his own office Atelier Z in Rotterdam (in 2004 hands over management to colleagues)
2005 - elected dean of FA ČVUT in Prague (re-elected for another four-year term in 2009)
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Selected Realizations
2005 - project realization in Accra, INVERDAN project in Zaandam2004 - new project of the NL Embassy in Accra, reconstruction of the NL Embassy in Prague
2003 - reconstruction of the residence of the Dutch Ambassador in Accra
2002 - coordinator for the redevelopment of the DURA Coignet area in Hoogvliet / Rotterdam
2001 - project of the Dutch Embassy in Accra / Ghana
2000 - participation in the Dutch team IEA XX//l- Use of Solar in Large Buildings subtask B - development of Design guidelines (project ended in 2002)
1986-99 - a series of residential, educational, and utility buildings in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and elsewhere
1998 - Grand Prix '98 of the Czech Chamber of Architects
1996- 1st prize in the Rijksgebouwendienst competition for RWS in Ijmuiden, built 1997-99
1994 - first reconstruction of the Dutch Embassy in Prague
1992 - participation in the Dutch team IEA X.t.// - Future Housing Project, experimental project "Urban Villa in Amstelveen" built in 1993-95
1991- 1st prize in the Min. of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic competition for the Czech Cultural Center in Paris, built between 1994-97
1991 - organization of the PSO project on Housing Economy in the Netherlands - Dutch model - in cooperation with NAI Rotterdam (A. Duijvesteijn, H. van Dijk, et al.)
1988 - 1st prize in the National Prize Competition for Urban Primary School in Amsterdam, built between 1991-94
1981 - 1st prize (together with H. Jiskrová) in the European Union competition: Application of Solar Energy in Housing renovation
1978 - 1st prize in the competition for a residential complex in Houtwijk / The Hague
1975-78 - Peak station and Czech Cottage on Sněžka (with D. Vokáč)
