It is worth to design and build!

The results were announced on Monday, November 11, 2019 in Kutná Hora. Libčický mast was the only building designed and realized by students of architecture. “So far, it is an almost unique approach to teaching that practical implementation is part of the theoretical training of architects, and implementation with a wider team of specialists that really prepare students for practice,” emphasized the pedagogical approach Jan Fibiger, chairman of the board of directors of the ABF Foundation.

The project was commissioned as a “starting point” for the future park in Libčice nad Vltavou. The viewing tower is a new landmark in the countryside and offers exceptional views of the Větrušická rokle on the opposite bank of the Vltava River. Its concept is inspired by the brick history of the place. The model for its construction was a brick weave, the principle of which was wittyly translated into wooden form by Kristýna Rejsková, the author of the proposal.

“This prize goes to students of our studio who designed the building and built it with their own hands. All plaques received - for the architect, the designer and the contractor, therefore belong to the students, ” said Dalibor Hlaváček and Martin Čeněk, teachers of the studio. They started working on the project with their nine-member student team in March and completed the project in early June.

The project was supported by Skanska Reality a. s., which plans to build a park in Libčice nad Vltavou as part of the upcoming residential district, while also supporting student activities and cooperation with CTU in the long term. The revitalization of the neglected slope above the town should provide the inhabitants of Libčice nad Vltavou with a pleasant living environment.

The Building of the Year of the Central Bohemian Region is announced by the Central Bohemian Region and is part of the Building of the Year competition organized by the Foundation for the Development of Architecture and Construction (ABF Foundation). This year's winner was Dob centrum Dobřichovice (DAM architekti). Other nominated realizations were: Corso pod lípami Řevnice (Ehl & Koumar architekti), a pub with hall in Máslovice (Atelier bod architekti), a sports hall Dolní Břežany (Sporadical) and a reconstruction of the archbishop's chateau Dolní Břežany (Šafer Hájek Architekti). The prize of the President of the Central Bohemia Region was awarded to Alena Šrámková, Professor Emeritus of the Czech Technical University, as a personality of architecture.

Twenty buildings registered for the 6th year competition. The buildings were judged by a jury composed of Ing. arch. Markéta Svobodová (KÚSK) chairman of the jury, Ing. arch. Pavel Weishaupt (Nadace ABF), Ing. Václav Mach (ČKAIT), Ing. Petr Nicek (SPS ČR), Ing. Ladislav Brett (ČSSI), Ing. Pavel Němec (HK SČ), doc. Ing. arch. Milan Rejchl, CSc. (OA).

More information about the competition can be found on the Building of the Year competition page and on the Libové Libčice project website.