(text is machine translated by DeepL)
The professional jury evaluated five candidates, with Fránek being selected as the winner on the basis of his extraordinary contribution to architecture in the last five years.
The jury justified its choice with the words:
FA BUT graduate Zdeněk Fránek became the architect of the year
Zdeněk Fránek, graduate and former teacher of the FA Faculty of Architecture BUT, received the Architect of the Year 2020 award on September 8, 2020. Fránek currently works at the Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
In addition to academic and exhibition activities, Zdeněk Fránek also devotes himself to
private practice. In 1989, he founded the studio Fránek Architects, which
implements projects across the Czech Republic, but also abroad.
"Dynamic architect, pedagogue and
troubadour of Czech architecture. And precisely in its context, it is unusual
personalities, especially with their creative approach, courage and flair. Belongs
among the developers of dozens of inventive, original designs of various kinds of buildings, many of which were implemented."
The ceremony itself took place in the Centre of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAMP) in Prague.
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