The Dean's Award is a new Faculty competition that was announced in September. The Faculty management firmly believes that it will gain a stable place and prestige among our students and teachers. The purpose of the competition is to highlight outstanding student work and achievements and to motivate students to improve the quality of their performance. The competition is also a tool for Faculty leadership to reflect on the development and direction of teaching. Of the many diverse student projects that emerge each semester at the Faculty, the best ones were nominated for the competition. The Faculty will present the winning works in various competitions and exhibitions. A total of 150,000 CZK was distributed among the awardees, both individuals and teams.
Dean's Award for Semester Project
Urbanism and Landscape Architecture category
The jury did not select a winner in the Urbanism and Landscape Architecture category.
Finalists
- David Knížek with his semester project Prague – Pankrácká Odyssey (pilgrimage through microworlds), developed under the supervision of Jan Sedlák
- Dominik Rejthar with his semester project NovýTěšnov a Florenc (NewTěšnov and Florenc), prepared under the supervision of Ivan Plicka
- Soňa Stromšíková with her semester project Most – New Center, developed under the supervision of Ján Stempel and Jan Jakub Tesař
Architecture category
Winner
- Filip Bernard with his project Czech House in Taiwan, which he developed in the studio of Ondřej Císler and Lenka Milerová
In the justification of the nomination by the head of the studio, Ondřej Císler, it was stated that Filip Bernard had demonstrated a phenomenal performance in designing a representative architecture for Taipei, Taiwan. He created a number of interesting options and refined the selected one to the last detail. He brought a clean solution, an architecture that is fit for purpose for the institution and allows the Czech Republic’s representatives to operate flawlessly in a foreign environment.
Finalists
- Jan Procházka with his semester project Community Centre of Břevnov Villa Prague 6, developed under the supervision of Irena Šestáková
- collective of authors: Michaela Chmielová, Tomáš Kodet, Tomáš Vojtíšek, Anna Zíková, Alena Linková, Mikuláš Valdman and Jan Šefl with the project 3 posedy (Three Gamekeeper’s Stands), developed under the supervision of Dalibor Hlaváček and Martin Čeněk
- David Budil with his semester project Workshops Ďáblice – work in the city, developed under the supervision of Michal Kuzemenský
In the category of Dean's Award for Semester Project, studio projects of all study programs for the past academic year except ZAN, ATBS, BP and DP could be nominated, divided into three categories (Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape Architecture, Design). Each studio head could nominate one work for the past academic year, exceptionally two works with justification. Experts mandated by the Dean could also nominate other projects.
Dean's Award for Diploma Project
Winner
- Jan Pernekr with his project Bubenečský Břeh, which he prepared under the supervision of Boris Redčenkov, from whom, in addition to the nomination, he also received praise for the extraordinary amount of quality work done
Finalists
- Jitka Rumlová with her diploma project Prague Roofs, developed under the supervision of Roman Koucký
- Natálie Kristýnková with her diploma project Czech House in Taiwan, developed under the supervision of Ondřej Císler
- Zdeněk Völfl with his diploma project New Central Railway Station Prague – Opera, developed under the supervision of Roman Koucký
- Jáchym Vacek with his diploma project Urban Development of Heřmanův Městec, prepared under the supervision of Michal Kohout and David Tichý
In the category of the Dean's Award for a Diploma Project, each studio head from all fields of studies could nominate a maximum of one thesis for the past academic year, and each thesis defence committee could also nominate one thesis.
Dean's Award for Science and Research
Winner
- Jan Petrš with his project Building Robotic Systems, which he developed in Miloš Florián's studio.
In the justification for the nomination of this dissertation, it was stated that it is an exceptional work in our local scientific research and building-architectural space. The author's enthusiasm for current issues in applied computational design and mechanical robotics is also finding application in a top international academic environment. In his work, Petrš discusses reconfigurable and automated architecture in an informed and comprehensive manner, confronting and comparing it with various architectural manifestos and contemporary design approaches.
Finalists
- Markéta Vavrušková: Teaching Structures to Architects under the supervision of Martin Pospíšil
- Veronika Kastlova: The Scene of Public Space - the Relationship between Architecture and Theatre under the supervision of Vladimír Soukenka
- Milan Pitlach: O. M. Ungers - Critical Study under the supervision of Benjamin Fragner (the prize was awarded in memoriam)
In the category of the Dean's Award for Science and Research, the best dissertations and scientific research papers, SGS projects and other standardized scientific research outputs could be nominated by supervisors, heads of institutes involved in the doctoral study programes and doctoral dissertation defence committees.
Academic Community Award for Outstanding Achievement
The Academic Community Award for Outstanding Achievement was not awarded this year, as only one candidate made it to the shortlist.
Nominations for the Academic Community Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of academic performance and student activities or Faculty representation were submitted by members of the FA management, the FA Council, the FA Academic Senate and members of the FA Scientific and Artistic Council. Members of the academic community could submit nominations through members of the FA Academic Senate.
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