During the gala evening, the organisers of the Lead Dušan expressed their solidarity with Ukraine and offered their help to all Ukrainians at the faculty without distinction. They also mentioned the need for mutual empathy at school, the zero-tolerance to unfair treatment and the importance of mental health care.
The main awards went to the Housing New Střížkov project by Anna Mahdalová and to the Rhea wicker cradle by Tereza Horičková. The award for the best studio went to the Jaroš-Bednář studio and the Valouch-Stibral studio.
The winners were selected by juries in two categories, architecture and design. Peter Bednár, Michal Marcinov, Markéta Smrčková, Radek Toman and Markéta Zdebská sat in the architecture category. "While most of the school was content with designing those imaginary standard roofs on their heads, Anna Mahdalová designed a truly distinctive, unique neighbourhood with a human scale and a welcoming character," Radek Toman praised the winning work of Anna Mahdalová, who created the project Residential Housing Nový Střížkov in the Kuzemenský-Kunarová studio.
According to the jury, the assignments should reflect contemporary and social issues. "The nominated studios and designs offer a quality that is a joy to look at, with well-commissioned themes and a high level of craftsmanship across all projects. The high level of personal commitment from tutors and students is immediately evident. Unfortunately, these qualities are rather exceptional in terms of the faculty as a whole," wrote juror Peter Bodnár in his evaluation of the studios.
The first place in the Atelier category went to the Valouch-Stibral duo. "The beautiful assignment Na dráze (places in Prague along the railway line) offers the opportunity to search, think, discuss a common and social theme and at the same time to find, to find specific places, their poetics, their problems and to react, correct, create, find solutions," summarizes the jury's selection Markéta Zdebská.
The jury of the Design category included Eduard Herrmann, Monika Martykánová and Petra Vlachynská. "I appreciate the sensitively designed details, for example the attachment of the basket with leather straps, thanks to which part of the basket is removable and can be hung in the space as a swing, or the simple "brake" against swinging in the form of two balls that are inserted into the swing mechanism," said Monika Martykánová about the winning project of the Rhea wicker cradle by Tereza Horičková. The work was carried out in the Jaroš-Bednář design studio.
"Together with the jury, we have chosen Jaroš-Bednář as the winning studio. In our opinion, this studio had produced the most successful works, both in terms of execution and overall presentation. The chosen theme of crafts may have helped. Many of them used this to realise their objects in after-school craft workshops, where they could get to know the techniques first-hand," said Eduard Herrmann about the winning studio.
The Olověný Dušan competition, founded in 1993 by members of the Society of Architecture Students, is automatically open to any student of the faculty who submits a semester-long studio project (exceptions are first-year and final-year students). Expert independent juries (chosen separately for design and architecture) tour the exhibition and select the best projects. The aim of the competition is to provide an external perspective on teaching, to bring reflection to educators and students.
In this year's edition of the competition, the Association of Architecture Students decided to focus on the environment of the Faculty of Architecture. On the platform www.olovenydusan.cz it offers students and staff of the faculty the opportunity to express their views on the future of the school. The responses will be used as a basis for discussion with the faculty.
AWARDS:
Architecture - individuals: Anna Mahdalová (studiio Kuzemenský–Kunarová), Housing New Střížkov
Architecture - studios: studio Valouch–Stibral, Na dráze
Design - individuals: Tereza Horičková (studio Jaroš–Bednář), Rhea wicker cradle
Design - studios: studio Jaroš–Bednář, Cooperation with FA CTU and top experts under the ausices of the Bohemian Perfection project
Take a look at the pictures, video from the event or at all projects nominated.