Petr Janda (born 5 January 1975) is a

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. He studied at the

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(1993–2001) and is also a graduate of the Monumental Art Studio of Professor

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at the

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(1997–2003). He started to work with ''A 69 Architects'', later he was one of the founding members of ''sporadical'' art studio. Since March 2008 he has run his own ''brainwork'' art studio. In 2011 he became a member of the board of the Czech Chamber of Architects. In 2020 and 2021, Petr Janda was nominated for the Architect of the Year Award in the Czech Republic.

Works

* Memorial to the floods,

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(1998) * Memorial to the victims of

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(2006) * Lazyhouse,

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(2007–2020) * Flowhouse,

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(2008–) * Golf Academy

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(2010–) * (A)VOID Floating – floating pavilion,

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(2011–) * Revitalization of Prague riverfront area (2009–2019) Kostel Krista Spasitele a KC Barrandov

Awards

Awards for the Revitalization of Prague riverfront area: * Architecture Master Prize 2020 – Best of the best, Restoration and renovation * BigSEE Architecture Award 2020 – Grand prix, Public and commercial Architecture * Grand Prix architektů 2020 – Czech National Prize for Architecture * Building of the year 2020 – The prize of the mayor of Prague * German Design Awards 2021 – Special Mention * Iconic Award 2020 – Best of the best *

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Award 2020 - finalist * Architizer A+Award 2021 - Special mention * BigMat Award 2021 - National Prize *

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Award 2021 – finalist * Mies van der Rohe Award 2022 – nomination of the Czech Republic * Piranesi Award 2021 – finalist * Floating pool for Prague's riverfront ** Architizer A+Award 2021 – winner of Sports & recreation category, unbuilt project ** European Property Awards 2021 * 2021 European Property Awards – winner of Architecture Single Residence Category, Czech Republic - Lazyhouse,

, Czech republic * 2020 Winner of the call for the design of Flamingo visitor center in

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* 2013 National Prize BigMat 2013 (BigMat '13 International Architecture Award) – Memorial to the victims of communism, Liberec * 2013 – 2nd–3rd Prize – Roman Catholic Church of Christ the Redeemer, Prague * 2009 – 1st Prize Aboard city 2 Botel,

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, Prague * 2007 – 1st Prize Aboard city 1 Botel,

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, Prague * 2007 – National Architecture Award (Grand Prix architektů) - Memorial to the victims of communism, LiberecPamátník obětem komunismu
, Grand Prix Architektů, 2007 (in Czech) * 2007 – 2nd Prize,

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Memorial, Prague * 2000 – 3rd Prize, Memorial to the victims of the

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regime, Prague * 1999 – 2nd Prize,

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and

Jan Zajíc Jan Zajíc (died 25 February 1969) was a Czechs, Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation as a political protest. Biography He was a student of the Střední průmyslová škola železniční (Industrial Highschool of Railways) techn ...

Memorial,

Wenceslas Square Wenceslas Square (Czech language, Czech: , colloquially ''Václavák'' ; German language, German: ''Wenzelsplatz'') is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town, Prague, New Town of Pr ...

, Prague

References

External links

Petr Janda and (A)VOID Gallery bring Art to Prague´s Waterfront Walls
core77.com, 21. 9. 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Janda, Petr 1975 births Living people 20th-century Czech architects 21st-century architects People from Zlín Czech Technical University in Prague alumni