The winner of the Czech Architecture Prize 2025 is House for Julia

photo: Alex Shoots Buildings

A resilient client, humanity, social outreach, thoughtful design, and meticulously executed realization – five foreign jurors, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Miloš Vystrčil, and the public all agreed that the Czech Architecture Award should go to the children's hospice Dům pro Julii, whose authors are Tomáš Págo, Milan Joja, Karel Kubza from the studio ČTYŘSTĚN architects, and landscape architect Marek Holán. This is the first children's hospice in the Czech Republic that sensitively combines respite care with architecture supporting tranquility, contact with nature, and dignified experiences in challenging life situations. Alongside the main winner, the jury also recognized other works and their authors – five projects received the Finalist title, one work received the Alena Šrámková Award, and one realization received an honorable mention. The announcement of the results of the 10th edition of the Czech Architecture Award took place on November 13 at a gala evening held at Forum Karlín in Prague. The organizer of this competitive showcase is the Czech Chamber of Architects.

At the helm of this year’s jury was German architect, urban planner, and academic Roger Riewe, joined by architect and educator at the Faculty of Architecture in Maribor Boris Bežan (Slovenia/Spain), architect and founder of the non-profit organization Woman Architects Andrea Klimko (Slovakia/UK), landscape architect, urban planner, and curator Yael Moria Klain (Israel), and architect Jeroen van Schooten (Netherlands), who is actively involved in many professional associations. At the beginning of September, the jurors undertook an architectural marathon, during which they personally visited all 25 projects nominated for the shortlist, conversing with the authors of the buildings about their work, inspirations, methods, and the broader context in which the works were created.