Results of the NČA grant selection process for the year 2010

Toyo Ito will arrive in Prague.

At the beginning of the year, a selection process was underway for the distribution of foundation contributions for the year 2010. It was announced in November of last year with a submission deadline of January 6, 2010. As every year, it was announced for two categories (A - exhibition activities and B - publication and lecture activities), between which a total amount of 1 million CZK was distributed.
     A total of 42 projects applied for the selection process, with 19 projects in category A and 23 projects in category B.
     Among the priorities of the NČA grant policy are a focus on contemporary architecture, support for new projects, and the existence of the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery in Prague and the Architecture Gallery in Brno. The foundation does not support the architects' own professional activities and activities organized by architecture schools.
     The proposal for the distribution of foundation contributions was prepared by the grant committee consisting of Milena Sršňová, Aleš Burian, Jaroslav Zima, Marek Chalupa, Petr Malinský, and Ladislav Kuba with the participation of the foundation’s board members Ivan Vavřík, Martin Peterka, Tomáš Zlámal, Radek Kolařík, and Michal Kuzemenský. The proposal was approved by the foundation's board. The foundation contributions were awarded as follows:

Category A - a total of 580,000 CZK distributed among 11 projects

1. Urban Interventions Prague 01, competition and exhibition   30,000,-
   Oz Mestské zásahy, Bratislava
2. European Prize for Architecture, exhibition   20,000,-
   Golden Ratio s.r.o., Prague
3. Jaroslav Grunt (1893-1988), exhibition and catalog   60,000,-
   Association Obecní dům Brno, Brno
4. Lead Dushan, competition and exhibition   30,000,-
   SPA at FA ČVUT in Prague
5. Opava - Vienna: Architecture Lessons, exhibition   20,000,-
   Opava Cultural Organization, Opava
6. Famous Villas of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, exhibition and publication   10,000,-   
    Foibos Books s.r.o., Prague
7. Toyo Ito, exhibition and lecture   150,000,-
   Architectura o.s., Prague
8. Take Nord Shape, exhibition   80,000,-
    Architectura o.s., Prague
9. Virtual Gallery of Architecture, permanent exhibition at GJF   20,000,-
    Architectura o.s., Prague
10. Deadline Today, Architectural Competitions in Europe, exhibition   80,000,-
    Center for Architecture o.s., Brno
11. Irish Architecture Award, exhibition   80,000,-
    Center for Architecture o.s., Brno

Category B - a total of 420,000 CZK distributed among 14 projects

1. Pecha Kucha Night Prague, lecture series   40,000,-
   Jana Kostelecká, Prague
2. Ostrava Lectures and Discussions, lecture series   20,000,-
    o.s. Fiducia, Ostrava
3. Bohuslav Brouk: Life Style, publication   20,000,-
   Society for Professional Literature, Barrister and Principal o.s., Brno
4. MADE IN AT, lecture series   30,000,-
   SOFA, Student Community FA Brno, Brno
5. Golden Ratio, magazine   50,000,-
   Golden Ratio o.s., Prague
6. Theory of Fractal Architecture, publication   50,000,-
   Jiří Schmidt, Prague
7. Rostislav Vácha: SIAL, publication   40,000,-
    Arbor Vitae Publishing, Řevnice
8. Ivan Koleček - Layers, publication   30,000,-
   Arbor Vitae Publishing, Řevnice
9. Emil Přikryl, publication   30,000,-
   Arbor Vitae Publishing, Řevnice
10. Frederick John Kiesler - Texts, publication   20,000,-
   Arbor Vitae Publishing, Řevnice
11. off city architects 2010, lecture series   20,000,-
   o.s. Terra Madoda, Pardubice
12. Film Evenings with Architecture, film presentations   30,000,-
    Center for Architecture o.s., Brno
13. Mánes - building monograph, publication   20,000,-
   Josef Holeček, Prague
14. Unfulfilled Dreams of Cities, film   20,000,-
    FRAME100R s.r.o., Prague