Contracting authority
Technical Services of Adršpach
Competition type
Open design contest, 2 phases
Deadline, Phase 1
27.6.2025, 14:00
Deadline, Phase 2
26.9.2025, 14:00
Prizes
350.000 CZK + 250.000 CZK + 200.000 CZK + 100.000 CZK + 100.000 CZK
Mandatory use of electronic tool
The challenge for the competitors is to design the entrance area to the Adršpach Rock City, including a new visitor and education centre.
The aim of the competition is to find an outstanding design for a welcoming and well-crafted entrance area—one that reflects both architectural and urban design quality and enhances the unique natural character of this iconic landscape.
The new entrance complex should be adaptable and flexible year-round. While the rock city is open in all seasons, the intensity of visitor traffic shifts dramatically. In winter, daily visitor numbers range between 100 and 300, totalling around 6,000 per month. In contrast, the summer season sees up to 4,000 visitors per day—nearly 90,000 each month.
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Contracting Authority's Profile - full documentation

Eva Eichlerová
Jury ChairShe graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Brno University of Technology. In 2010, she co-founded the EA Architekti studio with her husband Zdeněk Eichler. Her work spans public buildings, family houses, urbanism, and spatial planning. She has contributed to projects such as the Ostopovice elementary school, Blansko terminal, park revitalizations in Boskovice and Hodonín, and the urban study of Nová Zbrojovka.

Jakub Vajda
Jury Vice-ChairMayor of Adršpach

Zdeněk Chmel
He studied architecture at the Faculty of Architecture in Brno and at the Berner Fachhochschule in Switzerland. After internships at Herzog & de Meuron, Office Haratori in Zurich, and Christian Kerez in Berlin, he co-founded the Malý Chmel studio in 2016. Their first project, a school extension in Nezamyslice, received several awards. The studio has since won multiple competitions, including for the 4 Dvory housing project, the House of Art in České Budějovice, and Nové Mlýny in Kutná Horawell as the Nové Mlýny complex in Kutná Hora.

Eva Němcová
She studied Landscape and Open Space Planning and Design at Leibniz University Hannover. She specializes in the landscape water component and has experience in arid regions extremely impacted by climate change. She has trained, carried out research, and taught in Germany, Peru, South Africa and the USA, and is now based in the Czech Republic.

Zdenek Sendler
He graduated from the Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, specializing in garden and landscape design. Since 1990, he has led a landscape architecture studio in Brno. He is active in teaching and publishing, and serves on the scientific boards of the FA CTU, Mendel University’s Faculty of Horticulture, and is also a member of the Czech Beekeepers Association.

Tomáš Dimter
Vice-mayor of Adršpach

Pavlína Nešporová
Representative of Ardšpach

Štěpán Toman
alternateAfter graduating from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, he spent several years working at KPF in London. Upon returning to Prague, he joined AID studio, where he contributed to the design of the Philharmonic and Congress Center in Zlín and led the project for the new Faculty of Humanities at Zlín University. In 2011, he founded his own architecture office, Ting. His favorite project is an unawarded competition proposal for the revitalization of the Podmokly district.

Zdeněk Ent
alternateHe studied at the Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague, and worked briefly in the Netherlands and France. In the Czech Republic, he has completed several projects, such as the renovation of the Malá scéna club and the covered swimming pool in Ústí nad Orlicí. His interest in the "invisible architecture of relationships" led him to IPR Prague, where he leads the Soutok project and focuses on involving communities in the cultivation of suburban landscapes.

Zdeněk Zatloukal
alternateRepresentative of Ardšpach

Petr Fichtner
alternateRepresentative of Ardšpach

Jaroslav Tuček
alternateRepresentative of Ardšpach

Jakub Krecbach
alternateRepresentative of Ardšpach

Lukáš Krecbach
alternateRepresentative of Ardšpach

Jan Šprinc
alternateRepresentative of Ardšpach