Lumina Nova: Architectural Illumination of Prague Castle

  • Contracting Authority

    Prague Castle Administration

  • Competition type

    Competitive dialogue

  • Request to participate deadline

    27.2.2026, 14:00

  • Professional approach deadline

    23.3.2026, 14:00

  • Workshop 1 – site visit

    22.4.2026

  • Workshop 2 – consultation presentation

    4.6.2026

  • Final submission deadline

    4.9.2026, 14:00

  • Presentation for the jury

    11.9.2026

  • Prizes total

    3.000.000 Kč

  • Mandatory use of electronic tool

    NEN

SPH

Prague Castle is awaiting new illumination – beautiful, sustainable and technically outstanding. We are looking for a multidisciplinary team to design, deliver and install it with respect for the uniqueness of the site.

The existing architectural and public illumination of Prague Castle has served for a long time; however, from a technical perspective it no longer meets current possibilities and requirements. Technological progress in the field of light sources, optical systems and lighting control now offers solutions that are more energy-efficient, more flexible and more considerate of the historical context than was possible at the time the current system was implemented. At the same time, approaches to the nighttime image of cities and to the regulation of light pollution have also evolved. The brief therefore calls for a complete replacement (new construction) of the illumination system, which also makes it possible to propose a new lighting concept.

Attachments
Jury

Isabelle Corten

Chair

Lighting designer

Clementine Fletcher-Smith

Lighting designer

Eva Jiřičná

Architect

Ladislav Lábus

Architect

Michal Krejčík

alternate

Architect

Štěpán Valouch

alternate

Architect

Kateřina Špičáková

Vice-Chair

Prague Castle Development Coordinator

Barbora Féret

Head of the Planning and Implementation Department, Prague Castle Administration

Pavel Vyhnánek

Director of the Prague Castle Administration

František Mrkus

alternate

Director of the Real Estate Department, Prague Castle Administration

Kateřina Polanská

alternate

Chief of Staff to the Head of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic