Petr Hájek Architekti. Architecture practice based in Praga, Czech Republic, founded in 2009 by the architect Petr Hájek.
Petr Hájek, Czech architect and university professor, is a graduate of Czech Technical University’s Faculty of Architecture and of the Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Architecture. In 1998, he co-founded HŠH architekti, which among other things redesigned Upper Square (Horní náměstí) in Olomouc and St. George’s Square (Jiřské náměstí) at Prague Castle. The studio also designed the renovation of the Archdiocesan Museum in Olomouc.
Some of his best known projects include the Krkonoše Environmental Education Center in Vrchlabí, the revitalization of the buildings and park at Litomyšl Castle, the adaptation of the rooftop terraces of the Lucerna Palace for cultural events, the DOX+ addition to the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, the renovation of the water tower in Prague’s Letná neighborhood, the Eternal Hunting Grounds animal crematorium, and an exhibition for the national pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale. Recent and ongoing projects include a children’s hospice at the Cibulka estate in Prague, the concert hall in the Imperial Baths in Karlovy Vary, and the revitalization of the Baroque-era Invalidovna complex in Prague.
Petr Hájek has spent more than ten years teaching at Czech Technical University’s Faculty of Architecture, where he was named associate professor in 2010 and professor in 2017. He also teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, where he set up a Virtual Studio. He is the founder of the Laboratory for Experimental Architecture. His projects have been repeatedly nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award and have received honorable mention in the Piranesi Award. He was named 2018 Architect of the Year.
