| Name and surname | prof. Ing. Mgr. akad. arch. Petr Hájek |
| Document type: | Research/art/teacher profile of a person |
| The name of the university | Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava |
| The seat of the university | Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18, 814 37 Bratislava |
| III.a - Occupation-position | III.b - Institution | III.c - Duration |
|---|---|---|
| professor / head of building design studio | Czech Technical University in Prague- Faculty of Architecture | 2004–present |
| pprofessor / head of building design studio/head of the department of architecture | Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava | 2012–present |
| Managing Director, chief architect | Petr Hajek ARCHITEKTI, s.r.o. (Ltd.) | 2009–present |
| Managing Director, chief architect | HXH architekti, s.r.o. (Ltd.) | 1998–present |
| chief architect and partner | HŠH architekti, s.r.o. (Ltd.) | 1998–2009 |
| Managing Director, | anastomosis, s.r.o. (Ltd.) | 2019–present |
| IV.a - Activity description, course name, other | IV.b - Name of the institution | IV.c - Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the construction regulatory commission of the city of Pec pod Sněžkou | The city of Pec pod Sněžkou | 2016–present |
| Member of the editorial board of the magazine adARCHITEKTURA | magazine adARCHITEKTURA | 2001–2005 |
| Member of the editorial board of INTRO magazine | INTRO magazine | 2016–present |
| Founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Art-Now foundation fund | Art Now– Endowment Fund | 2001–present |
| V.1.a - Name of the profile course | V.1.b - Study programme | V.1.c - Degree | V.1.d - Field of study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier Virtual Studio | Architectural design | Bachelor | Art |
| Atelier Virtual Studio | Architectural design | Master | Art |
| Doctoral consultations | Architectural design | Doctor | Art |
| Bachelor thesis (consultation, elaboration) | Architectural design | Bachelor | Art |
| Diploma thesis (consultation, development) | Architectural design | Master | Art |
| Mathematics and geometry in architecture I, II | Architectural design | I. | Art |
| Basics of research and experimental creation - constructions, materials, ecology, typology in architecture I, II, III, IV | Architectural design | II. | Art |
| V.2.a - Name of the study programme | V.2.b - Degree | V.2.c - Field of study |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural creation (main supervising teacher) | Bachelor | Art |
| Architectural creation (main supervising teacher) | Master | Art |
| V.5.a - Name of the course | V.5.b - Study programme | V.5.c - Degree | V.5.d - Field of study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClosureArchitectural design | Architectural design | I. | Art |
1995–2001 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER SQUARE IN OLOMOUC - REALIZATION : 1995 1st place in the competition for modifications to the Upper Square in Olomouc, 2001 implementation of the building, 2001 2001 honorable mention in the Piranesi Prize for implementation, 2002 Prize in the category of reconstruction, Grand prix of the Community of Architects for implementation, 2009 Rudolf Eitelberger Award for implementation.
1997–2002 - SOLUTION OF JIŘSKÉ NÁMESTÍ AND VIKÁŘSKÁ STREET AT PRAGUE CASTLE - REALIZATION: 1997 1st place in the competition for the modification of Jiřské náměstí and Vikářská street at Prague Castle, 2004 1st place in the international competition Public space - Freiraum no 02 for implementation.
1998–2006 ARCHDIOCESE MUSEUM IN OLOMOUC - REALIZATION OF THE BUILDING: 1st place in the competition for the design of the Archdiocesan Museum in Olomouc, nomination for the Czech project for the European award Mies van der Rohe Prize 2004, Award Construction of the Year 2007, Nomination for the Award of the Club for Old Prague 2008.
1999–2003 SPACE HOUSE / PROSTOROVÝ DŮM - REALIZATION OF AUTHOR'S EXHIBITION WITH CATALOGUE, the exhibition was presented in the galleries: Prague, Liberec, Cheb (Czech Republic), Budapest (Hungary), Oslo (Norway).
2001 3RD PLACE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING IN PRAGUE
2004 VILA IN BEROUN - REALIZATION OF THE BUILDING, Bauwelt-Preis, honorable mention for implementation 2005, special prize of the jury in the competition New Home 2004
2006–2009 LIVING CONTAINERS - IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION, 2010 project nomination for the Czech Republic for a European award - Mies van der Rohe Award.
2007–2014 REVITALIZATION OF THE CASTLE HILL IN LITOMYŠL (CASTLE PARK, CASTLE COURTYARD, TENT–CARRIAGE, STABLE, RIDING ROOM), UNESCO MONUMENT, PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION.
2008 2ND PLACE IN THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION FOR THE BUILDING OF THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES (CHARLES UNIVERSITY) IN PRAGUE.
2009 1ST PLACE IN THE INVITED INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION "NEW BUILDING OF THE HOSPITAL IN MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ (MARIEN SPA)".
2012 ANASTOMOSIS – CONNECTED CITY, CTU FA university research project, exhibition of student works at the Center for Contemporary Art DOX in Prague, exhibition and publication, project awarded in 2012 with the Rector's Award of Czech Technical University III. degree for application and research in practice.
2013 MULTIFUNCTIONAL AND CONCERT HALL (CZ) - REALISATION OF THE BUILDING, reconstruction and completion of the "Equestrian Hall" on Zámecký návrší in Litomyšl; a UNESCO monument
2014 KCEV - KRKONOŠE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER IN VRCHLABÍ (CZ) - REALISATION OF THE BUILDING, 2014 European Piranesi Prize - honorable mention for the KCEV building, Award for the best architectural realization of the Czech Republic - 2014 - KCEV, Architecture Week Award in the Building of the Year 2014 competition, nomination for implementation of the KCEV project for the European Mies van der Rohe Award.
2015 URBO KUNE - CONCEPT AND ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION OF THE URBO KUNE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT EXHIBITION (AU, CZ, SK), Contemporary Art Center DOX, Prague, Czech Republic
2016 "CARE FOR ARCHITECTURE" EXHIBITION FOR THE NATIONAL PAVILION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA (IT, CZ) - REALIZATION OF THE EXHIBITION, 1st place in the competition for the realization of the Czech and Slovak national pavilion at the international architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia (Venice, Italy); VŠVU and FA CTU, reinstallation of the exhibition and theme for the dance performance of the group "Farm in the cave".
2018 WATER TOWER AND OBSERVATORY IN PRAGUE 7 (CZ) - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILDING, technical and cultural monument, nomination for the implementation of the project for the European Mies van der Rohe Award, 2019 National Award for Architecture - Grand Prix OA, Honorable mention in the reconstruction category, 2019 Prize of the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic for the implementation of the project, 2019 Patrimonium pro Futuro - special prize for the investor of the Director of the National Institute of Monuments for the overall renovation, 2019 "Interior of the Year" Award in the Public Buildings category.
2018 1ST PLACE IN THE INTERNATIONAL INVITED COMPETITION FOR THE CONVERSION OF FORMER SLAUGHTERHOUSES IN OSTRAVA INTO THE "PLATO" GALLERY
2018 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART DOX+ (CONCERT HALL–MULTIFUNCTIONAL HALL–DANCE HALL–SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE) – IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILDING, 2019 National Award for Architecture - Grand Prix of the Society of Architects: Award in the category of new construction, 2019 Award for Performance Design Space 2019 (Prague Quadrennial) .
2019–present CONCERT HALL FOR SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA IN THE IMPERIAL SPA BUILDING IN KARLOVY VARY (UNESCO) - NATIONAL CULTURAL MONUMENT - IN CONSTRUCTION PROCES
2019 "2016 "CARE FOR ARCHITECTURE" EXHIBITION FOR THE NATIONAL PAVILION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA (IT, CZ) - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXHIBITION, 1st place in the competition for the realization of the Czech and Slovak national pavilion at the international architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia ( Venice, Italy); VŠVU and FA CTU, reinstallation of the exhibition and theme for the dance performance of the group "Farm in the cave".
2016 "CARE FOR ARCHITECTURE" EXHIBITION FOR THE NATIONAL PAVILION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA (IT, CZ) - REALIZATION OF THE EXHIBITION, 1st place in the competition for the realization of the Czech and Slovak national pavilion at the international architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia (Venice, Italy); VŠVU and FA CTU, reinstallation of the exhibition and theme for the dance performance of the group "Farm in the cave".
2020 "ETERNAL HUNTING GROUNDS" CREMATORY FOR ANIMALS IN DRNOV (CZ), 2021 National Award for Architecture - Grand Prix of the Village of Architects: Prize in the small architecture category for the implementation of a crematorium for animals: Eternal Hunting Grounds
2022 4TH PLACE VLTAVA PHILHARMONIC HALL–INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION
2022 1ST PLACE IN THE CHALLENGED ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION FOR THE "NOVÁ CIBULKA" CHILDREN'S HOSPICE
2016 1ST PLACE IN THE COMPETITION, EXHIBITION "CARE FOR ARCHITECTURE" FOR THE NATIONAL PAVILION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA (IT, CZ), COMPETITION AND REALIZATION OF THE EXHIBITION, 1st place in the competition for the realization of the Czech and Slovak national pavilions at the international exhibition architecture La Bienale di Venezia (Venice, Italy); VŠVU and FA CTU, reinstallation of the exhibition and theme for the dance performance of the group "Farm in the cave".
2018 WATER TOWER AND OBSERVATORY IN PRAGUE 7 (CZ) - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILDING, technical and cultural monument, nomination for the implementation of the project for the European Mies van der Rohe Award, 2019 National Award for Architecture - Grand Prix OA, Honorable mention in the reconstruction category, 2019 Prize of the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic for the implementation of the project, 2019 Patrimonium pro Futuro - special prize for the investor of the Director of the National Institute of Monuments for the overall renovation, 2019 "Interior of the Year" Award in the Public Buildings category.
2018 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART DOX+ (CONCERT HALL–MULTIFUNCTIONAL HALL–DANCE HALL–SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE) – IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILDING, 2019 National Award for Architecture - Grand Prix of the Society of Architects: Award in the category of new construction, 2019 Award for Performance Design Space 2019 (Prague Quadrennial) .
2019 - VÁCLAV HAVLA MEMORIAL PLAQUE ON THE RAŠÍNOV EMBROIDERY IN PRAGUE 2, DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF THE WORK, authors: Petr Hajek, Pavel Hájek
2020 - EXHIBITION GALEGION - UTOPIC CITY: A ten-year research project of students of the Faculty of Arts of Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ) and VŠVU in Bratislava (SK). The research dealt with the search for new methods of designing urbanism, primarily inspired by procedures from the field of music composition, and tested them in several specific locations. In 2020, a balance exhibition took place at the Center for Contemporary Art DOX in Prague (CZ) on an area of approximately 1000 m2. The project connected different types of art that interpreted the exhibited works and became part of the exhibition (music, dance, VR, drawing, painting...)
2020 "ETERNAL HUNTING GROUNDS" CREMATORY FOR ANIMALS IN DRNOV (CZ), 2021 National Award for Architecture - Grand Prix of the Village of Architects: Prize in the small architecture category for the implementation of a crematorium for animals: Eternal Hunting Grounds
2022 4TH PLACE VLTAVA PHILHARMONIC HALL–INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION
2022 1ST PLACE IN THE CHALLENGED ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION FOR THE "NOVÁ CIBULKA" CHILDREN'S HOSPICE
Reviews, outputs, awards - selection:
2004 – Villa in Beroune - Honorable Mentions award for the realization of the project: Bauwelt-Preis (2005) - Special prize of the jury in the New Home competition for the realization of the building (2004) - 2006 - 100 buildings, modern architecture of the Central Bohemian Region, pp. 222 – 225, family house in Beroun, Zdeněk Lukeš, ISBN: 80-86652-31-9 - Exceptional Houses 2007, Centrum architektury o. s., 2007, , ed. Renata Vrabelová, pp. 60-63, Villa in Beroun, ISBN: 978-80-239-9341-7 - 2006 - Houses, 99 family houses from the years 1989 – 2006, pp. 42 – 45, Beroun, ISBN: 978- 80-7437-078-6 - 2010 - FAMOUS VILLAS OF THE CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION, Villa in Beroun, pp. 279 - 283, Foibos, ISBN: 978-80-87073-22-3 - New Minimalist Houses, New York Collins Design 2006, ed . Anja Llorella Oriol, p. 162 – 169, (HŠH architekti,s.r.o., House in Beroun) - Arhitectura NR51, Feb 2007, p. 78 – 79, Structura spatiala in Beroun, p. 80 – 81, Pavajul Pietei Jiřské náměstí si a strazii Vikářska din Castelul Praga, pp. 82 – 85, Muzeul Arhidiocezei, Olomouc - Casas Internacional 04-2007, Casa en Beroun, Argentina 07, pp. 24-9, (HŠH architekti, s.r.o., House in Beroun) - International Houses Atlas , Casey C. M. Mathewson, 2008, ISBN 978-3-939998-05-1 p.102 – 105, (Villa Pszczolka, HŠH architekti) - The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture, Phaidon, London 2008, p. 541, Pszczolkovi House , Beroun, (HŠH architekti, s.r.o., House in Beroun) - 100 x 400, Xing Rihan Li Tianbin 2008, CC 77 Vol.2, 2008, p. 522 – 525, (Villa in Beroun / HŠH Architects) - Houses & Materials , Elements on Architecture 2008, pp. 224-231, (HŠH architects / House in Beroun).
Award selection 2022:
2022 4th place in the international architectural competition for the building of the National Philharmonic "Vltava"
(4th Place Vltava Philharmonic Hall–International Architectural Design Competition)
2022 1st place in the invited architectural competition for the children's hospice "Nová Cibulka"
Feedback selection 2022:
Czech architecture/Czech architecture 2020–2021, MELKOVÁ Pavla: Exhibition in České Budějovice/Exhibition i České Budějovice, pp. 92–93 (184 pages in total), Prague 2022, ISBN 978-80-87064-32-0
Outputs selection 2022:
HÁJEK Petr, Essays on Fear, Living Monument pp. 128–139, Pavla Melková (ed.), ISBN 978-80-88377-42-2, cp: IPR Praha 2022
HÁJEK, Petr ed.: Reconstruction of the SNG in Bratislava, ARCH, May 2022, 27th year, pp.12–19, ISSN 1335-3268, EV 573/08
Feedback selection 2023:
2023 VAN UFFELEN Chris, et al.: Pet Crematorium Haunting Grounds / CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE MASTERPIECES AROUND THE WORLD p.24-25 (total 337 pages), 2023 Braun Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-03768-284-5
Reviews, outputs, awards - selection:
2006 - ARCHDIOCESE MUSEUM IN OLOMOUC (national cultural monument) reviews: - implementation of the project 2000 – 2006, 1st place in the architectural competition 1998 - CZECH ARCHITECTURE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS, 50 buildings 1989 – 2004, (pp. 224-227), Rostislav Švácha . - CZECH ARCHITECTURE 2002-2003, (pp. 40-45), Archdiocesan Museum in Olomouc, Hospodářský dvůr. - REVIEW OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, Vol. 11, No 1/2004, pp.22-25, Successful Young Czech Architects, R. Váňa. - VESMÍR 3/2004, (p.178 -180), The wall and the infected organism, Cyril Říha. - ARCHITEKT 9/2003, (pp.26 -36,54), Archdiocesan Museum in Olomouc, Hospodářský dvůr. - ROOF OVER HEAD, 3/2003, (p. 56-57), Architecture in context. - UN SALON TCHÉQUE, (p.22-25), Musée de ľarchidiocése. - ARCHITEKT 1/2002, p.39, profile. - MY HOUSE 5/2001, p.22-23, profile. - ARCHITEKT 4/2000, (pp. 37-41), several notes on the Olomouc arch.1989-99, archdiocesan museum in Olomouc. - NOTES 03 – museum today, (p. 16), competition for the archdiocesan museum in Olomouc. - BUILDING 2/1999, (p. 32 - 33), archdiocesan museum in Olomouc. - ARCHITEKT 3/1999, (pp. 59 – 60), archdiocesan museum in Olomouc – competition. - Museum of Art Olomouc, 1999/01-03, (pp. 18-19), competition for the archdiocesan museum.
Reviews, outputs, awards - selection:
2013 - Reconstruction and completion of the "Equestrian Center" on Zámecký várší in Litomyšl; UNESCO monument - realization of the building reviews: - Das Potenzial der kleiner Stadt Litomyšl/ The Potential of the Small City of Litomyšl, Plastic in the Baroque, pp. 68-73, DETAIL, 2019 Munich, ISBN 978-3-95553-486-8 (E-Book ISBN 978-3-95553-487-5) -INTRO, VOLF, Petr: Litomyšl - laminate era, INTRO-PLAST, number 7/2019, Prague, ISSN 2570-7744, pp. 106–111 - Czech architecture 2013-2014, Prague 2015, ISBN 978-80-870-64-16-0, editor Zdeněk Fránek , HŠH architekti, s.r.o., Reconstruction of the riding hall in Litomyšl, pp. 112-117) - Litomyšl Renaissance city of modern architecture/A Renaissance Town of Modern Architecture, 2014, Petr Volf (HŠH architekti / Castle Hill: Riding Stables, Stables, Coach House, Upper Courtyard, Tent, Stable, Castle Park), ISBN 978-80905821-1-8
Award selection 2014:
2014 - European Piranesi prize - honorable mention for KCEV - KRKONOŠKA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN VRCHLABÍ
2014 - Building of the Year Award of the Hradec Králové Region for KCEV 2014
Feedback selection 2014:
Detail, 2014/11 – Dächer, München, Germany, pp. 1196 - 1999, ISSN: 0011-9571
Casabella, BIAGI, Marco. Petr Hajek – Un guscio (innervato) per i segreti della natura, Milano, Italy, October 2014, ISSN: 0008-7181
Award selection 2015:
2015 - Honorable mention for the implementation of KCEV in mez. competition for ecologist. Architecture in Ferrara 2015 (IT)
Feedback selection 2015:
Rough Style, Sibylle Krammer, KCEV – pp. 156 - 159, Braun Publishing, Switzerland, 2015,
ISBN 978-3-03768-195-4
2016 - 1st place in the competition for the national (SK) pavilion at the world architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia
2016 - national pavilion of the Czech and Slovak Republic CARE FOR ARCHITECTURE at the international architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, author: Petr Hájek, Benjamin Brandňaský, Ján Studený, Vito Halada, Marián Zervan, collaboration. Martin Stoss, Tereza Keilová
Award selection: 2018
2018 - nomination for the European Mies van der Rohe Award for the implementation of the Water Tower with Observatory project in Prague 7
2018 - 1st place in the international invited competition for the conversion of the former slaughterhouse in Ostrava into a gallery
Feedback selection 2018
L´Architecture d´Aujourd´hui 427, Excellence tchèque – p.8, (fig. Chameleon House) France, 2018
CONSTRUCTION: VOLF, Petr. The Revived Tower, pp. 36– 37, Prague 2018, number 3/2018, ISSN 1210-9568
Outputs selection 2018
INTRO 7 2018, pp. 4-5, Petr Hájek: PLASTICS: Concrete for the 21st century, text
Award selection: 2019
2019 - Title Architect of the Year 2018/19 (CZ)
2019 - Award for Performance Design Space 2019 (Prague Quadrennial) for the construction of the Center for Contemporary Art DOX+
2019 - Prize in the new building category for the realization of the Center for Contemporary Art DOX+ (National Prize for Architecture competition - Grand Prix OA)
2019 - Prize of the Chairman of the Senate of the Czech Republic for the implementation of the Water Tower with Observatory project in Prague 7
2019 - Patrimonium pro Futuro, special award for the investor of the Director of the National Monument Institute for the overall restoration of the Water Tower with Observatory in Prague 7
2019 - Interior of the Year Award in the Public Buildings category for the realization of the interior of the Water Tower with Observatory in Prague 7
Selected outputs: 2019
2019 FOR THE TRUTH, Petr Hájek: Periskop House, Experimental Hall in the Castle Riding School in Litomyšl, Hall of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra in Karlovy Vary, curators: Milena Bartlová, Dan Merta, Tomáš Pospizsyl, Filip Šenk, Jaroslav Frágner Gallery in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Feedback selection 2019
BLASI Ivan / SALA GIRALT Anna ed.: European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award, OLD WATER TOWER COMMUNITY CENTER, EXTENSION OF DOX CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, p. 356 (total 443 pages), 2019 Fundació Mis van der Rohe, ISBN 978-84-948820-1-2
CONSTRUCTION, ŠVÁCHA Rostislav: Well-tuned DOX, CONSTRUCTION 1 / 2019, ISSN: 1210-9560, pp. 42-49
Outputs selection 2020:
HÁJEK Petr ed.: Česká architektura/Czech architecture 2019–2020, Space–architecture, interior, design, o.p.s., Prague 2021, 176 pages, ISBN 978-80-87064-31-3 (ISSN 1213-7871)
2020 GALEGION - utopian city: exhibition of the research project of the Hájek FA CTU studio (together with Jaroslav Hulín) and the Virtual Studio of the VŠVU Bratislava (together with Kristýna Rypáková), curators: Leoš Válka and Petr Hájek, Contemporary Art Center DOX, Prague, Czech Republic
Award selection 2021:
2021 - Prize in the category of small architecture for the realization of a crematorium for animals: Eternal Hunting Grounds, National Prize for Architecture - Grand Prix OA CR
2021 - International Piranesi Award, Honorable Mention, Hunting Grounds
Feedback selection 2021:
C3 (magazine), Hunting Grounds Pet Crematorium - Petr Hájek Architects, No. 413 (2021 No +3/6 “No Condelencis”, Seoul, Korea,ISSN: 2092-5190
INTRO, VERNER, Martin: Crematorium for animals, INTRO-SKLO, number 16/2021, Prague, ISSN 2570-7744, pp. 54–61
CONSTRUCTION, BAUM Mirko: Absolute Metaphor, CONSTRUCTION 3/ 2021, ISSN: 1210-9560, pp. 52-53
Outputs selection 2021:
HÁJEK Petr ed.: Česká architektura/Czech architecture 2019–2020, Space–architecture, interior, design, o.p.s., Prague 2021, 176 pages, ISBN 978-80-87064-31-3 (ISSN 1213-7871)
HÁJEK, Petr: Věčná loviště, STAVBA, number 3/2021, Prague, ISSN 1210-9568, p.48-51
HÁJEK, Petr: Optics – It is the soul that sees, and not the eye, PRAGUE TECHNIKA, number 6/2020, Prague, ISSN 1213-5348, pp. 12-14
2016 - 2020: Shared Cities – Iconic ruins (project co-director) Shared Cities: Creative Momentum is a European cultural platform that addresses the current challenges of European cities. SCCM is a joint project of partners Goethe-Institut (DE), Česká centra (CZ), reSITE (CZ), University of Fine Arts (SK), Association of Belgrade Architects (RS), Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Center – KÉK (HU), Katowice City of Gardens (PL), KUNSTrePUBLIK (DE), Mindspace (HU), Alliance Stará Tržnica (SK), Res Publica – Cities Magazine (PL). Co-financed by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.
2016: Care for Architecture: Exemplum Slovak National Gallery - invitation to the dance of arch architecture. Exhibition in the Czech-Slovak Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale 2016 in Venice, Italy (international architecture exhibition La Bienale di Venezia. The project was financially supported by the Art Support Fund in Bratislava and the Art-Now Foundation (CZ).
2020: GALEGION–utopian city: Ten-year research project of students of FA CTU in Prague (CZ) and VŠVU in Bratislava (SK). The research dealt with the search for new methods of designing urbanism, primarily inspired by procedures from the field of music composition, and tested them in several specific locations. In 2020, a balance exhibition took place at the Center for Contemporary Art DOX in Prague (CZ) on an area of approximately 1000 m2. The project connected different types of art that interpreted the exhibited works and became part of the exhibition (music, dance, VR, drawing, painting...)
2020: Petr Hájek ARCHITECTS - PRINCIPLES: Author's exhibition in the Gallery of Contemporary Art and Architecture - House of Art of the City of České Budějovice. The architecture, inspired by the principles of optics and acoustics, was accessible in time for pandemic measures and the closure of institutions through a trio of 7-meter-high periscopes located in the area of the square. The painter Josef Duchan, whose work is based on similar sources of inspiration, was also invited to the exhibition.
2020: City of electromobility: Exhibition of a research project in the field of mobility and urbanism of the Hájek FA CTU studio in the NTK Gallery (National Technical Library), Prague (CZ), the project was created with the support of the foundation fund: ŠKODA AUTO-Nadační fond.
2022: Concert 15 minutes and 15 seconds in the city of Galegion (Klangforum Wien II in the DOX+ Contemporary Art Center, 28/05/2022), author of the musical instrument and concert concept: Petr Hájek, authors of the composition and score: Petr Hájek and Martin Janíček, performers: Martin Janíček with Filip Jakš, they made the building itself sound in the place of structural rods located above the vestibule. Sound and image were transmitted into the hall, and part of the performance was also an automatic drawing created by the artist Josef Duchan. The building, or part of it, thus became a concert instrument.
| VII.a - Activity, position | VII.b - Name of the institution, board | VII.c - Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibition GALEGION - utopian city: Ten-year research project of students of FA CTU in Prague (CZ) and VŠVU in Bratislava (SK), project leader | DOX - Contemporary Art Center in Prague | 03/2020-08/2020 |
| Member of the editorial board of "Intro" magazine | INTRO magazine | 2016 - present |
| Member of the Scientific and Artistic Council of FUA TUL | Faculty of Arts and Architecture Liberec – University of Technology | 2016 – 2018 |
| Member of the trade union council of the postgraduate department Architecture, theory and creation of the FA ČVUT, Prague | Czech Technical University in Prague – Faculty of Architecture | 2012 - 2021 |
| Co-founder and chairman of the board of directors of the foundation fund "Art-Now" for the support of art and talent | Art–Now | 2001 - present |
| VIII.a - Name of the institution | VIII.b - Address of the institution | VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) | VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETH ZURICH | Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse, 8049 Zurich, Switzerland | 03/12/2014 | Ad Triangulum - invited lecture |
| LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA | SAN MARCO 1364/A 30124 Venezia Italy | 2016 | 1st place for the National Pavilion of the International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2016 |
| Klangforum Wien | Diehlgasse 51, 1050 Wien Austria | 04/2014 | concert and exhibition, invited lecture |
| Klangforum Wien, Wien Museum - Karlspatz | Diehlgasse 51, 1050 Wien. Austria | 12/2013; 04/2014; 03/2015 | URBO KUNE I., II., III. - invited lecture |
| Architekturzentrum Wien | Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien Austria | 2007 | Structures - Villa in Beroun - invited lecture |
| Muzeum Architektury we Wrocławiu | Bernardyńska 5, 50-156 Wrocław, Poland | 11/12/2014 | Works - presentation of work and invited lecture |
2015: In 2015, he inspired and illustrated the novel Urbo Kune by the writer Miloš Urban, which takes place in a utopian city designed in his studio at the FA ČVUT.
2022: Petr Hájek proposed converting the DOX+ Contemporary Art Center concert hall building into a musical instrument. Based on the drawings of the utopian city GALEGION, he created a score for the piece. This composition was played on the building by the performers Martin Janíček and Filip Jakš. The composition /15 minutes and 15 seconds in the city of GALEGION/ was performed on the occasion of the Klabgforum Wien II concert at DOX+ in May 2022.