Eva Jiricna Architects

Founded by Eva Jiricna & Petr Vagner in 1999, the studio provides a comprehensive services including the design of new buildings and public spaces as well as reconstructions, bridges, detailed interiors, exhibitions, products and furniture. The office completed many projects including multipurpose auditoriums, hotels, university buildings, and many... others. AI - DESIGN became known for projects such as the Orangery in Prague's Castle, Hotel Josef in Prague - the first design hotel in Middle and Eastern Europe, reconstruction of St Anne's Church, Cultural and Congress Centre in Zlin, University building in Zlin, Sky Barrandov in Prague and most recently TBU Educational Complex in Zlin. The practice has won numerous international awards and its work is regularly published in magazines, books and periodicals. Its clients include major corporate and public organizations. The studio AI - DESIGN has a strong collaborative track record working closely with clients and other members of the design team, including engineers, landscape architects, cost consultants and urban designers. Eva Jiricna Founder and Director of the AI DESIGN is a Czech born architect based in London. She studied engineering and architecture until 1962, gaining an MA at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts. She moved to London in 1968, working as an architect with the Greater London Council. A year later, she became an associate in the Louis de Soissons Partnership, and later joined Richard Rogers, before forming her multidisciplinary practice, Eva Jiricna Architects, in 1982, operating until 2017. Her contribution to architecture and design has been recognised with many prestigious awards, including the title Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) and Commander of the British Empire (CBE). She has been elected a Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts, made an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects and she has been honoured with Doctorates and Professorships by many Universities. When she won the 2013 Jane Drew Prize for her ...Read More