Commentary by Jan Schindler

The Yearbook Czech Architecture 2024–2025 has been published. The new edition continues more than twenty-five years of tradition of a publication that has long mapped notable buildings on the Czech architectural scene.

This year’s selection was edited by architect Jan Schindler, who chose 35 buildings from 180 submitted projects. His aim was to create a diverse picture of contemporary Czech architecture — its boldness, thoughtfulness, ability to work with context, and responsiveness to social and environmental challenges.

According to him, this year’s yearbook shows two distinct lines. On the one hand, the ability to sensitively build on the historical layer and give it new meaning; on the other, the ambition to shape new parts of cities and the landscape so that they become a permanently useful part of social life.

Contemporary architecture is no longer merely an aesthetic discourse. It is a social, ecological, and practical discipline — a tool that shapes public space, supports community, and responds to material and climate challenges.

The selection includes large infrastructure projects, new urban districts, conversions of industrial sites, public and school buildings, community projects, and individual housing. It is precisely this breadth that shows that architecture today enters many layers of everyday life.