Eva Jiřičná
Czech architect and designer (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eva Jiřičná CBE RA (born 3 March 1939) is a Czech architect and designer, active in London and Prague. She is the founder of the architectural atelier Eva Jiricna Architects, operating in Britain (at first as Jiřičná Kerr Associates) from 1982 to 2017 and a co-founder of AI DESIGN, that she opened in 1999 together with Petr Vágner.[1] She is known for her attention to detail and work of a distinctly modern style, and for her glass staircases.
Prof. Eva Jiřičná | |
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Born | (1939-03-03) March 3, 1939 (age 85) |
Nationality | Czech |
Alma mater | Czech Technical University in Prague, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | CBE, Jane Drew Prize, Honorary Silver Medal of Jan Masaryk |
Practice | Eva Jiricna Architects, AI DESIGN |
Since 1996 she has been the head of the Department of Architecture at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. In 2007, she was President of the International Commission levying a construction project of the new building of the National Library in Letná, Prague.[2]