Grand Prix Architektů is a Czech competition and national architecture award, organised since 1993 by Obec architektů.
Grand Prix Architektů, also called the National Architecture Award, is a competition founded in 1993. It evaluates the best architectural works completed in the previous year and, according to the cited publications, is among the largest architecture competitions in the Czech Republic.[2] The competition is organised by Obec architektů.[2]
The main prize is awarded by an expert jury. The authors of the winning building receive a large blue cube as a trophy; in the other categories the jury awards small blue cubes as well as honorary awards or commendations.[1][2] The categories include, for example, new build, reconstruction, interior, family house, sustainable building, landscape architecture and urban planning.[1][2]
For the 2026 edition the jury shortlisted 50 projects. It was chaired by the architect Sophie Berthelier from France.[2] The main prize went to the Horácká multifunkční aréna in Jihlava by the studio Chybík + Krištof; the awards were announced on Monday 26 October 2026 at a ceremony in Prague.[1][3]
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- — the Horácká multifunkční aréna in Jihlava by the studio Chybík + Krištof won the main prize of the Grand Prix Architektů – National Architecture Award, presented on Monday by Obec architektů at a ceremony in Prague. → Echo24 Novinky.cz