Hungarian Architects Honoured in Prague

The Jože Plečnik Prize is awarded to outstanding architects and civil engineers for their lifetime contribution to architecture and the cause of the preservation of historic buildings and monuments. It bears the name of Jože Plečnik, Slovenian architect, who was commissioned by President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk to design the restoration and the transformation of the Royal Castle of Prague into the seat of government, which is now the symbol of the Czech Republic and its capital city. Until now, a total of 216 architects, engineers, conservationists and other professionals have been awarded the prize, which was extended with the “Central European Architecture Prize” in 2022. This year, five Hungarian architects have been awarded the Jože Plečnik Prize.