Brief CV in points
1949 Born in Prague, Czech Republic
1964-1968 Study of Furniture Design at the School of Arts and Crafts in Prague
1968 Moved to Germany
1969-1974 Studied Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Hamburg
1973 Started study of Philosophy at the technical University in Stuttgart
1977-1979 Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Industrial design at the University of Hannover
1979 Doctorate Degree in Architecture at the Technical University of Delft
1979-1983 Lector of design-theory at the University of Essen
1983 Moved to the Netherlands and opened Architecture & Design Studio in Amsterdam
1990-1998 Appointed as Professor Architecture at the Prague Academy of Applied Arts
1990-2003 Court Architect of the Prague Castle named by Václav Havel, president of former Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic
1998 Appointed as Professor of Design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria
2005-2012 Appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University in Liberec, Czech Republic
Main professional awards
1983 Honourable Mention for the „German Architecture Price” for design of the family house in Hamburg, Germany
1989 Awarded the Dutch „Kho Liang le Prize” for Design, the Netherlands
1991 Awarded „La Croix Chevalier dans lordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French government
1993 Awarded the „Prince Bernhard Fonds Prize” for Architecture and Applied Arts, the Netherlands
2005 Awarded „Talent De L´Originalite” - Le Sommet du Luxe et de la Creation
