The oldest continuously published edition on contemporary Czech architecture is entering a new phase. The Yearbook Czech Architecture 2024—2025, which will be published in June 2026, will already be the 26th volume and for the first time it will be published by the publishing house ARCHIZOOM BOOKS. The editor of this volume has become the architect Jan Schindler from the studio Schindler Seko architekti.
A new phase after a quarter of a century
The Yearbook Czech Architecture has been published annually since 1999 and over a quarter of a century it has become a respected mirror of the domestic architectural culture. Each issue presents a carefully selected set of about 35 buildings from across the Czech Republic, supplemented by a thematic essay by the editor, an interview, and an overview of significant competitions and awards. The publication is bilingual (Czech-English) and contains hundreds of photographs, drawings, and diagrams.
Rotating editors
The curatorial model of the Yearbook is based on the fact that the editorial personality changes every year. Thanks to this, the publication offers diverse perspectives on contemporary architecture. Among the editors in the past were, among others, Ondřej Chybík, Zdeněk Fránek, Jakub Cigler, Pavla Melková, and Pavel Nasadil. The last jubilee 25th issue was prepared by architect Markéta Zdebská with an emphasis on the theme “Environment for People and the World”. The editor of the upcoming volume is architect Jan Schindler. “I am looking forward to winter visits to beautiful buildings by respected colleagues, architects and female architects. On the other hand, I have mixed feelings about the fact that we are limited by the number of buildings we can present in the yearbook,” adds Schindler.
Continuing the tradition in a new edition
Until now, the publisher has been the non-profit organization Prostor — architektura, interiér, design o.p.s., led by Dagmar Vernerová, who contributed to the creation and tradition of the Yearbook. Now this role is being taken over by the publishing house ARCHIZOOM BOOKS, which specializes in professional and popular publications about Czech architecture. “The Yearbook is not only an overview of the best buildings of the past year, but also a reflection of the values that shape architecture. From the post-revolution euphoria to today’s emphasis on sustainability and the quality of public space. I am glad that we can continue to develop this tradition,” says Radek Váňa, publisher of ARCHIZOOM BOOKS.
A call to architects: submit your projects
Authors can submit their projects to the Yearbook via the online form on the website www.rocenka.cz.
The submission deadline is 30 November 2025.
