Petr Hlavácek
Deputy Mayor
Czech Republic
Leading the areas of architecture, development, and city planning for the 10th Most Sustainable City in Europe
Professional career:
- Education:
- 1985: Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Czech Technical University in Prague
- Employment in significant positions:
- 1987-1991: City of Prague Construction Planning Institute, Alpha Studio
- 1991: Co-founder of studio R.U.A. with Hana Seho-Münzová
- 1993: Visiting professor at University of Michigan College of Architecture
- 2009: Founder of studio Architekti Headhand along with wife Magdalena
- 2015-2016: Director of the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR)
- Since 2018: City of Prague Representative for the group United Forces for Prague
- 2018-2022: 1st Deputy Mayor of the City of Prague for Territorial Development
- Since 2023: Deputy Mayor of the City of Prague for Territorial and Strategic Development
- Significant projects:
- Founding of Prague Development Company (PDS) in 2019
- Collaboration on reacting to the new draft Building Act on behalf of major cities
- Collaboration with Central Bohemian Region on the Metropolitan Region
- Work on the Prague Metropolitan Plan (MPP)
- Approval of the Methodology for Investor Involvement by the Prague City Assembly
- Amendments to the Prague Building Regulations, unlocking brownfields
- Efforts to build a Vltava Philharmonic
- Buildings:
- Accommodation facilities for the Czech Academy of Sciences Library in Jenštejn, 2011
- U Michelského mlýna apartment building, Prague-Michle, 2005
- Renovation of Czech Embassy in Brazil, 2010
- Awards:
- 2018: Finalist nomination for Architect of the Year 2018
- June 2023: Honorary Award of the Czech Chamber of Architects
Other:
- Teaching at the Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University in Prague since 1990
- Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University for Development in the years 2010–2015
- Chair of the IPR General Council
- Juror for urban planning and architectural competitions
- Active involvement in promoting the development of the City of Prague