The winner of the competition for the exhibit in Venice is the studio Kolmo.eu

Prague - The winner of the competition for the design of the exhibition in the national pavilion Czechoslovakia at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014 is the proposal from the team at the Kolmo.eu studio, led by architect Martin Hejl. This was announced today by Eva Kolerusová, spokesperson for the National Gallery in Prague (NG), which announced the competition. The expert jury chose the proposal primarily because it "convincingly responds to the requirements of the organizer."
According to the chairwoman of the jury, Jana Tichá, the study is not only comprehensible to foreign audiences but also well realizable. "The visually striking form of presentation allows for the implementation of the results of various research in several layers," the chairwoman added. According to her, the project allows for an innovative interpretation of the history of Czech and Slovak architecture in the 20th century.
A total of 27 proposals were submitted for the competition for the design of the exhibition in the Czechoslovak pavilion for the architecture biennale, which will take place in Venice from June 7 to November 23 next year. Among the evaluators were Dan Merta from the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery and architects Osamu Okamura and Alena Šrámková.
A budget of 1.5 million crowns is available for the realization of the selected project; if a participant presents an exhibition proposal with a higher budget, they must provide evidence of its funding. "Financial and other limitations will fundamentally test the capabilities of architects. The most interesting solutions come under limited budgets; with an unlimited budget, there is no reason to think about many things and resolve anything," commented the curator of the architecture collection at the National Gallery, Jakub Potůček, on the competition requirements.
The theme of the exhibition in the national pavilion should correspond with the concept of Dutch curator Rem Koolhaas, who chose the search for the foundations of architecture as the leitmotif of the exhibition.
According to Potůček, the aim of the exhibition is not only to present the highest quality contemporary Czech architecture in an international context but also to decipher the process that has erased national specifics and characteristics in favor of a universal modern language within architecture over the last century.
The Czechoslovak exhibition pavilion has stood in Venice in the Giardini di Castello area since 1924. In the spacious park, there are 30 national pavilions among the tall trees. The oldest of them were built a hundred years ago, and more have gradually been added, so the buildings themselves are a showcase of 20th-century architecture. After the split of Czechoslovakia, both successor countries manage the pavilion, which also takes turns organizing the exhibition.