<h1>Exhibition of Competition Proposals for the Urban Planning and Architectural Competition Hotel at the SNP Memorial</h1>

The aim of the urban planning and architectural competition was to find the best architectural solution for the hotel near the SNP Memorial. Contestants were required to express their opinions not only on the hotel building itself but also on the urban planning solution for the entire area. Banská Bystrica thus gained 72 expert perspectives on the arrangement of urban relationships in this area, which is dominated by the SNP Memorial.
The challenging competition topic attracted the interest of renowned architectural studios. The competition involved prominent figures from the Slovak and Czech architectural scenes, as well as architects from Hungary, Canada, and Spain.
The competition took place from March to September of this year as an anonymous and two-stage event. In the 1st round, 72 proposals were assessed, and 11 of them progressed to the 2nd round. The investor left the decision on the winning proposal to a professional jury composed of architects, which awarded 3 prizes and 1 mention.
On September 22, 2010, the winning proposal from the studio of architects Martin Kusý and Pavol Paňák was presented to the public for the first time.
The exhibition of competition proposals in the Pasáže Beniczky exhibition hall presents all competition proposals in graphic form, and the proposals from the second round of the competition are also displayed as three-dimensional models.
During the opening of the exhibition on November 18, 2010, a festive awards ceremony took place with the participation of the judging panel and competition participants.

The 1st prize of 12,000 euros was awarded to proposal No. 78. The jury highlighted the high sophistication, modesty, and rationality of the proposal, and ultimately its cost-effectiveness.
Authors: Ing. arch. Martin Kusý, Ing. arch. Pavol Paňák
Co-authors: Ing. arch. Mária Michalič Kusá, Ing. arch. Viera Kusá, Ing. arch. Jana Paňáková, Ing. arch. Martin Kusý Jr.
Visualizations: Mgr. arch. Peter Kuchta

The 2nd prize of 7,200 euros was awarded to proposal No. 82. The jury praised the originality of the façade treatment of the building, interesting urban and interior solutions – high quality of internal spaces.
Authors: Doc. Ing. arch. Márius Žitňanský, PhD., Doc. Ing. arch. Vladimír Šimkovič, PhD., Ing. arch. Peter Gonda
Collaboration: Ing. arch. Roman Haviar

The 3rd prize of 4,800 euros was awarded to proposal No. 77. The proposal was recognized for its daring originality, aimed at a "design hotel" and a non-conflicting integration into the given environment.
Authors:  A77 architects - Ing. arch. Libor Kaplan, Ing. arch. Dana Raková, Ing. arch. Dagmara Pivoňková, Ing. arch. Zdeněk Bureš, Ing. arch. Miroslava Gašparová

A reward of 1,500 euros was given for a proposal that was not awarded but, according to the jury, offered remarkable partial suggestions and solutions, which was proposal No. 83. Authors: Ing. arch. Katarína Ciglanová, Ing. arch. Rastislav Straňák, Ing. Marián Lauko.

The exhibition is open to the public until December 3, 2010, daily from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Author of the press release
Mgr. Elena Farkašová, secretary of the competition for the urban planning and architectural solution of a hotel in Banská Bystrica.