Holice has once again appointed a city architect after several years

Holice - Holice in Pardubice has reestablished the position of city architect after many years. In a selection process, they chose Pardubice architect Pavel Hrdý, a graduate of the Czech Technical University. He will provide consultations to the city, investors, developers, and the public, the city hall announced in a press release.

"His responsibilities will also include caring for public spaces, the quality of the environment in the city, protecting architectural and aesthetic values, advocating the interests of the city, proposing minor adjustments, and preparing materials for further development of Holice," the city hall stated.

The law does not require municipalities and cities to have city architects, however, large cities have entire departments dedicated to architecture and urbanism, while smaller towns often hire architects externally. They collaborate with them in places like Vysoké Mýto or Lanškroun in the Orlickoústecko region, and now also in Holice, where over 6,000 residents live.

"My vision for Holice is more or less natural; it is a city where it is pleasant to live, has a functioning and friendly center, locals are happy to return home, and outsiders come to admire it," Hrdý said.

The city architect will first prepare a general analysis of the city, which should reveal its main problems. He will subsequently develop a vision for growth. Thirty-six-year-old Pavel Hrdý studied at the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague. During his studies, he collaborated with the DAD Studio in Hradec Králové and has been running his own architecture studio, hrdýarchitekt, since 2014.