MUNICIPAL ARCHITECTS AS POSSIBLE KEY PLAYERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOWNS AND SMALL CITIES - MUNICIPAL ARCHITECTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND THEIR WORK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT DENMARK

Abstract

The involvement of experts as advisers and coordinators of municipalities and the public is suitable for the appropriate and conceptual development of cities in Europe. In European countries, such involvement is addressed in several ways. In German-speaking countries, an expert committee is usual. In Ireland and the Netherlands there are state architects. In Belgium, which is a federation, they use regional chief architects. In the Czech Republic, Slovakia, but also in Denmark, some cities use a municipal architect. The presentation deals with a general overview of municipal architects in the Czech Republic, their formal establishment and examples of their work. An overview of a similar institute in Denmark is added for comparison.