Eva Jiřičná wins top UK prize for women in architecture

Eva Jiřičná has been awarded the 2013 Jane Drew Prize for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture. The jury described the Prague-born architect as incredibly influential and extraordinary, saying she had reinvented the idea of retail in the UK with her 1988 store for the fashion label Joseph. The architect, who is 74, set up Eva Jiřičná Architects in 1982; her clients have included such names as London’s Selfridges and The Royal Academy of Arts.

Author: Ian Willoughby