Profile

Vit Rypar

Name: Vit Rypar

City-Country: Prague – Czechia

Email: rypar@ipr.praha.eu

Address: Vyšehradská 57, 128 00 Praha 2, Czechia

Institutional Affiliation:

Prague Institute of Planning and Development

Short bio:

Vít Rýpar (born 1988) is an architect at the Prague Institute of Planning and Development, specializing in urban design and analysis. He teaches urban design and planning at the Czech Academy of Horticulture in Mělník and at the Faculty of Architecture, CTU in Prague. He is currently pursuing a PhD with a focus on urban and valuation studies. His teaching practice encompasses fields related to landscape architecture and urban design, with an extension into history. Additionally, his professional activities include writing books and articles, as well as using GIS, CAD, and other graphic editors. Whether working individually or in teams, he has participated in several design competitions, primarily focusing on landscape and public space.

Research Interests

  • History of urban design

  • Urban heritage

  • Valuation studies

Selected research grants in recent 5 year

  • Origin and Attributes of Heritage Values of Historical Towns in the Czech Republic – applied research programme NAKI II at CTU in Prague (researcher and GIS specialist)

  •  Architectural and Urbanistic Analysis of Prague Heritage Reservation – research project at IPR Prague (author)