In-Class Lecture | Petr Tej: Bridges

Friday, April 17, 2026, 2 - 4pm

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Petr Tej, Štvanická lávka bridge. Image courtesy of Alex Shoots Buildings.

Petr Tej, Štvanická lávka bridge. Image courtesy of Alex Shoots Buildings. 

The lecture is part of Julian Palacio’s ARCH 122B Structures I Course. Petr Tej will give a presentation on the implementation of several bridge structures constructed from ultra-high performance concrete, covering all stages from design and structural solutions to production technology. Particular emphasis will be placed on the largest project — the Štvanice Footbridge in central Prague — which has been nominated for the prestigious EU Mies Award 2026. 

Petr Tej is a renowned architect and structural engineer specializing in concrete structures, bridges, and footbridges. He was nominated for the 2025 UIA Auguste Perret Prize for technology in architecture. Tej graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He works as the head of the Department of Bridge Structures at the Klokner Institute of the Czech Technical University in Prague. He founded the Bridge Structures studio. His projects are often created in cooperation with renowned Czech and foreign architects and structural engineers. One of the most recent significant projects is the Štvanice footbridge over Moldau river in Prague.

This event is open to current Cooper Union students, faculty, and staff. Room 215F. 

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