Course detail

Law Basics for Architects

FA-SP1-KEAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course provides students with basic information on systematization of valid legal code, on legal possibilities how they may behave as designers employed in design organisations, and on the basics of building procedure when working at building authorities.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

JUDr. Jan Podola, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Urban Design (UU)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students are assessed via written examination in the form of a test.
The lessons consist of optional lectures without compensation.

Aims

To acquire the knowledge of legal code of the Czech Republic in relation to the study of architecture and the following professional practice.
  • Students will understand the legal code of the Czech Republic.
  • Students will have general knowledge of the basic regulations related to the architectural practice.
  • Students will understand the Building Code.
  • Students will understand the process of building procedure.
  • Students will have the general knowledge of practicing architecture, namely of performance stages and the related documentation.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HRSTKOVÁ, Jana. Fundamentals of Czech Civil Law. Česko, Univ. Karlova v Praze, Právnická Fakulta, 2005. (EN)
PICHRT, Jan, and ŠTEFKO, Martin. Labour Law in the Czech Republic. Wolters Kluwer, 2018. ISBN: 9789403501901. (EN)
ROZEHNAL, Aleš. Intellectual Property Law in the Czech Republic. Wolters Kluwer, 2019. ISBN: 9789403511900. (EN)
Standards of Architects´ Scope of Services. Praha: Česká komora architektů, 2018. URL: https://web-api.cka.cz/sluzby/clenum/standardy-vykonu-a-dokumentace/standards-of-architects-scope-of-services.pdf/@@download/file (EN)

Recommended reading

KLEE, Lukas. International Construction Contract Law. Wiley, 2018. ISBN: 9781119430384. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

18 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

JUDr. Jan Podola, Ph.D.