The studio Klaska, founded by Jakub Klaska, has offices based in London and Prague. The firm operates across all scales of architectural production, fostering collaborations with other practices and professionals from related fields, as well as from fields outside of its own. Contemporary technological and computational advancements bring us the great opportunity to make sophisticated architectural proposals accessible to every project brief. Only true innovative design- based approach throughout the whole chain of project stages can materialise in architecture able to fulfil environmental, societal and cultural ambitions.
Mag. Arch. MgA. Jakub Klaska, ARB
Prior to establishing his own practice, Jakub Klaska worked as a Senior Associate at Zaha Hadid Architects for decade and half. During his tenure at ZHA, he contributed to a diverse range of high- profile projects.
In addition to his work at the practice, Jakub Klaska teaches in the Master's program at the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London. Alongside Dirk Krolikowski, he co-leads a postgraduate design unit, Unit 14. This academic involvement serves as a test bed for exploration and innovation, exploring the new and leveraging technologies, workflows, and modes of production.
Jakub earned his Master's in Architecture and Urbanism from the master class of Zaha Hadid at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna in January 2010, following his earlier studies at the Academy of Architecture, Arts, and Design in Prague. He further obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice & Management in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, in 2016, and has been an ARB registered architect since then.