Nov. 30, 1887
in Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia
Jan. 12, 1966
in Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia
Juraj Tavrožek came to architecture by completing an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and studying civil engineering at the Industrial School of Civil Engineering in Budapest. He also gained experience in Prague. Then he set up his own architectural practice in Bratislava in 1920. He took up the international trends and, as a Slovakian architect, created the first purely functionalist buildings. At the end of World War II, he took part in the Slovak National Uprising against the fascist regime. It is often reported that he was imprisoned in the 1950s. The reason is never given. Actually, his participation in the anti-fascist resistance would be a reason for high recognition. His health was weakened after his imprisonment.
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