Oldřich Tyl

Oldřich Tyl was a Czech architect, urban planner and architectural theorist who played an important role in the development of modern architecture in Czechoslovakia during the interwar period. He studied architecture from 1902 to 1909. After graduating, he worked for the Prague construction company of Matěj Blecha.

Tyl was a pioneer of modern architectural approaches, exploring new construction techniques and the use of reinforced concrete, steel and glass. In 1922, he co-founded the construction company Tekta with architects Josef Mikyna and Miloš Tereba. It existed until 1929. He was also active in the professional architectural community, helping to establish the Architects’ Club and contributing to the development of the architectural journal Stavba.

His best-known works are all in Prague, until the early 1930s. Tyl’s work contributed to the development of functionalist and constructivist architecture in Czechoslovakia.

There are discrepancies between the sources regarding his exact date of death. The Encyclopedia of Prague 2 gives 3 April 1939, whereas other sources are listing 4 April 1939.

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• encyklopedie.praha2.cz Oldřich Tyl
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• Wikipedia Oldřich Tyl
• Svoboda, Noll, Havlová: Praha 1919 - 1940. Kapitoly o meziválečné architektuře., 2000