June 15, 1897
in Malšovice, Czechia
April 12, 1951
in Turnov, Czechia
After an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and military service from 1916-1920, he studied geodesy and cartography at the Prague Charles University and master bricklayer at the Prague Industrial School. In 1927 he founded his own architectural office in Turnov. In addition to building forms, which were influenced by Kubism and Expressionism, he gradually moved more towards functionalist tendencies in the 1930s.
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Buildings
Turnov, Czechia
Hussite community (Husův sbor) Turnov