Karel Hubáček
Illustration — The Ještěd Tower, designed by Hubáček Karel Hubáček (23 February 1924 – 25 November 2011) was a Czech architect who designed the Ještěd Tower and hotel atop the Ještěd mountain near Liberec. Hubáček's best known work was the Ještěd Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973. In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received the Perret Prize from the International Union of Architects.
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Karel Hubáček
Karel Hubáček · State Regional Archives in Prague · Public domain
- Born
- 1924 · Prague.
- Died
- 2011 · Liberec.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- architect · urban planner · teacher
- Honours
- Czech Medal of Merit and 2nd class · Herder Prize · Auguste Perret Prize · honorary citizen of Prague · honorary citizen of Liberec
- Languages
- Czech
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Illustration — The Ještěd Tower, designed by Hubáček Karel Hubáček (23 February 1924 – 25 November 2011) was a Czech architect who designed the Ještěd Tower and hotel atop the Ještěd mountain near Liberec. Hubáček's best known work was the Ještěd Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973. In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received the Perret Prize from the International Union of Architects.
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In 2000, Czech architects named Hubáček's tower most successful domestic architectural work of the 20th century. In addition to the Ještěd Tower, Hubáček designed buildings throughout the Czech Republic. Czech architects named Hubáček the fourth most influential Czech architect of all time. He was the only living architect to place in the top ten in the same survey. Hubáček was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on 23 February 1924. He died in the Czech Republic on 25 November 2011, at the age of 87.
Karel Hubáček is recorded as having received Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, Herder Prize and Auguste Perret Prize.
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1924
Karel Hubáček born at Prague.
2011
Karel Hubáček died at Liberec.
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Karel Hubáček received Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, Herder Prize, Auguste Perret Prize, honorary citizen of Prague and honorary citizen of Liberec.
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