Vladimir Karfík (26 October 1901 – 6 June 1996) was a

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modernist architect and university professor. His life, professional career and his work reflected changes characteristic for the 20th century.

Career

Karfík cooperated with many famous creators of the modern architecture all over the world. His architecture from in all periods of his life is very understandable and universal. The most important part of it was represented by function, construction, economy and beauty. Among other works, he designed Baťa's Skyscrape in

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

. Karfík was one of a number of Czech architects to design the "Bata houses" and Bata shoe factory at East Tilbury, England.

Gallery

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Baťa's Skyscraper Baťa's Skyscraper, also known as Building No. 21, is a skyscraper in Zlín, Czech Republic. It is 77.5 metres high and has sixteen floors. It was the administration building of the Bata Shoes factory, a company that was based in the city. Now it ...

, 19 Bata_Factory,_Bata_Estate,_East_Tilbury.jpg, Bata shoe factory

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karfik, Vladimir 1901 births 1996 deaths People from Idrija Czechoslovak architects Czech Technical University in Prague alumni