Emil Belluš (19 September 1899 – 14 December 1979) was a Slovak functionalist architect.

Career

Emil Belluš began his studies at the Technical University in Budapest in 1918, but completed them at the

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in 1923. He then returned to Slovakia where he became a founding member of the Association of Slovak Artists (later the Slovak Architects Society, of which he was president from 1945 to 1953) and of the Slovak Rowing Club. He designed the clubhouse for the rowing club. While working in an international functionalist style, he was willing to modify it with classical elements, as can be seen in the Colonnade Bridge at

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completed in 1932. His design for the head office of the Slovak National Bank (1938) showed the influence of Italian

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.Henrieta Moravčíková, "Bratislava", in ''Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires: Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe'', edited by Emily Gunzburger Makas and Tanja Damljanovic Conley (Routledge, 2009), p. 184. The annual architectural award of the Slovak Architects Society is named the Emil Belluš Prize in his memory.

Buildings

* National House,

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(1925) * Flour Mill,

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(1936) * Slovak National Bank,

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(1938) * Trnava Water-Works (1946) * Slovak Rowing Club,

(1931) File:Kolonadovy_most_-_Piestany-vecer.jpg, Functionalist Kolonádový most (Piešťany), 1930-33 File:Kolonadovy most - Piestany-portal.jpg, The entrance to the covered bridge in Piešťany, designed by Belluš 1930–31, completed 1932 File:National bank by Emil Bellus.JPG, Head office of the Slovak National Bank,1938

Works on Belluš

* Martin Kusý, ''Emil Belluš''. Bratislava: Tatran, 1984. * ''Emil Belluš: Architektonické dielo'', exhibition catalogue. Bratislava:

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, 1989. * ''Architekt Emil Belluš, regionálna moderna'', exhibition catalogue. Bratislava: Spolok architektov Slovenska (Slovak Architects Society), 1992.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bellus, Emil 1899 births 1979 deaths Slovak architects Czech Technical University in Prague alumni People from Banská Bystrica District