Karel Řepa (23 October 1895 – 2 March 1963) was a Czechoslovak architect.
Life and career
Born in
Nový Ples
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, a pupil of
Jože Plečnik
Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovenian architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge a ...
, Řepa graduated from the
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD, , abbreviated VŠUP, also known as UMPRUM) is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. The university offers the study disciplines of painting, illustration and graphics, ...
.
A
functionalist, after working in the Prague studio of , in the mid-1920s he moved to
Pardubice
Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...
, where he realized his most important works, notably the
Pardubice Railway Station, the Industrial Museum and the
Masarykův football stadium.
Řepa died on 2 March 1963, at the age of 67. He was the father of architect
Miroslav Řepa.
References
Further reading
* Panoch, Pavel. ''Karel Řepa – pardubický architekt ve věku nejistot''. Helios, 2003. .
External links
Karel Řepaat Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands
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Czech architects
20th-century Czech architects
Czechoslovak architects
Functionalist architects
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague alumni
1895 births
1963 deaths
People from Náchod District