Hugo Foltýn

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Hugo Foltýn (born April 30, 1906 in Brno , † August 24, 1944 in Buchenwald concentration camp ) was a Czech architect and university professor.

Life

After studying architecture at the Czech Technical University in Brno , Hugo Foltýn made his diploma in 1931 with Professor Jiří Kroha . From 1931 to 1933 he did his military service in Khust (Ukraine) . From 1932 he studied Ruthenian folk architecture there in preparation for his dissertation (the documents were destroyed in World War II). From 1934 to 1935 he gained experience with the West Slovak Construction Company in Holíče (Slovakia). From 1935 to 1943 he was a professor at the Higher Trade School in České Budějovice . In 1943 he joined the resistance movement , whereupon he was imprisoned. He was later transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp and from there to the Buchenwald concentration camp. He died in an air raid in Buchenwald concentration camp.

Selected structures

  • 1926–1927: Design for a church in Prague-Vršovice (with Vladimír Bouček)
  • 1929: Design for a sports stadium in Prague-Braník (with Zdeněk Michálek, Miroslav Putna , Antonín Kurial)
  • 1928: Interior of the industrial and commercial palace on the Landes fairgrounds in Brno-Pisárky, (with Josef Kalous, J. Valenta).
  • 1928: Semi-detached house on the Werkbundsiedlung Werkbundsiedlung Nový Dům (The New House) , Žabovřesky, Drnovická ul.
  • 1930: Competition design for the Morava Hotel in Tatranská Lomnica
  • 1936: Single-family house, České Budějovice
  • 1936: Interior for the mayor's office in České Budějovice
  • 1938: Interior of his own house, České Budějovice
  • 1940: Competition design for a school in Týn nad Vltavou (together with Hynek Schneider)
  • 1941: Design for a spa in Týn nad Vltavou (together with Hynek Schneider)
  • 1941: Divci stone house on the Vltava
  • 1941: Competition design for houses with small apartments in Týn nad Vltavou (together with Hynek Schneider)
  • 1942: Police Stadium, Náchod (project with Lev Krča).
  • 1942: Interior design for a Prague hotel and for the Klementová company in Prague (unfinished)

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personal data
SURNAME Foltýn, Hugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 1944
Place of death Buchenwald concentration camp