Jan Kotěra
Jan Kotěra (born December 18, 1871 in Brno , † April 17, 1923 in Prague ) was a Czech architect , designer and graphic artist . He is considered a pioneer of modern architecture.
Life
Kotěra studied with Otto Wagner , the most important Austrian architect of the Belle Epoque , at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna .
Initially influenced by the Vienna Secession , his buildings increasingly took on functionalist forms under the impression of Frank Lloyd Wright . At the same time, he took up elements of Czech folk architecture , creating a specific architectural style that combines modern with folk elements.
Not only through his architectural works, but also as a university lecturer, he exerted a great influence on the next generation of Czech architects. Notable students included Josef Gočár and Bohuslav Fuchs .
Kotěra was a professor at the Prague Art Academy and founder of the architecture class there.
Important buildings
- Reconstruction and expansion of the Červený Hrádek Castle (1894–1896)
- Peterka House on Wenceslas Square in Prague (1899–1900)
- People's House in Prostějov (1905-07)
- Laichter House in Prague- Vinohrady (1908/09)
- East Bohemian Museum in Hradec Králové (Königgrätz) (1909–12)
- Urbánek House / Mozarteum in Prague (1911–13)
- Villa of the industrialist Paul Lemberger in Vienna XIX., Grinzinger Allee 50–52.
- Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague (1907–31)
gallery
Bust of Bohumil Kafka on a house in Prague's Old Town
East Bohemian Museum in Hradec Králové
literature
- Radmila Kreuzziegerová (Ed.): Jan Kotēra, 1871–1923. The Founder of Modern Czech architecture. Obecní Dům, Praha 2001, ISBN 80-86217-47-7 (exhibition catalog).
- Kudělka: Kotěra Jan. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1969, p. 158 f. (Direct links on p. 158 , p. 159 ).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Kotěra in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Jan Kotěra. In: arch INFORM .
- Jan Kotěra. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kotěra, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech architect, designer and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1923 |
| Place of death | Prague |