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Antonín Blažek (1874–1944) – architekt Brna a Hodonína
| Title in English | Antonín Blažek (1874–1944) – Architect of Brno and Hodonín |
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Exposition |
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| Description | Antonín Blažek (1874–1944) belongs to a generation of architects who began their careers around 1900. He studied in Prague under Friedrich Ohmann at UMPRUM, later moving to Vienna to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he focused on neo-Gothic architecture under the guidance of Viktor Luntz. There, however, he also encountered the work of Otto Wagner, who laid the foundations of Art Nouveau architecture. After returning from Vienna, he settled in Královo Pole (now part of Brno) and made a name for himself as a modern architect, bringing contemporary Viennese trends to Moravia. He designed a number of public buildings (e.g., Hotel Slavia in Brno, Jubilejní škola in Komín, Sokolovna in Boskovice, churches in Bílovice nad Svitavou and Brno-Komín). Between 1911 and 1913, the House of Artists in Hodonín was built according to his design, combining modern morphology and functionality with decorative elements borrowed from folk architecture. At the end of the monarchy, Antonín Blažek established himself, alongside Emil Králík and Dušan Jurkovič, as one of the most prominent Czech-speaking modern architects in Moravia. The exhibition presents Antonín Blažek's work as a creator of buildings that combine an emphasis on maximum functionality with the use of a wide range of stylistic elements. This formal pragmatism is the reason why it is not easy to classify the author within the contemporary trends and why he has not yet been given greater attention in the history of Czech architecture. |
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