Karel Řepa

Karel Řepa
Karel Řepa in 1939)
Born23 October 1895 (1895-10-23)
Nový Ples, Hradec Králové Region, Austria-Hungary
Died2 March 1963 (1963-03-03) (aged 67)
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
OccupationArchitect

Karel Řepa (23 October 1895 – 2 March 1963) was a Czechoslovak architect.

Life and career

Born in Nový Ples, a pupil of Jože Plečnik, Řepa graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.[1] A functionalist, after working in the Prague studio of František Krásný [cs], in the mid-1920s he moved to Pardubice, where he realized his most important works, notably the Pardubice Railway Station, the Industrial Museum and the Masarykův football stadium.[1][2][3]

Řepa died on 2 March 1963, at the age of 67. He was the father of architect Miroslav Řepa.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Redakce (22 October 2015). "Slavný architekt Karel Řepa by se zítra dožil 120 let". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Brázdová, Tereza (9 June 2023). "Proporce a nápaditost. Bulharskou ulici zdobí dvě meziválečné vily". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Karel Řepa, žák Jože Plečnika, Z oboru". SlavneVily. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

Further reading

  • Panoch, Pavel. Karel Řepa – pardubický architekt ve věku nejistot. Helios, 2003. ISBN 80-85211-15-7.
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