Karel Hubacek | Czech architect, 87
Karel Hubacek, 87, an architect whose bold hyperboloid design for an elegant mountaintop hotel was named the most significant Czech building of the 20th century, has died.
Karel Hubacek, 87, an architect whose bold hyperboloid design for an elegant mountaintop hotel was named the most significant Czech building of the 20th century, has died.
Liberec City Hall in the Czech Republic's north - where Mr. Hubacek lived and designed his tower building - announced his death in a statement Wednesday.
The building, whose silhouette has become the symbol of the city, was completed in 1973. Mr. Hubacek was awarded the prestigious Auguste Perret Prize by the International Union of Architects in 1969 for the design. - AP