Milada Petříková-Pavlíková (August 22, 1895 in Tábor

Tábor

Tábor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language.The town was...

 – June 30, 1985) was a Czech architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

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She was born as Milada Pavlíková. Pavlíková graduated in 1921 as the first female architect in Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

. Married her teacher, architect Theodor Petřík (*1882 Tábor-†1941 Praha) and used name Milada Petříková-Pavlíková.

Petříková-Pavlíková designed, among others, what is today called The Drama Club

The Drama Club (Prague)

The Drama Club is a theatre located in Prague.The Drama Club was founded by Ladislav Smoček and Jaroslav Vostrý. The opening performance of Piknik took place on 3 March 1965. The actors in the seventies and eighties included Petr Čepek, Pavel Landovský, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Libuše Šafránková...

 in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, which was before WWII the seat of a women's organization.

External links

• Detailed biography (in Czech)