Vladimír Karfík
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Vladimir Karfík was one of the most important, well-known and influential Czechoslovak, and also Slovak 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...

s. His life, professional career and his work reflected a lot of changes characteristic for the 20th century.

He cooperated with many famous creators of the modern architecture all over the world.
His architecture from in all periods of his life is very understandable and universal. The most important part of it was represented by function, construction, economy and beauty. He designed Baťa’s Skyscraper
Bata’s Skyscraper
Baťa's Skyscraper, also known as Building No. 21 is a skyscraper in Zlín, Czech Republic. It is 77.5 metres high and has sixteen floors. It was the administration building of the shoemaking factory Bata Shoes. Now it is headquarters of the Zlín Region. This building was one of the first high-rise...

 in Zlín
Zlín
Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...

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