Karel Hubáček
Architect
Died when: 87 years 273 days (1053 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Karel Hubácek (Czech pronunciation: ['kar?l '?uba?t??k]; 23 February 1924 – 25 November 2011) was a Czech architect who designed the Ješted Tower and hotel atop the Ješted mountain near Liberec.
Hubácek's best known work was the Ješted Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973.In 1969, the Ješted Tower received the from the International Union of Architects.
In 2000, Czech architects named Hubácek's tower most successful domestic architectural work of the 20th century.In addition to the Ješted Tower, Hubácek designed buildings throughout the Czech Republic.
Czech architects named Hubácek the fourth most influential Czech architect of all time.He was the only living architect to place in the top ten in the same survey.
Hubácek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on 23 February 1924.He died in the Czech Republic on 25 November 2011, at the age of 87.
