Antonín Blažek
*22. 2. 1874 – Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
†5. 8. 1944 – Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
Biography
Antonín Blažek belongs to a generation of architects who began their careers around the year 1900. In Prague, he studied under Friedrich Ohmann at UMPRUM, later moving to Vienna at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he focused on neo-Gothic architecture under the guidance of Viktor Luntz. However, he also encountered the works of Otto Wagner, who laid the foundations of Art Nouveau architecture.
After returning from Vienna, he settled in Královo Pole (now part of Brno) and established himself as a modern architect, bringing contemporary Viennese trends to Moravia. He became the creator of several public buildings (e.g., Hotel Slavia in Brno, Jubilee School in Komín, Sokolovna in Boskovice, churches in Bílovice nad Svitavou and Brno-Komín). Between 1911 and 1913, he designed the House of Artists in Hodonín, in which modern forms and functionality blend with decorative elements borrowed from folk architecture. Antonín Blažek established himself at the end of the monarchy, alongside Emil Králík and Dušan Jurkovič, as one of the most prominent Czech-speaking modern architects in Moravia.
Antonín Blažek belongs to a generation of architects who began their careers around the year 1900. In Prague, he studied under Friedrich Ohmann at UMPRUM, later moving to Vienna at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he focused on neo-Gothic architecture under the guidance of Viktor Luntz. However, he also encountered the works of Otto Wagner, who laid the foundations of Art Nouveau architecture.
After returning from Vienna, he settled in Královo Pole (now part of Brno) and established himself as a modern architect, bringing contemporary Viennese trends to Moravia. He became the creator of several public buildings (e.g., Hotel Slavia in Brno, Jubilee School in Komín, Sokolovna in Boskovice, churches in Bílovice nad Svitavou and Brno-Komín). Between 1911 and 1913, he designed the House of Artists in Hodonín, in which modern forms and functionality blend with decorative elements borrowed from folk architecture. Antonín Blažek established himself at the end of the monarchy, alongside Emil Králík and Dušan Jurkovič, as one of the most prominent Czech-speaking modern architects in Moravia.
Gallery of Art Hodonín
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