Alois Kuba
*11. 2. 1901 – Nížkovice, Czech Republic
†17. 5. 1979 – Prague, Czech Republic
Biography
Alois Kuba, a prominent interwar builder from Brno, studied at the Czech State Technical School. After his studies, he went through several internships, and in 1928 he worked as an assistant to Bohuslav Fuchs. He then became independent and, together with Václav Dvořák, established his own design and construction office in Brno.
Initially, their joint activities primarily involved building small family houses. Through the continuous development of standardized housing, an elaborate concept of individual housing for the middle class was created. In the 1930s, the firm began to focus on the construction of large apartment buildings. On the sites of former factories and industrial buildings near today's Kotlářská Street, new urban streets of apartment buildings began to emerge.
Quality architectural designs for the buildings were provided by Alois's brother, architect Vilém Kuba. In 1932, the business partners became independent, and Alois Kuba, together with his brother, founded their own design office V. and A. Kuba. Their construction activities continued to be primarily focused on large apartment buildings (e.g., on Kotlářská, Bayerova, Botanická, and Cihlářská Streets), which represented a high standard of living for the middle class as well as modern architectural solutions.
During World War II, the brothers' paths diverged. Alois worked as an independent designer and builder in Brno until 1948. However, after the communist coup, his property was nationalized, and the Kuba firm became part of the Brno Stavoprojekt, where Alois Kuba also worked for a year. In 1949, he was sentenced for undermining the democratic order and sent to a labor camp in Ostrava. After his return, he obtained a position in the Czechoslovak Hunting Union in Prague and worked at the Prague State Design Institute of Commerce from 1961 to 1976. Alois Kuba died in 1979 in Prague.
Alois Kuba, a prominent interwar builder from Brno, studied at the Czech State Technical School. After his studies, he went through several internships, and in 1928 he worked as an assistant to Bohuslav Fuchs. He then became independent and, together with Václav Dvořák, established his own design and construction office in Brno.
Initially, their joint activities primarily involved building small family houses. Through the continuous development of standardized housing, an elaborate concept of individual housing for the middle class was created. In the 1930s, the firm began to focus on the construction of large apartment buildings. On the sites of former factories and industrial buildings near today's Kotlářská Street, new urban streets of apartment buildings began to emerge.
Quality architectural designs for the buildings were provided by Alois's brother, architect Vilém Kuba. In 1932, the business partners became independent, and Alois Kuba, together with his brother, founded their own design office V. and A. Kuba. Their construction activities continued to be primarily focused on large apartment buildings (e.g., on Kotlářská, Bayerova, Botanická, and Cihlářská Streets), which represented a high standard of living for the middle class as well as modern architectural solutions.
During World War II, the brothers' paths diverged. Alois worked as an independent designer and builder in Brno until 1948. However, after the communist coup, his property was nationalized, and the Kuba firm became part of the Brno Stavoprojekt, where Alois Kuba also worked for a year. In 1949, he was sentenced for undermining the democratic order and sent to a labor camp in Ostrava. After his return, he obtained a position in the Czechoslovak Hunting Union in Prague and worked at the Prague State Design Institute of Commerce from 1961 to 1976. Alois Kuba died in 1979 in Prague.
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