Oldřich Tyl became famous as a co-author of the Trade Fair Palace

Oldřich Tyl, Josef Fuchs, Veletržní palace in Prague, 1924 - 1928

Prague - Residential and commercial building with a passage Black Rose, YWCA girls' home, civic savings bank in Uhříněves, these are just some of the Prague buildings signed by architect Oldřich Tyl. However, he primarily left his mark on the contemporary form of Prague as co-author of Veletržní palace - this generous building, considered the first extensive realization of functionalist style in Europe, was designed together with Josef Fuchs. Tyl, who was one of the most significant Czech functionalists of the 1920s, was born 130 years ago, on April 12, 1884, in Ejpovice near Rokycany.
The prominent Czech architect, urban planner, and architectural theorist Tyl studied at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He was a pioneer of new constructivist tendencies, which emerged from the use of reinforced concrete, steel, and glass structures, which he mastered from a technical standpoint. He also introduced large-space layout solutions. His technically avant-garde buildings had a considerable artistic level despite their simplicity and resemble classical compositions. He was also a founding member and, since 1920, the chairman of the Club of Architects, chairman of the Club for a New Prague, and co-founder of the magazine Stavba. He passed away on April 4, 1939.