70 years ago, the author of the Žižkov transmitter Aulický was born

Prague - 70 years ago, on March 1, 1944, the Czech architect Václav Aulický was born. His most famous work is the television tower in Prague's Žižkov. Other projects include the construction of high-rise buildings on the Pankrác plain in Prague and the telephone exchange building in Prague-Dejvice.
A representative of so-called high-tech architecture, Aulický graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. The first significant project he participated in was the construction of the Transit Gas Pipeline complex in Prague's Vinohrady. In 1974, Aulický joined the company Spojprojekt Prague, where he was responsible for the construction of the television transmitter in Ostrava-Hošťálkovice, as well as telephone exchanges in Prague's Dejvice and Hradec Králové.
In the late 1970s, Aulický was entrusted with the project for a television transmitter for Prague. The unmistakable building, evoking a rocket ready for launch, was constructed in Mahler's Gardens between 1985 and 1992. In addition to Aulický, structural engineer Jiří Kozák significantly contributed to the technical solution of the 216-meter high tower made of steel and concrete.
In recent years, Václav Aulický has been involved in the designs of several commercial and residential buildings. Among other projects, he is credited with the design of the Czech Insurance Company complex in Prague's Pankrác, the Karlín administrative center, and the Diamond Point building at Těšnov. Since 2005, Aulický has also been teaching architecture at the Czech Technical University.