Vladimír Wallenfels
*17. 8. 1895 – Svaté Pole, Czech Republic
†29. 7. 1962 – Prague, Czech Republic
Biography
He was born in Svaté Pole (Příbram). After completing his studies at the gymnasium in Prague in 1914, he began studying at the Czech Technical University in Prague, which was interrupted by World War I. He continued his studies from 1917 to 1921. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, he studied from 1921 to 1923 under Jan Kotěra and from 1923 to 1924 under Josef Gočár. He was an architect for the Regional Office and from 1948 to 1958, he worked at the Ministry of Health. He was prematurely retired. His work was focused primarily on sacred buildings, projects for hospitals, schools, and residential buildings, especially in Prague. His creations were in the spirit of purism and functionalism. In 1923, he participated in a competition for the Ostrava Pavilion (later the House of Art) with architect František Fiala (1895-1957), in which they won. The revised project was realized – the Ostrava House of Art, opened in 1926, is an important example of purist architecture influenced by the work of Jan Kotěra and the Dutch architecture of that time. Both are evident in the use of exposed brick and the simplified forms with a modest application of decoration.
He was born in Svaté Pole (Příbram). After completing his studies at the gymnasium in Prague in 1914, he began studying at the Czech Technical University in Prague, which was interrupted by World War I. He continued his studies from 1917 to 1921. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, he studied from 1921 to 1923 under Jan Kotěra and from 1923 to 1924 under Josef Gočár. He was an architect for the Regional Office and from 1948 to 1958, he worked at the Ministry of Health. He was prematurely retired. His work was focused primarily on sacred buildings, projects for hospitals, schools, and residential buildings, especially in Prague. His creations were in the spirit of purism and functionalism. In 1923, he participated in a competition for the Ostrava Pavilion (later the House of Art) with architect František Fiala (1895-1957), in which they won. The revised project was realized – the Ostrava House of Art, opened in 1926, is an important example of purist architecture influenced by the work of Jan Kotěra and the Dutch architecture of that time. Both are evident in the use of exposed brick and the simplified forms with a modest application of decoration.
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