Karel Hubáček (Czech pronunciation:[ˈkarɛlˈɦubaːtʃɛk]; 23 February 1924 – 25 November 2011) was aCzecharchitect who designed theJeštěd Tower and hotel atop theJeštěd mountain nearLiberec.[1]
Hubáček's best known work was the Ještěd Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973.[1] In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received thePerret Prize from theInternational Union of Architects.[1][2] In 2000, Czech architects named Hubáček's tower most successful domestic architectural work of the 20th century.[1]
In addition to the Ještěd Tower, Hubáček designed buildings throughout the Czech Republic. Czech architects named Hubáček the fourth most influential Czech architect of all time. He was the only living architect to place in the top ten in the same survey.[1]
Hubáček was born inPrague,Czechoslovakia, on 23 February 1924. He died in theCzech Republic on 25 November 2011, at the age of 87.[1]
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