Vlado Milunić
Vlado Milunić | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 September 2022 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Czech |
Alma mater | Czech Technical University in Prague |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Dancing House |
Vladimir Milunić (3 March 1941 – 17 September 2022)[1] was a Czech architect. He was noted for designing the "Dancing House" in Prague with Frank Gehry. He also taught at the Czech Technical University in Prague.
Early life
Milunić was born in
Career
After returning from Paris, Milunić worked at Gama and Delta – two Prague-based architecture studios – for over two decades. He designed homes for seniors around the city, as well as housing for nurses, during the 1970s and 1980s.[6] Milunić was also a lecturer at CTU (his alma mater).[4] He eventually established his own studio, Studio VM, in 1990.[6]
Milunić first met Václav Havel during the 1980s, when the former's family of six was unable to find sizeable lodgings at a Prague housing estate.[6] The government ultimately assigned the Milunić family a room inside a Secessionist house, which was built by Havel's grandfather at the start of the 20th century and that had been owned by the Havels until its confiscation by the Communist authorities in 1948.[6][7] The Havels nonetheless continued to reside there,[6] and the two families became neighbours.[7][8] After Havel's parents died, Milunić was tasked with dividing their apartment between Havel and his brother Ivan in 1986.[6][8]
Around the time of the
Apart from the Dancing House, Milunić also designed a number of buildings in the Petřiny housing estate in Veleslavín, part of Prague 6.[15] One of the overseas projects he contributed to was the "Czech Quarter" in Shanghai,[6] the brainchild of a local developer that was finished in 2008.[16][17] Milunić, one of five Czech architects recruited to work on the project, stated that they intended to use Prague "as an inspiration … not an exact copy".[16]
Personal life
Milunić died on 17 September 2022. He was 81, and suffered from an unspecified serious illness prior to his death.[4][18]
References
- ^ Zemřel Vlado Milunić. Architektovi Tančícího domu bylo 81 let (in Czech)
- ^ "Najneobičnije zgrade svijeta". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
[...] arhitekt hrvatskog podrijetla Vlado Milunić [...]
- ^ "Hrvatsko-Češke veze / Chorvatsko – České styky" (in Croatian). Zagreb, Croatia: Croatian-Czech Society. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
Vlado Milunić (1941.), češki arhitekt, 1956. s roditeljima iz Zagreba preselio u Češku [...]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Architect Vlado Milunić dies at 81; linked to Prague icon". Associated Press. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Vlado Milunić". SlavneVily.cz – slavné vily Čech, Moravy a Slezska (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
„...Jsem československý architekt, protože mám československé vzdělání a cítím se Jugoslávcem na protest proti primitivnímu nacionalismu, přestože ani Československo ani Jugoslávie už neexistují. Žiji v Praze, na půl cesty mezi Jadranem, kde jsem prožil dětství a Dráždany, kde mám část předků..."
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- ^ a b c d "Architect recalls genesis of Dancing Building as coffee table book published". Radio Prague. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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- ^ "Inaccessible parts of Prague's iconic Dancing House now open to public". Radio Prague. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "The Best Design of 1996". Time. New York City. 23 December 1996. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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- ^ a b Bransten, Jeremy (17 July 1996). "Chrome and Glass Encroach on Historic Prague". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 14. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Vlado Milunic – Master of the Dancing House". Radio Prague. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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- ^ ""Czech quarter" in Shanghai reaches completion". Radio Prague. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Vlado Milunic, designer of Prague's iconic Dancing House, has died". Radio Prague. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.