Bohuslav Fuchs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bohuslav Fuchs

Czech architect and university educator

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1895

Place of Birth: Všechovice, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1972

Profession: architect, pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bohuslav Fuchs (24 March 1895 in Všechovice – 18 September 1972 in Brno) was a Czech modernist architect. A mason by education, Fuchs studied with Jan Kotera at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague between 1916-1919, and then later worked in Kotera's atelier for two years.
After 1922, Fuchs resided in Brno, where he first worked at the city construction office and then later (from 1929) in his own atelier.
Between 1947-1958, Fuchs was a professor of architecture at Brno University of Technology.
He participated in several professional associations abroad (e.
g.
British RIBA).
His projects, realized mainly in Brno, were predominantly influenced by functionalism.