Sixty years ago, architect Pavel Janák passed away

Prague - Sixty years ago, on August 1, 1956, architect Pavel Janák passed away. Among the most famous works of this prominent representative of Czech interwar architecture are the crematorium in Pardubice and the functionalist Hotel Juliš on Wenceslas Square in Prague.
Janák's work underwent a significant transformation over the years. As a fresh graduate of the Prague Technical School and the Vienna Academy, Janák was initially inspired by Art Nouveau and Cubism. However, at the beginning of the 1920s, he found pleasure in the so-called national decorative style, which was significantly reflected in the design of the Prague Adria Palace, for which Janák collaborated with architect Josef Zasche.
However, Janák is most famous for his functionalist buildings from the second half of the 1920s and the following decades. In addition to the Prague Hotel Juliš and the prayer hall of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church in Vinohrady, this period also includes designs for several family homes in Prague's Ořechovka.
But Janák was not only interested in designing individual buildings. A significant part of his work also consists of urban planning projects, among which the Baba settlement project on the northern edge of Prague stands out.
In addition, he was also engaged in the reconstruction of monuments. Among other things, he participated in the renovations of the Míčovna at Prague Castle, the nearby Černín Palace, and the castle in Nové Město nad Metují.