The architect Jan Kaplický has died

Prague - At the age of 71, architect Jan Kaplický passed away today in Prague, the author of the controversial design for the National Library for the Czech capital. This is based on information from several reliable sources of ČTK. The police only confirmed that a man of the same age died on the street in Prague 6 in the evening without outside interference. However, they refused to disclose his identity. Kaplický died on the day his wife Eliška gave birth to their daughter.
    According to ČTK, Kaplický collapsed on the street near Vítězné Square in Prague. Passersby called the ambulance around half-past eight in the evening, but the doctors were unable to revive him.
    The architect had lived in Britain since his emigration in 1968. His most significant works are also located there. The design of the National Library was to be Kaplický's first major construction in his homeland. Although the building won the international competition, it will almost certainly not be built in Prague's Letná due to the reluctance of politicians. However, the disputes surrounding the building known as the Octopus brought Kaplický to the wider awareness of the domestic public.
    Jan Kaplický was born on April 18, 1937, into an artistic family - his father was a painter, sculptor, and architect; his mother was a draftsman. He also studied at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague and then shortly freelanced. Before achieving fame in Britain, he collaborated with renowned architects such as Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Renzo Piano. Several books have been published about him in the Czech Republic, and a documentary titled Profile was made about him.
    Kaplický was married twice and has a son, Josef, from his first marriage.