Otakar Oplatek
*20. 3. 1907 – Brno, Czech Republic
†2. 6. 1985 – Brno, Czech Republic
Biography
Otakar Oplatek was a Brno architect and urban planner who studied architecture at the Czech Technical University in Brno from 1924 to 1930. From 1932, he worked at the Institute of Architecture as an assistant to Professor Jiří Kroha. From 1934 to 1939, he was active in the studio of Jindřich Kumpošt. Together with Josef Polášek and Heinrich Blum, he co-authored the building of First Moravian Savings Bank. In 1939, he became the head of the spatial planning department at the Regional Office, where he worked until the end of the 1950s, focusing primarily on urbanism and the restoration of monuments (especially the renovation of the Mikulov Castle). In 1958, he obtained a leading position at the newly established Regional Project Institute (Stavoprojekt), where he and his collaborators contributed to the construction of the Janáček Theatre and the sports complex at Lužánky. He was retired in 1975.
Otakar Oplatek was a Brno architect and urban planner who studied architecture at the Czech Technical University in Brno from 1924 to 1930. From 1932, he worked at the Institute of Architecture as an assistant to Professor Jiří Kroha. From 1934 to 1939, he was active in the studio of Jindřich Kumpošt. Together with Josef Polášek and Heinrich Blum, he co-authored the building of First Moravian Savings Bank. In 1939, he became the head of the spatial planning department at the Regional Office, where he worked until the end of the 1950s, focusing primarily on urbanism and the restoration of monuments (especially the renovation of the Mikulov Castle). In 1958, he obtained a leading position at the newly established Regional Project Institute (Stavoprojekt), where he and his collaborators contributed to the construction of the Janáček Theatre and the sports complex at Lužánky. He was retired in 1975.
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