jan kaplicky 1937-2009

jan kaplicky 1937-2009


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the architect jan kaplicky of future systems died yesterday morning he was 71.
czech born kaplicky left his homeland in 1968, and settled in britain,
where he cooperated with renowned architects including norman foster,
richard rogers and renzo piano before founding future systems in 1979.
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selfridges building birmingham,UK by future systems, 1999 - image


national library of czech republic, prague by future systems, 2007 - image

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future systems: http://www.future-systems.com
andy db
01.15.09  
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Very sad to hear this.
The Selfrideges building is one of the most inspired sights in Britain.
My thoughts go to his family and friends.
Pat   01.15.09
Oh,no
Nigel Yang   01.15.09
I'm so sorry to hear about Jan, my deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
He was a wonderful person.
Alessandra Orlandoni - Special Contributor for The Plan-Architecture in detail   01.16.09
he was a truly remarkable designer ahead of his time.
boidus: www.boidus.co.uk   01.16.09

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