Pavel Mervart Publishing Society for the History of Sciences and Technology

Milena Josefovičová:
“If houses could speak”: The Building of the Chemical-Technological Engineering Institute in Prague-Dejvice and architect Severin Ondřej (1889–1964)


2014, Volume 47, Issue 4, pp. 247-261

Abstract

In 1930s, at the time of its origin, the house built for the Czech Technical University Institute in the Prague quarter of Dejvice belonged to the most modern of its kind. This conclusion is backed up by a forgotten brochure published by one of its planners – architect Severin Ondřej – together with layouts and unique photos of the exterior and interior of the building.

Keywords

Czech Technical University; building; chemistry; Prague; the 1st half of the 20th century; Severin Ondřej

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