Archinect - News 2024-12-26T01:44:38-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/62860676/the-most-original-czech-architect-of-our-times-jiri-stritecky-58-passed-away-yesterday 'The most original Czech architect of our times', Jiri Stritecky, 58, passed away yesterday mala 2012-12-06T12:42:00-05:00 >2012-12-06T15:49:05-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yv/yvb06td62t4b838a.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>"He was the most original architect of our times, in (Ceske) Budejovice, in the southern Czech region, even in the entire (Czech) Republic." Martin Krupauer "V sou&#269;asnosti to je nejorigin&aacute;ln&#283;j&scaron;&iacute; architekt, kter&yacute; v Bud&#283;jovic&iacute;ch, ji&#382;n&iacute;ch &#268;ech&aacute;ch i v cel&eacute; republice byl,"</p></em><br /><br /><p> Jiri Stritecky passed away at the young age of 58, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, of cancer.&nbsp; He was a partner, with Martin Krupauer, of the creative Czech architecture firm Atelier 8000. His ideas and approach to design were inspired by nature, and by his wonder and love of life itself.&nbsp; He will be missed by his colleagues, his friends around the world and his students.</p>