Karel Hubáček

Karel Hubáček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈɦubaːtʃɛk]; 23 February 1924 – 25 November 2011) was a Czech architect who designed the Ještěd Tower and hotel atop the Ještěd mountain near Liberec.

[1] In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received the Perret Prize from the International Union of Architects.

[1][2] In 2000, Czech architects named Hubáček's tower most successful domestic architectural work of the 20th century.

[1] In addition to the Ještěd Tower, Hubáček designed buildings throughout the Czech Republic.

He was the only living architect to place in the top ten in the same survey.