Josef Kříž

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJosef•Kříž
Used nameJosef•Kříž
Born4 February 1895 in Praha (Prague), Hlavní město Praha (CZE)
Died1988
NOC Czechoslovakia

Biography

Czechoslavakian architect Josef Kříž built, together with his colleague Adolf Benš (1895-1982), one of the great modern office buildings in Praha in the interwar period, the administrative building of the Electricity Company of Prague. At the proposal of the Directorate Electric Utilities in 1926 both young avant-garde architects won the challenging competition, with the construction taking place from 1930-35. In addition, they planned additional office and industrial buildings, but they also designed a theater. Nothing more is known about Kříž’s life.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions TCH Josef Kříž
Architecture, Further Entries, Open (Olympic) AC
Architecture, Further Entries, Open (Olympic) AC