Ivan Margolius
Encyclopedia
Ivan Margolius, author, architect and propagator of Czech culture and technology.
Margolius was born in Prague, son of JUDr Rudolf Margolius
, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, and Heda Margolius Kovály
, Czech writer and translator, both parents being Holocaust survivors. He attended primary and secondary schools there and started to study architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague
. Margolius left Czechoslovakia
in 1966 because of political persecution of his family. He settled in the United Kingdom
where he became a naturalized citizen in 1973 and where he completed his architectural studies at the Polytechnic of Central London
. He practised architecture at Yorke Rosenberg Mardall, Foster and Partners
, Koetter Kim and Associates and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
. Margolius co-operated extensively with Jan Kaplický
founder of Future Systems
. Margolius is an author of numerous articles and books on art, architecture, automobiles, design and history.
Margolius was born in Prague, son of JUDr Rudolf Margolius
Rudolf Margolius
Rudolf Margolius was Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Czechoslovakia , and a co-defendant in the Slánský trial in November 1952....
, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, and Heda Margolius Kovály
Heda Margolius Kovály
Heda Margolius Kovály was a Czech writer.- Early life :She was born Heda Bloch to Jewish parents in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where she lived until 1941 when her family was rounded up along with the rest of the city's Jewish population and taken to the Lodz Ghetto in central Poland.-...
, Czech writer and translator, both parents being Holocaust survivors. He attended primary and secondary schools there and started to study architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe....
. Margolius left Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1966 because of political persecution of his family. He settled in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
where he became a naturalized citizen in 1973 and where he completed his architectural studies at the Polytechnic of Central London
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
. He practised architecture at Yorke Rosenberg Mardall, Foster and Partners
Foster and Partners
Foster + Partners is an architectural firm based in London. The practice is led by its founder and Chairman, Norman Foster, and has constructed many high-profile glass-and-steel buildings....
, Koetter Kim and Associates and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
. Margolius co-operated extensively with Jan Kaplický
Jan Kaplický
Jan Kaplický was a world-renowned Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the futuristic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the Media Centre...
founder of Future Systems
Future Systems
Future Systems was a London-based architectural and design practice, formerly headed by Directors Jan Kaplický and Amanda Levete.Future Systems was founded by Kaplický after working with Denys Lasdun, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, and Richard Rogers...
. Margolius is an author of numerous articles and books on art, architecture, automobiles, design and history.
Published works
- Cubism in Architecture and the Applied Arts, David & Charles, Newton Abbot & North Vermont 1979, ISBN 071537673X
- Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka, SAF Publishing, Harrow 1990, ISBN 0946719063 (with John G Henry)
- Škoda Laurin & Klement, Osprey Automotive, London 1992, ISBN 1855322374 (with Charles Meisl)
- Prague - a guide to 20th century architecture, Ellipsis, London 1996, ISBN 1899858180
- Church of the Sacred Heart, Jože Plečnik, 1922-33, Architecture in Detail, Phaidon Press, London 1995, ISBN 0714833517
- Automobiles by Architects, Wiley-Academy, London 2000, ISBN 047160786X
- Architects + Engineers = Structures, Wiley-Academy, London 2002, ISBN 0471498254
- Future Systems, Zlatý řez, Prague 2002 (written with Jan KaplickýJan KaplickýJan Kaplický was a world-renowned Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the futuristic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the Media Centre...
, Michaela Kadnerová and Jana Tichá), ISBN 8090156266 - ‘Art + Architecture’, Architectural Design, no. 163, vol. 73, no. 3, guest editor, May/June 2003, ISBN 0470847735
- Czech Inspiration - Česká inspirace, Fraktaly, Praha 2005 (with Jan KaplickýJan KaplickýJan Kaplický was a world-renowned Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the futuristic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the Media Centre...
), ISBN 8086627098 - Reflections of Prague: Journeys through the 20th century, John Wiley & Sons, London 2006, ISBN 0470022191
- Praha za zrcadlem: Putování 20. stoletím, Argo, Praha 2007, ISBN 9788072039470
See also
- Rudolf MargoliusRudolf MargoliusRudolf Margolius was Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Czechoslovakia , and a co-defendant in the Slánský trial in November 1952....
- Heda Margolius KovályHeda Margolius KovályHeda Margolius Kovály was a Czech writer.- Early life :She was born Heda Bloch to Jewish parents in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where she lived until 1941 when her family was rounded up along with the rest of the city's Jewish population and taken to the Lodz Ghetto in central Poland.-...
- Milada HorákováMilada HorákováDr. Milada Horáková was a Czech politician executed by Communists on charges of conspiracy and treason.- Biography :...
- Jan KaplickýJan KaplickýJan Kaplický was a world-renowned Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the futuristic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the Media Centre...
- Slánský trial
- A Trial in PragueA Trial in PragueA Trial in Prague is a critically acclaimed documentary film about a 1952 show trial in Communist Czechoslovakia - color - 83min.-Content:...
- Tatra (company)
Literature
- Margolius Kovály, Heda (1997): Under A Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968, New York: Holmes & Meier, ISBN 0841913773
- Margolius, Ivan (2006): Reflections of Prague: Journeys through the 20th Century, London: Wiley, ISBN 0470022191