Jan Kaplicky died last week at 71.
He 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 System
(for more information on Future Systems go to www.future-systems.com).
He was perhaps best known for the futuristic Selfridges Building in Birmingham and the Media Centre in London. In February 2007 he won the international architectural competition for the new building of the National Library in Prague, a project that was subsequently cancelled.
More on jan kaplicky: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/jan/15/jan-kaplicky-architecture
