Architects from Czechia

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Czechs Architects of all time. This list of famous Czechs Architects is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Czechs Architects.

1. #1

   

   Adolf Loos

   1870 - 1933

   HPI 74.1748 langs

   Adolf Loos was an Austrian architect who is most famous for his essay, "Ornament and Crime," in which he argues that ornamentation is a...Read moreShow less

   Adolf Loos was an Austrian architect who is most famous for his essay, "Ornament and Crime," in which he argues that ornamentation is a crime against architecture.

2. #2

   

   Josef Hoffmann

   1870 - 1956

   HPI 69.9036 langs

   Josef Hoffmann is most famous for being a furniture designer and architect. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1876 and died in 1957. He is...Read moreShow less

   Josef Hoffmann is most famous for being a furniture designer and architect. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1876 and died in 1957. He is most famous for the Vienna Secession movement and for designing the Wiener Werkstätte.

3. #3

   

   Joseph Maria Olbrich

   1867 - 1908

   HPI 67.6931 langs

   Josef Maria Olbrich is most famous for being the architect of the Secession Building in Vienna, Austria.

4. #4

   

   Balthasar Neumann

   1687 - 1753

   HPI 66.0540 langs

   Balthasar Neumann was a German architect and landscape architect who is most famous for designing the garden of Schloss Augustusburg in...Read moreShow less

   Balthasar Neumann was a German architect and landscape architect who is most famous for designing the garden of Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl, Germany.

5. #5

   

   Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer

   1689 - 1751

   HPI 60.9722 langs

   Czech architect

6. #6

   

   Jan Santini Aichel

   1677 - 1723

   HPI 57.8620 langs

   Czech architect and nobleman (1677-1723)

7. #7

   

   Adolf Lang

   1848 - 1913

   HPI 56.8616 langs

   Hungarian architect (1848–1913)

8. #8

   

   Josef Gočár

   1880 - 1945

   HPI 55.7816 langs

   Czech architect, urbanist and university educator

9. #9

   

   Jan Kotěra

   1871 - 1923

   HPI 55.2319 langs

   Czech architect, designer, painter and university educator (1871–1923)

10. #10

    

    Jan Kaplický

    1937 - 2009

    HPI 54.2915 langs

    Czech architect and designer (1937-2009)