1685. Bata Store, Reichenberg, Tuchplatz

Querido Walter,

Este elegante edificio de los famosos almacenes de calzado Bata te resultará familiar de tus tiempos en Liberec. El arquitecto, Vladimir Karfík, construyó muchos edificios para esta compañía incluyendo el renombrado Edificio 21 de 16 pisos en la ciudad de Zlín, sede principal de la firma.

Un abrazo,
R

1270. Bratislava, Hurbanove nám

Dear Janos,

Before becoming the chief designer architect of the Bata shoe company, architect Vladimir Karfík had worked in both Le Corbusier's atelier in Paris (1925-26) and Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin office (1929-1930) in the United States. Later in 1938 he built numerous buildings for Bata including the well-known 16-floor Bata's skyscraper or Building #21 in Zlín used as the headquarter of the company in this city.

Best regards,
R