With the launch of a book profiling 20th-century Czech architect Henry Kulka, authors Mary Gaudin and Giles Reid reveal photographs of six of his key buildings.
Simply titled Henry Kulka, the book is the first to ever be published on the mid-century architect, who might have been more famous if his career hadn't been divided across two continents.
Kulka was born in 1900. He studied and worked with influential modernist architect Adolf Loos in the early 19th century, but as a Jewish architect, he fled Europe for New Zealand at the start of the second world war.
He spent 30 years producing architecture abroad, where his former profile was largely unknown.
"New Zealand, despite having a lively architectural culture, is far from the traditional centres of architecture in Europe and America," author Reid told Dezeen.
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"Arguably, Kulka's architecture did not attract the attention it would have done if he had returned to Europe after the war to resume his career," Reid continued.
New Zealand-born architect Reid and photographer Gaudin have self-published the book, hoping to promote a greater understanding of the value of Kulka's remaining buildings.
"As New Zealanders living in Europe, we felt uniquely placed to discover his work on both sides of the world," Reid said.
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