Jaroslav Josifek | 1942-2012
At the end of June 2012, important architect and urbanist Jaroslav Josifek of Brno died unexpectedly and suddenly.
The important part in the profile of Jaroslav Josifek plays his involvement in the academic environment. He was an active and exteremely useful member of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Architecture of the Brno University of Technology. He was an opponent at habilitations and a member of evaluation committees at appointment procedures. He also took part in teaching. In the presentation series he passed on to students his knowledge and experience. He participated in workshops at the Faculty. For the Faculty it was also important that Jaroslav Josifek helped establish the Endowment Fund for the Concert Hall Construction in 2012. Thanks to his personality the first uniform theme of bachelor projects was successfully organized at the Faculty on the theme of Janacek`s cultural centre with a concert hall. Only due to his help a catalog with best students` projects was printed and a series of exhibitions organized. The architect was not involved only with the Brno University of Technology. For the period 2010-2014, he was elected as an external member of the Art Board of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno.
In architect Jaroslav Josifek we met an excellent urbanist and architect, perfect organizer, recognized expert, a man of firm principles, university lecturer and, above all, a nice and good person.
Josef Chybik, Dean, FA BUT
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