An architect who studied in the Hague and Vienna and was a student of Josef Gočár at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts. He managed an independent architectural studio together with his brother Karel Fišer. In addition to the Joska House in Baba, they also designed other houses and buildings throughout the country. He was also an expert on lighting design.
Jaroslav Fišer
(*1904 Liberec +1984 Prague)
1923-1932
studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and in the master class of Professor Josef Gočár in Prague
1932-1934
extended stay in the Netherlands, worked with the architectural studio of H. P. Berlage and the Phillips company
1934-1948
expert on lighting in the project of the State Gallery in Prague in Letná by Josef Gočár
1948-1970
associate professor at the Academy of Arts in Prague, expert in the field of lighting in architecture
Significant Works
1932 house of František Joska (on which he cooperated with his brother Karel Fišer), Baba, Prague-Dejvice
Realised buildings in Baba Housing Estate
1932 house of František Joska (on which he cooperated with his brother Karel Fišer), Baba, Prague-Dejvice