Max Urban (architect)

Max Urban (24 August 1882 – 17 July 1959) was a Czech architect and filmmaker.^[1] After studying at the Czech Technical University in Prague he worked as a pioneering filmmaker in the years before the First World War. He collaborated with his wife, the actress Andula Sedláčková, and worked as a screenwriter, cinematographer and film director.^[2] After the conflict, and Czechoslovakia's independence from Austria-Hungary, he focused on his architectural career. Amongst his most notable work was the Barrandov Studios in Prague, noted for its modern design. ^[3] He also designed the Barrandov Terraces complex of buildings.

Max Urban
Born	24 August 1882 Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	17 July 1959(1959-07-17) (aged 76) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation(s)	Architect, filmmaker