| Summary: | The paper focuses on the monographic encompassing of the life and work of Vladimír Fultner (1887-1918), whose name is often neglected or forgotten in Czech architectural history. However, careful research reveals that his creation was founded upon extraordinary talent. These works achieved refined artistic sophistication and indisputable originality on the backdrop of contemporary architectural development. He thus deserves reassessment of his importance in forming a domestic modernistic tradition, though it is concentrated in a short period (1908-1914) and limited space for realization (Hradec Králové, Jaroměř, Prague, Kutná Hora, and Brno). Fultner began studying in the autumn of 1904 at Czech Technical University in Prague, but its building construction program led by Josef Schulz and Jan Koula was considered backwards by modern creators. Influenced by agile schoolmates (P. Janák, J. Chochol, V. Hofman, E. Králík, O. Novotný ad.), he became involved in the activity of the revived Association of Students of Architecture (Spolek posluchačů architektury). He ceased proper studies at this school in 1906, and apparently got his education within the circle of pupils and studio employees of Jan Kotěra. Like his contemporaries, Fultner gained the opportunity to work on small jobs for an exhibition by the Chamber...
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