Jan Kaplický
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Jan Kaplický was a visionary Czech-born architect known for his futuristic, organic designs and as a leading figure of the high-tech architecture movement.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jan Kaplický canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13010592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Kaplický Context triple: [Selfridges Birmingham, architect, Jan Kaplický]
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A.
Jan Stráský
Jan Stráský was a Czech politician who served in top governmental roles during the final years of Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic.
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B.
Jiří Placzek
Jiří Placzek is the Czech name of George Placzek, a notable Czech physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.
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C.
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist renowned for his surreal, often darkly imaginative stop-motion animations and influential contributions to avant-garde cinema.
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D.
Peter Kubelka
Peter Kubelka is an Austrian experimental filmmaker and film curator renowned as a pioneer of structural film and a co-founder of key avant-garde cinema institutions.
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E.
Artur Brauner
Artur Brauner was a prominent Polish-born German film producer and Holocaust survivor, known for founding the CCC Film studio and producing numerous significant postwar European films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Kaplický Target entity description: Jan Kaplický was a visionary Czech-born architect known for his futuristic, organic designs and as a leading figure of the high-tech architecture movement.
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A.
Jan Stráský
Jan Stráský was a Czech politician who served in top governmental roles during the final years of Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic.
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B.
Jiří Placzek
Jiří Placzek is the Czech name of George Placzek, a notable Czech physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.
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C.
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist renowned for his surreal, often darkly imaginative stop-motion animations and influential contributions to avant-garde cinema.
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D.
Peter Kubelka
Peter Kubelka is an Austrian experimental filmmaker and film curator renowned as a pioneer of structural film and a co-founder of key avant-garde cinema institutions.
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E.
Artur Brauner
Artur Brauner was a prominent Polish-born German film producer and Holocaust survivor, known for founding the CCC Film studio and producing numerous significant postwar European films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech emigrant
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architect ⓘ co-founder of architectural firm ⓘ human ⓘ industrial designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Stirling Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Media Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1937-04-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Josefina Kaplicky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Future Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith |
Amanda Levete
NERFINISHED
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David Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-01-14 ⓘ |
| designed |
Enzo Ferrari Museum Modena
NERFINISHED
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Maison à Bordeaux furniture and interiors (with OMA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Media Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ National Library of the Czech Republic proposed building in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ Selfridges Building Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ floating bridge proposal for London ⓘ |
| education | Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedFrom | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigrationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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industrial design ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Czech architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
futuristic building designs
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high-tech architecture projects ⓘ organic architectural forms ⓘ |
| movement |
futuristic architecture
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high-tech architecture ⓘ organic architecture ⓘ |
| name | Jan Kaplický NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Czech ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Media Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground
NERFINISHED
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National Library of the Czech Republic proposal NERFINISHED ⓘ Selfridges Building Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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designer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Amanda Levete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
high-tech
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organic forms ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Denys Lasdun and Partners
NERFINISHED
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Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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