Max Urban (24 August 1882 â 17 July 1959) was a Czech architect and filmmaker. 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 SedláÃÂková, and worked as a screenwriter, cinematographer and film director. After the conflict, and Czechoslovakia's independence from Austria-Hungary, he focused on his architectural career. Amongst his most notable works was the Barrandov Studios in Prague, noted for its modern design. He also designed the Barrandov Terraces complex of buildings.