# Talk:Vlastimil Koubek

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Reviewer: Thine Antique Pen (talk · contribs) 22:24, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
I shall review this article. ⇒TAP 22:24, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
Feel free to strike the below when done or commenting on it.

Lead
Entire
Please remove references 4 and 5 from the lead as they are used in the article. Per 1b.
With references 6 and 7, they are only in the lead. The information should be mentioned in the article, if possible.
"Modernist" ⇒ "modernist"?
"Postmodernism" ⇒ "postmodernism". Also, could link to postmodernism.
I think its common to see capital letters for this. Request a third party to comment on it.

Early Life
Paragraph 1
Short, but grand.
Paragraph 2
"of Allied-occupied" ⇒ "of allied-occupied".
Paragraph 3
"Emery Roth" -> "Emery Roth". Link to correct section on article.
That's not essential but I will do so.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:12, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Career
Paragraph 1
"in Clinton, Maryland" ⇒ "in Clinton, Maryland"
Rosslyn
Grand.
Other works in the 1960s
"that was the first skyscraper in the city" — unlink skyscraper, linked in lead.
Its customary to link in lead and then once in the body.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:39, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
"The first major office building to be constructed on the Georgetown waterfront in 50 years,[34] it formerly housed the Henry J. Kaufman advertising firm" — new sentence in middle?
No, the citation is in the middle of sentence after the comma.
Works from the 1970s
"By the end of 1975, the New York Times was reporting that Koubek's firm had designed roughly half the office buildings built in the District of Columbia since the 1950s" — link NYT article fully; The New York Times.
if you look at the pipe link it already does this.
The Willard renovation
Critic Paul Goldberger, writing for New York Times declared the renovation ingenious" — {{when}}?
1986. Added
Other 1970s projects
Grand.
Works of the 1980s
"He also designed Shockoe Plaza (now known as Shockoe Slip), a seven-building ..." ⇒ "He also designed Shockoe Slip (formerly Shockoe Plaza), a seven-building ..."
Changed.
Final works
Fine.
Other activities

" In 1990, Czechoslovakian President Václav Havel appointed Koubek to a ..." — delink Czechoslovakian President, no need.
Changed.
Later years and death

Grand.
Design philosophy
Fine.
Legacy
Bit of a list, could be rewritten.
Well, it is a list of notable works really so I think its appropriate.
I shall put this  on hold until the issues above have been addressed. Thanks! ⇒TAP 18:28, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
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B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: 

C. No original research: 

Is it broad in its coverage?
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Is it neutral?
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Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc: 

Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
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Overall:
Pass or Fail: 

Thanks! ⇒TAP 15:41, 26 June 2012 (UTC)