ud ok ’ s ▁work ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁buildings ▁of ▁its ▁time . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁stage ▁ ▁D ud ok ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁of ▁Hil vers um ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Initial ly , ▁he ▁designed ▁a ▁traditional ▁building ▁intended ▁to ▁fit ▁into ▁the ▁town ’ s ▁dow nt own ▁area . ▁ ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁funds ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁constructed . ▁D ud ok ▁presented ▁the ▁first ▁sketch es ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁design ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁an ▁elev ated ▁location ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁This ▁location , ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁const rain ▁the ▁building ▁with ▁composition ▁or ▁height ▁restrictions , ▁gave ▁D ud ok ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁considerable ▁capabilities . ▁It ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁park ▁and ▁the ▁light - col oured ▁building ▁r ises ▁from ▁water , ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁garden ▁city ▁character ▁that ▁Hil vers um ▁wanted ▁to ▁achieve . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁ ▁Some what ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁designs ▁of ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright , ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁building ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁squares ; ▁an ▁inner ▁cour ty ard ▁surrounded ▁by ▁offices ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁cour ty ard ▁surrounded ▁by ▁low ▁spaces ▁and ▁travers ed ▁by ▁a ▁service ▁road . ▁This ▁remarkable ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁unique ▁structure ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1