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List Of Croatian Architects
This is a list of notable architects from Croatia. A * Vladoje Aksmanović * Alfred Albini * Andrija Aleši * Vicko Andrić * Ante Anin B * Vjekoslav Bastl * Nikola Bašić D * Juraj Dalmatinac * Julio Deutsch F * Nikola Firentinac * Ignjat Fischer * Igor FranićCulturelink ''Muzej suvremene umjetnosti'' G *H * *I ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a Occupational licensing, license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drago Ibler
Drago Ibler (14 August 1894 – 12 September 1964) was a Croatian architect and pedagogue. His style can be described as pure simplicity and functional architecture. Ibler was born in Zagreb. He gained his diploma in architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden, Germany. In 1921, he joined the group around Le Corbusier and ''L'Esprit Nouveau'' in Paris. He then studied from 1922 to 1924 at the ''Staatliche Kunstakademie'' in Berlin, in the studio of German architect Hans Poelzig which influenced his work during 1920s. His first significant project, the District Labour Insurance Building in Zagreb (1923), was the first project to reflect the spirit of the modern architectural movement in Yugoslavia. Between 1925 and 1935, he established the so-called "Zagreb school of architecture" with fellow architects Drago Galić, Mladen Kauzlarić, Stjepan Planić and others. Drago Ibler was a strong supporter of the social ideals of modern architecture as well as the aesth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ante Rožić
Ante Rožić (born 8 March 1986 in Bankstown, New South Wales) is a Croatian retired football player who last played for Suphanburi FC in the Thai Premier League. Early life Born to Croatian parents in Australia. Rožić moved to Croatia in 1996. His father was a Yugoslav international footballer, Vedran Rožić. Career Croatia Rožić came through the youth system at HNK Hajduk Split but never broke into the first team. For the 2005–06 season he was sent on loan to 2 HNL club NK Mosor, where he played 15 games, scoring 3 goals. The first part of 2006–07 season saw him play in 1 HNL for HNK Cibalia before moving to NK Zadar in the 2 HNL for the remainder of the season. He started the 2007–08 season with NK Zadar before moving to 2 HNL side HNK Trogir, where he became a first team regular. CS Sedan Ardennes Rožić signed a two-year contract with French club CS Sedan Ardennes on 25 January 2009. Arka Gdynia In July 2010, Rožić joined Arka Gdynia on a two-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vjenceslav Richter
Vjenceslav Richter (; 8 April 1917 – 2 December 2002) was a Croatian architect. He was also known for his work in the fields of urbanism, sculpture, graphic arts, painting and stage design. Career In 1949, Richter graduated at the Department of Architecture of the Technical Faculty of the University of Zagreb under professor Zdenko Strižić. He was one of the founding members of the Exat 51 group whose active members between 1950 and 1956 were the architects Bernardo Bernardi, Zdravko Bregovac, Božidar Rašica and Vladimir Zaharović, and the painters Vlado Kristl, Ivan Picelj and Aleksandar Srnec. He was also a member of the New Tendencies movement (from 1961). He designed exhibition pavilions ( Bruxelles 1958, Turin and Milan), several museum buildings, and was involved in industrial and interior design. From 1962 he began to explore the medium of sculpture, which resulted in the ''Reliefmeter'' series among many other works of art. In 1955, Vjenceslav Richter organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Božidar Rašica
Božidar Rašica (28 December 1912 – 13 September 1992) was an architect, scenographer and painter. Career Rašica was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Serbian people, Serbian parents. He studied in Rome, Belgrade, Warsaw and finally Zagreb, where he graduated in 1942. He was one of the founding members of the Exat 51 group whose active members between 1950 and 1956 were architects Bernardo Bernardi, Zdravko Bregovac, Vjenceslav Richter and Vladimir Zaharović, and painters Vlado Kristl, Ivan Picelj and Aleksandar Srnec. From 1966 he worked as a professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb. He designed numerous residential, pavilion and school buildings. Of particular interest are the pavilions at the Zagreb International Fair and residential and business buildings in Zagreb (Savska and Vukovarska Street). He designed the Zagreb Hippodrome which was built between 1947 and 1950. He renovated the buildings of the Gavella Theatre, the Revlin fortress and the Croatian Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjepan Planić
Stjepan Planić (27 December 1900 – 26 December 1980) was a Croatian architect. His style can be described as a synthesis of functionalist and organic architecture. Biography From 1920 to 1922 he worked for the architect Rudolf Lubinsky and, after 1927, in his own practice in Zagreb. He also studied architecture (1927–31) at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, in the studio of Drago Ibler and in 1931 joined the progressive group founded by Ibler, the Earth Group. Planić was a protagonist of the social ideals of modern architecture as well as the aesthetic, and he had a special interest in social or low-cost housing. Ironically, however, he became a sought-after specialist in the design of luxury villas in Zagreb, and was thus marked as a hypocrite. In answer to this charges, he designed office and residential buildings in the centre of Zagreb, which are characterized by simplicity and functional planning; examples include the residential buildings in Draškovićeva Street ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velimir Neidhardt
Velimir Neidhardt (; born 7 October 1943) is a Croatian architect, president of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts since 2019. Neidhardt is a professor at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Architecture, former president of the Croatian Architects’ Association (1995–1999), and a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 1991). Since June 2015, he is also a corresponding member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Neidhardt's most important work is the building of the National and University Library in Zagreb National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) (, NSK; formerly , NSB) is the national library of Croatia and central library of the University of Zagreb. The Library was established in 1607. Its primary mission is the development and preserv .... Major projects * Hotel Lapad (with I. Kolbach and B. Šavora; Dubrovnik, 1969) * Hotel Begova Ledina (Makarska, 1969) * Bit Pazar Shopping Centre (with I. Franić; Skopje, 1970) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj Neidhardt
Juraj Neidhardt (; 15 October 1901 – 13 July 1979) was an Austro-Hungarian and then Yugoslav architect, teacher, urban planner and writer. Biography Neidhardt was born in Zagreb on October 15, 1901. He studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, under Peter Behrens and gained a diploma in 1924. During his studies in Vienna he made an interesting project for the airport. From 1930 to 1932 he worked for Behrens in Berlin and between 1932 and 1936 was the only paid assistant in the Paris studio of Le Corbusier. During this period Neidhardt was involved in several major projects, including a department store located in Alexanderplatz, Berlin. He was also a recipient of second prize in a competition for the Yugoslav Pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, Paris (1937). He returned to Zagreb in 1937 where he designed the Theological School for the Zagreb Diocese. He then moved to Sarajevo in 1939 and remained there un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paskoje Miličević Mihov
Paskoje Miličević Mihov (around 1440 – 1516) was a Croatian local builder. With the Andrijić brothers, he was active in drawing plans for the urban development of the Republic of Ragusa (today Dubrovnik) in the midst of the turbulent 15th- and 16th-century. While Michelozzo and Juraj Dalmatinac worked on the fortifications of the Walls of Dubrovnik and Walls of Ston and on sea walls in the Dubrovnik harbours, Miličević was designing plans of the Dubrovnik Dominican Monastery and a mint in Dubrovnik. At the Gate of Pile in Dubrovnik, on the western side of the land walls, there is a stone bridge between two Gothic arches, which were designed by the architect Paskoje Miličević in 1471. He also designed the two bridges to the Revelin Fortress in the 15th century, which explains the similarities between the bridges. See also *List of Croatian architects *Walls of Dubrovnik The Walls of Dubrovnik ( hr, Dubrovačke gradske zidine) are a series of defensive stone walls sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Ljahnicky
Aleksandar Ljahnicky is an architect and visual artist. He was born in Croatia where he lived until 1995 when he moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen and currently lives and works in New York City. Working in architecture, Aleksandar Ljahnicky specialised at international pavilion design architecture, graphic design, and stage design. He exhibited his paintings internationally in museums and galleries. Education and work Aleksandar Ljahnicky was born in 1933 in Oklaj, near Šibenik, in Croatia. In 1958 he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Zagreb. From 1953 to 1958 he studied art and stage-design with Professor Kamilo Tompa, at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. His early work in graphic design (1958) was awarded and is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb and presently included in the European Union digital platforms for European cultural heritage. It was also presented during the Croa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavko Löwy
Slavko Löwy (August 7, 1904 – April 1, 1996) was well-known Croatian architect. Background, family and education Löwy was born in Koprivnica to a respectable and wealthy Croatian Jewish family, who were engaged in trade. In Koprivnica he attended the gymnasium school, and after graduation in 1923, he was enrolled in the Vienna Technical College. After four semesters, in 1925 he continued his studies in Zagreb at the department of architecture in Royal Technical College. In 1927 he continued his education in Dresden, where he graduated in 1930. Career Löwy moved to Zagreb, in 1930, where he started working in the architectural studio of Ignjat Fischer. In 1931 in collaboration with Vlado Antolić, Löwy starts a tender for the ''city Savings Bank'' project in Sarajevo. That same year he moved into the architectural studio of Stanko Kliske. Löwy became a licensed architect in 1931, and that same year he established his own architectural studio, ''„Löwy“''. That same yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Laurana
Luciano Laurana (Lutiano Dellaurana, hr, Lucijan Vranjanin) (c. 1420 – 1479) was an Italian architect and engineer from the historic Vrana settlement near the town of Zadar in Dalmatia, (today in Croatia, then part of the Republic of Venice) After education by his father Martin in Vrana settlement, he worked mostly in Italy during the late 15th century. He was principal designer of the Palazzo Ducale of Urbino and one of the main figures in 15th-century Italian architecture. He considerably influenced the development of Renaissance architecture. His projects were accompanied with notes in the Croatian glagolitic script, as witnessed by the famous Bernardo Baldi. He was a relative of the sculptor Francesco Laurana. Biography Laurana was born in Vrana near Zadar in Dalmatia. Later in life, the Italians in Urbino called him ''Schiavone''. Little is known about his early years. His father Martin was a stonecutter in Zadar, who worked together with the famous sculptor Giorgio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
