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Rudolf Lubinski (also spelled ''Lubynski''; October 31, 1873 – March 27, 1935) was one of the greatest
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Croatian architects. His most famous work is the Croatian State Archives building on Marulić Square in Zagreb.


Biography

Lubinski was born in Zagreb to a Croatian Jewish family Lubinski - Lövy. Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Aleksander Laslo, Nataša Maksimović Subašić; Graditelji novog Zagreba; stranica 22; broj 108, siječanj / veljača 2009. He studied at the Technische Hochschule university in Karlsruhe. After his education Lubinski worked in the architectural studio of Josef Durm, participating in the city projects of Offenburg, Cologne, Karlsruhe and Freiburg. Lubinski has participated in developing the project for the Heidelberg University Library, which came as a particularly good experience gained in the later work in Zagreb. In 1907 Lubinski created his own studio in Zagreb. He has designed numerous residential houses in Nazorova, Petrinjska and Masarykova street. Some of Lubinski major projects are, the Lutheran Center in the Gundulićeva street (1909), (1910) and building of insurance company in Mihanovićeva street (1928). Since 1911 until 1913 Lubinski worked on his biggest building project, the National and University Library on Marulić square in Zagreb. Since 1926 until 1930 he worked on a project of Jewish
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in Sarajevo, ''
Il Kal grandi ''Il Kal Grande'', also spelled ''Il Kal Grandi'' (Judaeo-Spanish: The Great Synagogue) was the place of worship of the Sephardi community in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The large synagogue was constructed in the Moorish Revival style ...
''. There were many architects employed in the studio of Rudolf Lubinski, who have since grown into the big names of Zagreb modern architecture. Some of them are;
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, ...
, Stjepan Gomboš, Juraj Neidhardt and many others. His last project was a commercial building in Gajeva street 5. Rudolf Lubinski died in Zagreb on March 27, 1935 and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery. Gradska groblja Zagreb: Rudolf Lubinski, Mirogoj EVG-1-II/I-67


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