Ilija Arnautović (7 July 192423 January 2009) was a Serbian and Yugoslav

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 h ...

, known for many projects from the 1960s to 1980s in Serbia and Slovenia. He was born in

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and died in

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, Slovenia. Arnautović studied architecture from 1945 to 1948 in Prague, and from 1948 to 1953 in

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. He obtained his

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in 1952 under the guidance of

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. His architecture was based on thoughtful use of construction principles, construction techniques, and materials. His works are found throughout the former Yugoslavia and Algeria. He worked and lived in Ljubljana.Trajekt document

Works

His works include: * 1954–1955: Planning the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre * 1962: Skyscrapers on Linhart Street, Savsko neighbourhood, Ljubljana * 1965: Houses in Podgora, Ljubljana * 1967: Three-story apartment buildings on Šiška Street, Ljubljana * 1970: Apartment buildings on Črtomir Street, Savsko neighbourhood, Ljubljana * 1970–1974: Blok 28, Belgrade * 1973: Four buildings called "slepi Janez" on Šiška Street, Ljubljana * 1977: Project for the Hotel Obir***, 48 rooms in Bad Eisenkappel, Austria * 1977: Five-story apartment buildings in BS-3, Ljubljana * 1981: Skyscrapers on Vojko Street, BS-3, Ljubljana * 1983–1986: Zhun II,

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, Algeria

References

1924 births 2009 deaths Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana People from Niš Yugoslav architects Serbian architects Slovenian architects University of Ljubljana alumni {{Serbia-architect-stub