Ivan Štraus
Ivan Štraus (born June 24, 1928 in Kremna , Kingdom of Yugoslavia , † August 25, 2018 in Sarajevo ) was a Bosnian architect . He was one of the most important architects of Yugoslavia in the period after the Second World War.
When he was four years old, he moved to Banja Luka with his parents because his father was transferred there. After Ivan's father died in Zagreb at the age of eight, he was adopted by his uncle and took his surname Štraus.
Štraus began to study architecture in Zagreb in 1947 and graduated from the Technical University of Sarajevo in 1958 . Then worked as an assistant at the Technical University of Sarajevo. 1959–1961 and again 1965–1984 he worked for the magazine “Arhitekt”. In the 1980s he became a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia-Herzegovina .
Štraus built at home and abroad. Well-known buildings in Sarajevo include the “Holiday Inn” hotel (1983), the UNIS towers (1986), the “Elektroprivreda BiH” office building (1978) and the Belgrade Aviation Museum .
literature
- Štraus, I .: Representative illustrated book presenting the architect Ivan Štraus and his work. Akademija NiUBiH., Sarajevo 2002, ISBN 978-9958-501-20-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veliki arhitekta / Posljednji pozdrav akademiku Ivanu Štrausu radiosarajevo.ba, accessed on February 11, 2019
- ↑ UNIS towers on IUS.EDU.ba (accessed on June 18, 2011)
- ↑ Architecture in Belgrade ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Jat.com (accessed June 18, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Štraus, Ivan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bosnian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kremna , Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 2018 |
| Place of death | Sarajevo |