Juraj Neidhardt

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Parliament building in Sarajevo, built 1955–79 according to plans by Juraj Neidhardt (taken in 1996 after the tower was burned out during the war)

Juraj Neidhardt (born October 15, 1901 in Zagreb , † July 13, 1979 in Sarajevo ) was a Yugoslav architect .

Life

He studied architecture under Peter Behrens at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna until 1924 , then worked in Zagreb and from 1930 to 1932 in Behrens' Berlin studio. From 1933 to 1935 he worked for Le Corbusier in Paris . From 1938 he lived in Sarajevo, where he became a professor at the university's faculty of architecture and urban planning in 1953 .

He was a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts since 1963 and of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1978 .

Buildings

Well-known buildings designed by Juraj Neidhardt include the Faculty of Philosophy (1955–1959) and Chemistry (1959–1964) of the University of Sarajevo, the Hotel Metalurg in Zenica , and the Parliament Building in Sarajevo (1955–1979). He was also significantly involved in the reconstruction of the old town of Sarajevo ( Baščaršija ).

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dragan Damjanovic: Expressionism in Croatian Architecture of the Interwar Period, Architectura-Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Baukunst, 44 (2015), 1 (2014); 61-86 . In: Architectura-Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Baukunst, 44 (2015), 1 (2014); 61-86 . ( academia.edu [accessed April 1, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Neidhardt, Juraj
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslav architect
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Zagreb
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1979
Place of death Sarajevo