Mihajlo Mitrovic
Mihajlo Mitrović (born September 1, 1922 in Čačak ; † December 20, 2018 in Belgrade ) was a Yugoslav or Serbian architect.
Life
He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade in 1948 and was a fellow of the United Nations in France and Denmark in 1950. At the Serbian Institute for Urban Planning, he created general urban planning for Zajecar , Trstenik , Pirot , Niš , Banja Koviljaca , Lazarevac and Vrnjačka Banja as chief designer . In 1980 he was elected full professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade.
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His most notable works include: the Narcissus Resort in Zlatibor, the UN Headquarters in Banja Koviljaca , the Traveler Hotel, the Genex Tower and the Vasilije Ostroški Church in Belgrade.
He dealt with architectural journalism and criticism. He had a column in Zagreb Eye (1983-1989) and wrote from 1974-1983 for NIN magazine . For 42 years he has been consistently writing about architecture in the Politika column. He is the author of the books New Belgrade Architecture, Everything is Architecture and At the End of the Century.
Awards and honors
He received the October Prize of the City of Belgrade, the Borba List, the Architecture Salon, the main prize for SAS architecture and the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999 he was promoted to an honorary doctorate from the University of Belgrade. He was elected President of the Academy of Architecture in 1999.
Works (selection)
- 1957: Headquarters of the Projektbiro company, Belgrade
- 1959: Residential complex on the corner of Zahumska / Ćiril i Metodije, Belgrade
- 1962: Hotel Narcis , Okrug Zlatibor
- 1964–1967: House at 14 Ulica braće Jugovića, Belgrade
- 1968: Energoinvesta headquarters, 29 novembra 15 ulica, Belgrade
- 1969–1971: Hotel Putnik , Belgrade
- 1977: House Braće Jugoviča 10, Belgrade
- 1970–1980: Genex Tower , Belgrade
- 1972–1990: four buildings for mineral water springs, Vrnjačka Banja
- 1979–1981: Motel Mlinarev san , Arilje
- 1990–1993: Headquarters of the Proleće and Cvetna companies, Čačak
- 1996–2001: Vasilije Ostroški Church, Belgrade
Web links
- Mihajlo Mitrović at the Serbian Academy of Architecture (Serbian)
- Obituary of the Serbian Academy of Architecture (Serbian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mitrović, Mihajlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav or Serbian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Čačak |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th December 2018 |