Nikola Dobrovich ( Serb. Nikola Dobroviћ ; February 12, 1897 , Pecs , Austria-Hungary - January 11, 1967 , Belgrade ) - one of the most famous Serbian architects of the 20th century. Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (1961), Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (1962).
| Nikola Dobrovich | |
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| Serb. Nikola Dobroviћ | |
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| Date of Birth | February 12, 1897 |
| Place of Birth | Pécs , Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | January 11, 1967 (69 years old) |
| Place of death | Belgrade , Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship |  SFRY |
| Occupation | architect |
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Biography
He began to study architecture in 1915 in Budapest . In connection with the events of the First World War , he continued his studies at the Higher Technical School in Prague , which he graduated in 1923. Until 1934 he worked as an architect.
He returned to Yugoslavia and settled in Dubrovnik . During the Second World War he took part in the National Liberation Movement in Yugoslavia ( Serb. ). Since October 1944, he worked on rebuilding the country as head of the Department of Architecture of the Federal Ministry of Construction. At the end of 1945 - Director of the Institute of Urban Planning of the People’s Republic of Serbia , after creating a separate design institute in Belgrade, he became its first director and chief architect of the city.
Since 1948 - Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade .
Individual works
The author of the development of urban planning principles of New Belgrade (late 1940s), master plans for the cities of Stip ( 1952 ) and Herceg Novi ( 1957 ).
Created a number of public buildings:
- Masaryk House in Prague (1928),
- Hostel of Yugoslav students in Prague (1928),
- Grand Hotel and Villa "Spring" on about. Lopud near Dubrovnik, (1936-1939),
- Villa "Mermaid" in Dubrovnik, (1938),
- Restoration of the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik (1939),
- Secretariat of the General Staff of the National Defense in Belgrade, (1956-1963), etc.
Awards and Prizes
- Belgrade October Award (1962)
- Golden Sign of the Union of Urbanists of Yugoslavia (1963)
- July 7th Prize (1964)
- Order of Labor (SFRY) (1965)
- Honorary Corresponding Member of RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)