Ivan Štraus
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Ivan Štraus is a Bosnian architect
of Slovenia
n origin.
Born in 1928, he started Architectural Studies in Zagreb
in 1947 and graduated in 1958 from the technical faculty in Sarajevo
. From 1952 he began making deals for participating architectural tenders. Since then he has won 30 major awards for architecture
and has won many national and international tenders. His Major Projects are Unis towers in Sarajevo, BH Electric Power Building, Holliday Inn hotel in Sarajevo, Airplane Military Museum in Belgrade
, and residential complexes of the Sun settlement, settlement Radojka Lakić, etc. He has exhibited both at home and on the international scene. He also issued a series of scientific book
s on architecture, among others:
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n origin.
Born in 1928, he started Architectural Studies in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
in 1947 and graduated in 1958 from the technical faculty in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. From 1952 he began making deals for participating architectural tenders. Since then he has won 30 major awards for architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and has won many national and international tenders. His Major Projects are Unis towers in Sarajevo, BH Electric Power Building, Holliday Inn hotel in Sarajevo, Airplane Military Museum in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, and residential complexes of the Sun settlement, settlement Radojka Lakić, etc. He has exhibited both at home and on the international scene. He also issued a series of scientific book
Book
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s on architecture, among others:
- 15 years of Bosnian architecture - 1987.
- Architecture of Yugoslavia - 1991.
- Architects and barbarians - 1995.
- Architecture of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
from 1945 to 1995 - 1998.