Ivan Zemljak (

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

, 1893 - Zagreb, 1963) was a Croatian modernist architect, best known for his designs for schools. Ivan Zemljak Elementary School

Life

Zemljak studied at the

Graz University of Technology Graz University of Technology (, short TU Graz) is a public research university located in Styria, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and is the oldest science and technology research and educational institute in Austria. ...

from 1912 to 1914, later attending the German Technical College in Prague. Following his 1920 graduation, Zemljak worked in Zagreb, where he completed a number of projects. In 1929, Zemljak visited Germany and the Netherlands where he came into contact with

neoplasticism Neoplasticism or neo-plasticism, originating from the Dutch , is an avant-garde art theory proposed by Piet Mondrian in 1917 and initially employed by the De Stijl art movement. The most notable proponents of this theory were Mondrian and anoth ...

and the work of

Jacobus Oud Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (9 February 1890 – 5 April 1963) was a Dutch architect. His fame began as a follower of the ''De Stijl'' movement. Biography Oud was born in Purmerend, the son of a tobacco and wine merchant. As a young architect, ...

. Zemljak's style was characterized by the fusion of elements of the international style with features of traditional Croatian architecture.

Works

* 1924 House, Nike Grškovića 11, Zagreb * 1928 Apartment building, Masarykova 13, Zagreb * 1930 Jordanov School, Jordanovac 113, Zagreb * 1930 Selska Road school, Selska cesta 19, Zagreb * 1933 Jakićevo Road school, Zagreb * 1935 Koturaška Road school, Koturaška ulica, Zagreb * 1935 Observatory in Jordanovac, Zagreb * 1937 Craft school, Savska 39, Zagreb * 1940 School and pediatrician in Knežija, Zadarska 31, Zagreb

Gallery

File:Building on Selska Road.png, Building on Selska Road File:Elementary school on Selska Road.png, Selska Road School (1930) File:Elementary school on Selska Road 2.jpg, Selska Road School (1930) File:Elementary school on Jordanovac street.png, Jordanov School (1930)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zemljak, Ivan Croatian architects Architects from Zagreb 1893 births 1963 deaths Yugoslav architects