Ivan Antić ( sr-cyr, Иван Антић; 1923–2005) was a

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and

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, considered one of

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's best post-World War II architects. He worked on several projects with architect

Ivanka Raspopović Ivanka Raspopović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иванка Распоповић; 1930–2015) was a Serbian Modernist architect known for designing Belgrade's " Museum of Contemporary Art" and Kragujevac's " 21 October Museum". Career In 1954, Raspopo ...

Biography

Antić studied in

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from 1945 until graduating in 1950. While studying, he worked for the Ministry of Transportation and from 1950 until 1953 he worked for the "Jugoprojekt Office". Here, he learned the practical skills of his profession and would also meet both Stanko Kliska and Vojin Simeonović (both famous architects in

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). After 1957 he started to design his own projects before joining the

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, first as an assistant and later as a professor. He was a member of the Serbian Academy (SANU) and his buildings are considered masterpieces of Serbian modern architecture: they are functional and aesthetic. Antić died in Belgrade in 2005.

Architecture

Some of his famous works are: *

Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art (often abbreviated to MCA, MoCA or MOCA) may refer to: Africa * Museum of Contemporary Art (Tangier), Morocco, officially le Galerie d'Art Contemporain Mohamed Drissi Asia East Asia * Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai ...

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(co-designed with

) * Sport-Recreational Center "25 May",

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* 21 October Museum in

Šumarice Memorial Park October in Kragujevac Memorial Park (, Спомен-парк „Крагујевачки октобар"), also known as Šumarice Memorial Park (''Memorijalni park Šumarice'', Меморијални парк Шумарице), is the site near ...

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(co-designed with

)

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Architecture

References

1923 births 2005 deaths Academic staff of the University of Belgrade University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture alumni Brutalist architects 20th-century Serbian architects Architects from Belgrade Yugoslav architects Recipients of the October Prize of the City of Belgrade {{Serbia-architect-stub