Mihajlo Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Михајло Митровић; − ) was a

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n and

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urbanist Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, a profession focusing on the design and management of urban a ...

, author and

architecture critic Architecture criticism is the critique of architecture. Everyday criticism relates to published or broadcast critiques of buildings, whether completed or not, both in terms of news and other criteria. In many cases, criticism amounts to an assessmen ...

. He was a professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in

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. During his lengthy career, he designed more than 170 structures. His best well known designs are the Western City Gate and the Church of St. Basil of Ostrog, both in

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. As urbanist, he was the chief author of the general urbanistic projects of

Zaječar Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area had a population of 48,621 inhabitants. Zaječar is widely ...

, Trstenik,

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Banja Koviljača Banja Koviljača ( sr-cyrl, Бања Ковиљача, ) is a popular tourist spot and spa town located in the city of Loznica, Serbia. Situated on the west border of Serbia by the Drina River and from Belgrade, it is the oldest spa town in Serbi ...

Lazarevac Lazarevac ( sr-cyr, Лазаревац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. , the town has a total population of 27,635 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 55,146 inhabitants. Its name stems from the name of medieval Ser ...

and

Vrnjačka Banja Vrnjačka Banja ( sr-cyr, Врњачка Бања) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 9,252 inhabitants, while the population of the municipality is 25,065 inhabitants (2022 ce ...

Biography

Mitrović was born in

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...

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on 1 September 1922 to wealthy parents who owned a hotel in the city center. He graduated from the

University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture The Faculty of Architecture (/''Arhitektonski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu'') is one of the 31 schools of the University of Belgrade. It shares the building with Faculties of Civil Engineering and University of Belgrade Faculty of Electrical ...

in 1948. In 1950, he received United Nations Scholarship to continue studies in France and Denmark. His first job was in the Urban Institute of Serbia as a chief urbanist. There, he was the chief author of the general urbanistic projects of

, Trstenik,

and

. In 1961, Mitrović established the "Projektbiro" company for architectural design in Belgrade, where he stayed until 1980. In 1980, he became the full professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in

. Mitrović published numerous books about architecture, urbanism and cultural heritage of Belgrade and Serbia. He was an avid architecture critic. He wrote regular weekly critics for

Politika ( sr-Cyrl, Политика, lit=Politics) is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and ownership is publ ...

for 55 years. He also frequently wrote for NIN weekly.

Gallery of works

File:Genex Tower 14.jpg, Western City Gate File:Odmaralište na Tari, Mihajlo Mitrović.jpg, Resort on Tara designed by Mihajlo Mitrović File:Свјетлопис србског православног храма Св. Василија Острошког, Бежанијска Коса, Биоград13.jpg, Church of St. Basil of Ostrog, Belgrade

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitrovic, Mihajlo 20th-century Serbian architects 21st-century Serbian architects 1922 births 2018 deaths People from Čačak University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture alumni