About Dragiša Brašovan
Lived 1887 – 1965 (aged 78). Dragiša Brašovan was an architect.
Dragiša Brašovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Брашован; May 25, 1887 – October 6, 1965) was a Serbian modernist architect, one of the leading architects of the early 20th century in Yugoslavia.
Works
Barcelona Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. Was with the Barcelona Pavilion of Mies van der Rohe and the Swedish Pavilion of Peder Clason the only examples of avant-garde architecture. The building, demolished after the exposition, had the shape of an irregular star and the façade had no ornamental elements as the other historicist pavilions.
Belgrade: The Museum of Nikola Tesla building, 1932. The State Printing building (later BIGZ building), 1934-1941. Command of the Air Force Zemun, 1939. Hotel Metropol, 1953. Several buildings built in the 1930s (Francuska no. 5, Liberation Blvd. No.2, Boulevard of Despot Stefan no. 8, etc.).
Jagodina: Apartment blocks of Cable Factory Svetozarevo (FX), built in the late 1950s
Novi Sad: Workers' Association, 1931. Banovina Palace, (now the Executive Council of Vojvodina), 1939. Main Post Office, 1961.
Orlovat: Church of the Presentation of Mary, 1924-1927.
Zrenjanin: Serbian bank building, about 1920th Sokolski dom, 1927. Begej Vila, 1926.
Čortanovci: Stanković Vila, 1930.
Čačak: "Partizan" departement store, 1963
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Dragiša Brašovan?
Serbian architect (1887–1965)
When was Dragiša Brašovan born?
Dragiša Brašovan was born on 25 May 1887 in Vršac.
When did Dragiša Brašovan die?
Dragiša Brašovan died on 6 October 1965 in Belgrade.
What was Dragiša Brašovan's occupation?
Dragiša Brašovan was an architect.
What nationality was Dragiša Brašovan?
Dragiša Brašovan's recorded nationality: Principality of Serbia, Kingdom of Serbia, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
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