Ilija Arnautović

Ilija Arnautović (7 July 192423 January 2009) was a Serbian and Yugoslav architect, known for many projects from the 1960s to 1980s in Serbia and Slovenia. He was born in Niš, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, and died in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Arnautović studied architecture from 1945 to 1948 in Prague, and from 1948 to 1953 in Ljubljana. He obtained his master's degree in 1952 under the guidance of Edvard Ravnikar. His architecture was based on thoughtful use of construction principles, construction techniques, and materials. His works are found throughout the former Yugoslavia and Algeria. He worked and lived in Ljubljana.

Works His works include: 1954–1955: Planning the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre 1962: Skyscrapers on Linhart Street, Savsko neighbourhood, Ljubljana 1965: Houses in Podgora, Ljubljana 1967: Three-story apartment buildings on Šiška Street, Ljubljana 1970: Apartment buildings on Črtomir Street, Savsko neighbourhood, Ljubljana 1970–1974: Blok 28, Belgrade 1973: Four buildings called "slepi Janez" on Šiška Street, Ljubljana 1977: Project for the Hotel Obir***, 48 rooms in Bad Eisenkappel, Austria 1977: Five-story apartment buildings in BS-3, Ljubljana 1981: Skyscrapers on Vojko Street, BS-3, Ljubljana 1983–1986: Zhun II, Oran, Algeria