Slavko Brezoski

Slavko Brezoski
Born (1922-06-10)10 June 1922
Galicnik, Yugoslavia
Died 7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 94)
Nationality Macedonian
Occupation Architect
Buildings Church of St. Clement of Ohrid in Skopje

Slavko Brezoski (10 June 1922 – 7 March 2017) was a Macedonian architect known for his works in the genre of modern architecture. He was the head of architecture at the University of Skopje.[1]

Architecture

Brezoski designed and built modernist buildings in the Socialist Yugoslavia. Ine of his most famous works is the Church of St. Clement of Ohrid in Skopje.[2] He designed the Yugoslav Embassy in Brasilia in 1961. He also designed and built buildings in the former Yugoslav republics, Brazil and Libya.

He was influenced by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil and Kenzō Tange during the planning of Skopje following the 1963 Skopje earthquake.[3]

Brezoski was one of the most prominent practitioners during the height of Brutalism's influence on the Architecture of the Republic of Macedonia [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ин мемориам: архитект Славко Брезовски (1922 – 2017)". porta3.mk. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Macedonian Cities -- Skopje Churches". macedonia.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Masterplan for the City of Skopje — Failed Architecture". failedarchitecture.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "skopje modernist architecture - Google zoeken". google.nl. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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