Steve_Mrkusic

Steve Mrkusic

Steve Mrkusic

New Zealand architect (1928–2021)

Stephen Victor Mrkusic (10 June 1928 – 9 June 2021) was a New Zealand architect. He was chief architect for the South Auckland Education Board for over 25 years.[1] During his tenure, Deanwell School in Hamilton, recognised as the first open-plan school in New Zealand, was designed, and completed in 1970. In 2015, the school was awarded a national enduring architecture award by the New Zealand Institute of Architects. The judges described the school as a "pioneering project which introduced open planning to New Zealand schools" and noted that it was "just as radical in its employment of modular design and construction methods".[2][3]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Mrkusic died in Takapuna on 9 June 2021, one day before his 93rd birthday.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Interview with Stephen Mrkusic". National Library of New Zealand. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "New Zealand Architecture Awards 2015: Waikato / Bay of Plenty" (PDF). New Zealand Institute of Architects. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Architecture awards recognise the year's best buildings" (PDF). New Zealand Institute of Architects. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Stephen Mrkusic death notice". New Zealand Herald. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.


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