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Georgi Konstantinovski (29 July 1930 – 8 December 2020) was a Macedonian architect, writer and educator. He graduated from the SS Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Architecture in Skopje in 1956 and received his Master of Architecture Degree from Yale University, under the mentorship of Paul Rudolph and Serge Chermayeff, in 1965.[1] His early works are stylistically considered Brutalist.[2] In New York City, he worked and collaborated with I. M. Pei, Henry Cobb Jr., and Araldo Cossutta.[3]
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Georgi Konstantinovski | |
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| Born | 29 July 1930 Kragujevac, Serbia |
| Died | 8 December 2020 (aged 90) Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | Hristina Konstantinovska Hristo Konstantinovski |
| Awards | "Borba" plaquette for the Archive of Skopje "Andrea Damjanov" Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Buildings | Archive of the city of Skopje, 1965 Student dormitory "Goce Delchev", Skopje, 1969 Institute for Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, Skopje, 1978/1980 Memorial Home of the Uprising "Razlovechko", Razlovci, 1979/80 Memorial Museum "ASNOM" in Pelince, 2004 |
In his search for design features that reflect the individual philosophy, structure, and art of each building, Konstantinovski designed more than 450 architectural and urban projects.[1] He was awarded the highest Macedonian and Yugoslav architectural awards, such as the highest National Award for Art "11 Oktomvri" for Best Architectural Achievement in Skopje, in addition to three Grand Prix on the Architectural Biennale in Macedonia. He further contributed to contemporary Macedonian architecture as an educator and writer. He was President of the Council for Urban Planning and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje,[3] and a member of the Architectural Academy of Macedonia.
Konstantinovski was an important contributor to contemporary Macedonian architecture. Some of his most renowned buildings are the City Archive in Skopje, the Student's Dormitories "Goce Delcev",[4] the Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, the ASNOM Memorial Center, and the Memorial House of Razlovci Uprising.
Konstantinovski died on 8 December 2020, at the age of 90.[5]
Born on 29 July 1930, in the town of Kragujevac in Serbia, Konstantinovski was the third child of mother Hristina, a high-school teacher, and father Hristo, a lawyer. His mother came from the Stankovic family of musicians, well known in Kragujevac. His father was from the clan Curanovci of the village Smilevo, a revolutionary family during the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising.
Following the death of his mother (1933) and father (1934), Konstantinovski settled in Bitola in the Republic of Macedonia with his grandparents. He completed primary school there in 1941. The same year, Konstantinovski contracted malaria and was sent for treatment to Kerkovica in the Balkan Mountains until 1946. By 1946, he completed his high school education and was declared—together with fellow student Bojan Nicev from Veles—the best student.[citation needed] From 1946 to 1949, he continued his education at the High School Goce Delcev in Bitola. He graduated with excellent scores and again was declared best student. He was also awarded a special reward[which?] by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Macedonia.
In 1949, following the planned program of the Ministry of Education, Konstantinovski enrolled in the Architecture Department of the Technical Faculty in Skopje. In 1953, he worked on seaside residential settlement projects in the town of Haifa, Israel, at the Bureau of the Architect Samo Almosnino, as well as kibbutz city planning projects at the Jewish Agency Bureau. In 1956, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture with distinctions and was employed at the Bureau of City Planning and Architecture in Skopje, to work on city planning for the town settlements of Zdanec and Cair. From 1956 to 1957, he did his military service with the engineering army unit in Split, Croatia.
In 1958, Konstantinovski became an assistant at the Technical Faculty, Skopje–Architecture Department on the subject of "Designing of Residential and Catering Buildings". He began practicing housing architecture in 1969 at the Bureau „Projekat", headed by architect Rajko Tatic, in Belgrade. In 1965, he obtained his master's degree at Yale University, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, under the mentorship of Paul Rudolph and Serge Chemaef.[1] He worked on an administrative building project in 1965 at the Bureau of the Architect I. M. Pei in New York City.
From 1995 until his retirement[when?], Konstantinovski was a full-time professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje.
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