Igor Franić

Igor Franić (born 1963) is a Croatian architect, best known for designing the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.[1]

Igor Franić
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMuseum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Franić won a competition for the building's design, his design winning out of 85 entries submitted. The cornerstone for the new building was laid in November 2003, and the new museum finally opened on 11 December 2009, after six years of construction which was beset with several delays. Originally planned to cost around 200 million HRK, the cost eventually amounted to 450 million HRK (around 84 million US$), invested in equal parts by the Ministry of Culture and the City of Zagreb.[2]

Franić is also the author of Dubrovnik's monument of Kocka mora. Erected in 2007, the monument was removed in April 2020.[3]

Franić is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture.[4]

References
  1. Car, Maja (18 December 2020). "Pasionirani čitač, erudit, blaga osoba, veliki putnik... Vjerovao je u ideale, ali ne i u ideologiju". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. Jendrić, Dorotea (11 December 2009). "Šest godina trajao je put od kamena temeljca do novoga MSU". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  3. "U Dubrovniku uklonjen spomenik braniteljima. Autor Franić: 'Nisu me kontaktirali'". Večernji list. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Za godinu i pol Novi Zagreb dobiva moderniju vizuru". Večernji list. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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