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Steve Mrkusic

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Steve Mrkusic
Born
Stephen Victor Mrkusic

(1928-06-10)10 June 1928
Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Died9 June 2021(2021-06-09) (aged 92)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsDeanwell School

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]

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

References

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