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Igor Marić (Serbia)
Architect engaged in scientific work, planning, design, education, publicizing. He was born in Belgrade in 1950 where he has graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at which he has also completed doctoral program and defended his doctoral thesis.
Besides his professional activities, he has also been actively involved in professional associations of architects, town planners and engineers, he has written for professional magazines and daily newspapers.
Igor Marić is President of the Association of Architects of Serbia and Vice President of the Union of Engineers of Serbia.
He has received many awards at a series of architecture and town planning competitions, as well as professional recognitions amongst which a recognition of exceptional achievements in profession by the Chamber of Engineers of Serbia.
Igor Marić is also an associate member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia, and Director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia.
Besides diverse interests in the fields he deals with, he has dedicated a special attention to research work in bioclimatic architecture and relationship between vernacular and contemporary architecture of Serbia.
