Bruno Juričić (born in 1977) is a Croatian architect. He represented Croatia at 2018 Venice Biennale. In 2018, Juričić won a €100 million tender for the Xia Ke complex in Haining, China, becoming the first Croatian in history to win an international tender of this size with his own project.

Bruno Juričić
Born1977 (age 46–47)[1]
NationalityCroatian
Alma materIuav University of Venice
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsXia Ke Hotel in Haining

Biography edit

Juričić was born in 1977 in Pula, Croatia.[1] He has a master's degree in urban planning.[2] Juričić graduated from the Iuav University of Venice, and got his MSc with excellence from the University of Applied Arts of Vienna.[3][4][5]

He represented Croatia at the 2018 Venice Biennale, presenting Croatia's “Cloud Pergola / The Architecture of Hospitality”, which at the time was said to be one of the world's largest and most complex 3D-fabricated structures.[6][7][8][9]

In 2018 he became the author of a €100 million leisure complex in Haining, China. The entire complex covers 200,000 m2, and the hotel complex about 35,000 m2, with a cultural center dedicated to Haining native writer Jin Yong. Yong inspired the construction of the complex, which is informed by wuxia.[10] Xia Ke means "ode to gallantry" in Chinese, and is the title of one of Yang's most famous works, a "much-filmed martial arts epic" that bears some resemblance to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.[11] Juričić is the first Croatian architect to win a tender of these proportions with his own project.[12][11]

He currently lives between Pula and Shanghai.[2]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b Kiš, Patricia (9 April 2020). "RAZGOVOR S ARHITEKTOM POGLED U BUDUĆNOST: KAKO ĆEMO DOISTA ŽIVJETI NAKON PANDEMIJE Hoće li se ljudi masovno seliti izvan gradova, a neboderi postati stvar prošlosti?". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ Republic of Croatia. "Predstavljen hrvatski nastup na 16. Venecijanskom bijenalu". Ministry of Culture and Media (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ Pleše, Mladen (13 May 2018). "Možda ste čuli za arhitekta iz Pule koji u Kini gradi impresivan hotel vrijedan 100 milijuna eura. Sjeli smo s njim". Telegram (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ Kiš, Patricia (3 May 2018). "NOVA ZVIJEZDA HRVATSKE ARHITEKTURE Bruno Juričić: U Kini gradimo hotel od 100 milijuna eura, a u Veneciji izlažem oblak koji su isprintali Muskovi roboti". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ Overstreet, Kaley (4 June 2018). "Cloud Pergola: The Croatian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale". ArchDaily. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ^ Carpo, Maria (5 July 2018). "The Post-Digital Will Be Even More Digital, Says Mario Carpo - The cycle of digital innovation in architecture is far from over". Metropolis. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ^ Testado, Justine (7 June 2018). "Croatia designs immersive, robot-built "Cloud Pergola" Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Biennale". Architect News. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ Bava, Alessandro. "This is not an exhibition". E-flux. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ Kiš, Patricia (12 November 2018). "ARHITEKT BRUNO JURČIĆ 'Zidovi mog hotela su 3D printani valovi, a gosti će dane provoditi u virtualnoj stvarnosti boreći se s Wuxia herojima'". Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Croatian architect wunderkind Bruno Juricic wins €100m fantasy leisure complex in China". GCR. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Croatian Architect Designs Impressive €100 Million Hotel Complex in China". Croatia Week. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.