Zaknic, Ivan

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ZAKNIC, Ivan

ZAKNIC, Ivan. American (born Croatia), b. 1938. Genres: Art/Art history, Translations, Architecture. Career: Jean Royer (architect and urbanist), Paris, France, draftsperson, 1960-62; Henry George Green (architect), New York City, draftsperson, 1969-70; Hoberman & Wasserman (architects and planners), NYC, architect, 1972-73; Todd Williams (architect), NYC, architect, 1973; University of Texas, Austin, assistant professor in architecture and planning, 1975-79; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, visiting assistant professor in architecture, 1980-82; Gwathmey Siegel & Associates (architects), NYC, architect, designer, consultant, editor, and archivist, 1983- 85; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, adjunct assistant professor in architectural design, 1984-85; John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson, NYC, consultant, editor, and archivist, 1985-86; Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, professor of architecture, 1986-94, chair of department of art and architecture, 1990-96. Publications: Pompidou Center, 1983; (trans.) Max Fourny and Gerard Xuriguera, Milinkov: An Itinerary of Nostalgia, 1990. EDITOR: (associate) Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel: Buildings and Projects, 1984; (and compiler) Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architecture, 1979-1985, 1986; (and compiler; trans. with N. Pertuiset) Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier), Journey to the East, 1987; (and trans.) The Final Testament of Pere Corbu, 1997. Contributor to encyclopedias and periodicals.

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