Ivan Mercep
Ivan Mercep ONZM (22 February 1930 – 8 April 2014) was a New Zealand architect. He received the NZIA Gold Medal in 2008.
Ivan Mercep
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- Name
- Ivan Mercep
- Born
- 22 February 1930
- Birthplace
- Taumarunui, New Zealand
- Died
- 8 April 2014
- Place of death
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Spouse
- Halina Eva Trusz
- Education
- University of Auckland
- Awards
- NZIA Gold Medal (2008)
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Honours
- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit · NZIA Gold Medal
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Ivan Mercep ONZM (22 February 1930 – 8 April 2014) was a New Zealand architect. He received the NZIA Gold Medal in 2008.
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Ivan Mercep studied at University of Auckland and Taumarunui High School. Employment is recorded with Jasmax. Works named in the authority record are Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit and NZIA Gold Medal.
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• Name — Ivan Mercep • Honorific Suffix — ONZM • Born — 22 February 1930 • Birthplace — Taumarunui, New Zealand • Died — 8 April 2014 • Place of death — Auckland, New Zealand • Spouse — Halina Eva Trusz • Relatives — Simon Mercep (son) • Education — University of Auckland • Practice — * KRTA (1960–1963) • JASMaD (1963–1989) • Jasmax (1989–2014) • Significant Buildings — * Te Papa • Waikato Museum • Samoa House • Awards — NZIA Gold Medal (2008)
Early life and family
Early life and family
Born in Taumarunui in 1930 to a Croatian family, Mercep was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland and Auckland University College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1954. He married Halina Eva Trusz, and one of their sons is broadcaster Simon Mercep.
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1930
Ivan Mercep was born in 1930 at Taumarunui.
2014
Ivan Mercep died at Auckland.
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Following university, Mercep spent six years working and travelling overseas, before returning to New Zealand in 1960. After working with KRTA, he entered into partnership in 1963 with Rodney Davies, Stephen Jelicich and Graham Smith to form what would become JASMaD (later Jasmax, one of the largest architectural firms in New Zealand). In 1964, he became a registered architect in New Zealand. He helped design Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland and Waipapa Marae at the University of Auckland. Mercep was project architect for Samoa House / Maota Samoa on Auckland's Karangahape Road, designed to house the Samoan consulate-general, and completed in 1978. The building won a New Zealand Institute of Architects national award in 1980. • Illustration — Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland • Illustration — Karangahape Road elevation of Samoa House (centre left) • Illustration — Beresford Square frontage of Samoa House
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In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mercep was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to architecture. He was awarded the gold medal of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2008.
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- 1.Ivan Mercep Obituary. 2014.
- 2.Chris Barton. Enduring legacy rewarded - New Zealand News. 2008-07-11.
- 3.Te Papa museum architect dies. 2014-04-08.
- 4.NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). In memoriam – Ivan Mercep (1930 - 2014).
- 5.Lama Tone. Samoa House/Maota Samoa. 2008. 9781869404154.
- 6.NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). 2008 Gold Medal: Ivan Mercep.
- 7.Waikato Museum building turns 30.
- 8.Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa History, Collection, Wellington, & Facts Britannica.
- 9.Justine Olsen. Ivan Mercep (1930 – 2014). Te Papa’s Blog. 2014-04-11.
- 10.The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1997 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). 1997-06-02.
- 11.2008 Gold Medal: Ivan Mercep.
- 12.Te Papa museum architect dies. 2014-04-08.
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Ivan Mercep is recorded as having received Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit and NZIA Gold Medal.
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