Mihajlo Mitrović

His best well known designs are the Western City Gate and the Church of St. Basil of Ostrog, both in New Belgrade.

Mitrović was born in Čačak, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on 1 September 1922 to wealthy parents who owned a hotel in the city center. He graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture in 1948. In 1950, he received United Nations Scholarship to continue studies in France and Denmark. His first job was in the Urban Institute of Serbia as a chief urbanist. There, he was the chief author of the general urbanistic projects of Zaječar, Trstenik, Pirot, Niš, Banja Koviljača, Lazarevac and Vrnjačka Banja. In 1961, Mitrović established the "Projektbiro" company for architectural design in Belgrade, where he stayed until 1980. In 1980, he became the full professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade. Mitrović published numerous books about architecture, urbanism and cultural heritage of Belgrade and Serbia. He was an avid architecture critic. He wrote regular weekly critics for Politika for 55 years. He also frequently wrote for NIN weekly.

• Illustration — Western City Gate • Illustration — Resort on Tara designed by Mihajlo Mitrović • Illustration — Church of St. Basil of Ostrog, Belgrade