Our University Continues to Host World-Renowned Architects: Sasa Begovic (3LHD Architects)

Sasa Begovic

Born in Croatia in 1967, Sasa Begovic is one of the founding partners of the architecture office 3LHD. After graduating from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, he founded 3LHD Architects together with his partners Marko Dabrovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic and Silvije Novak.

Sasa Begovic has been involved in every step of the process, from the first project that brought the partners together to the most recent ones. Sasa was also the lead architect on several major new projects in the Split region, such as Riva Split and the Spaladium Arena. Both projects were completed on schedule, in time for the events they were prepared for. The Arena was designed for the World Handball Championship held in Croatia in early 2009 and was built in just 440 days.

From 2000 to 2002, Sasa was editor-in-chief of the Croatian architecture magazine Man and Space. He currently serves as an educator and speaker at RIBA, COAC, the Van Alen Institute and universities in various cities such as ETH, the Berlage Institute, TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, TU Munich, TU Vienna and TU Graz. He also teaches regularly at local faculties of architecture such as GAF Split and AF Zagreb. Sasa Begovic was a visiting lecturer at TU Graz between 2002 and 2006. Sasa is a board member of the Zagreb Society of Architects (DAZ).



3LHD Architects

3LHD is an architecture office founded in Zagreb, Croatia in 1994 by Sasa Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic and Silvije Novak. All of the founding partners are graduates of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Zagreb, and all live and work in Zagreb. Since its founding, 3LHD has grown from 4 founding partners to 26 employees and has been divided into 4 project teams supported by office management, operations, finance and public relations departments. Taking a contemporary approach, the firm solves every problem through teamwork, knowledge, experience and collaboration with experts from different professions. In its 15 years of existence, 3LHD has worked on more than 170 projects. The projects include private houses, residences, public buildings, office buildings, sports complexes and more than 60 completed infrastructure facilities. Its clients include well-known companies, cooperatives, private investors, and city and state institutions.

Projects such as the Memorial Bridge in Rijeka, Riva Split Waterfront, Sports Hall Bale, the Zamet Center in Rijeka, Hotel Lone in Rovinj, the Croatian Pavilion at EXPO 2005 in Japan, EXPO 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain, and the Eastern European Cultural Center in China show that the firm is recognized not only by professional circles but also by local and international audiences.
3LHD's work has won many important national and Croatian awards. Some of these include the WAF 2008 World Architecture Festival (Barcelona), the IOC/IAKS Award (Cologne), the AR + D Award (London), the ID Magazine Award (USA) and the Croatian professional awards D.Galić, B.Bernardi, V.Kovačić and V.Nazor.

3LHD's work has been exhibited in Harvard, New York, Vienna, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Munich, London, Hamburg, Belgrade, Skopje and Moscow, and published in magazines such as Detail, A10, Wallpaper, Hinge, C3, A+U, The Architectural Review, db- Deutsche Bauzeitung, Bauwelt, Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, Interni, Il Progetto, Piranesi, Oris, CiP, Giornale dell'Architettura, Architektur Aktuell, Abitare, Architekti, RD2 and Concept.

Conference: 9 February 2010, 19:00 - Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş Campus

Important: There is no invitation or registration system for the conference. Hall capacity is limited and no reservations are accepted.