Jerko Marasovic
Jerko Marasović was born December 13, 1923 in Split, and died in his hometown May 28, 2009. He graduated in 1952 at the Department of Architecture of the Technical Faculty in Zagreb and acquired his PhD in 1978 at the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb with the thesis “Contribution to the methodology of elaboration of built heritage”. During 1953 he worked at the Conservation Institute of Dalmatia in Split studying and architectural surveying of Diocletian’s Palace. From 1954 to 1982 he worked at the Town Planning Institute of Dalmatia where he was head of the built heritage department from 1955 to 1979, and leader of the joint international project “Research of Diocletian’s Palace” carried out by the Town Planning Institute of Dalmatia and the University of Minnesota from 1968 to 1974.
From 1982 until his retirement in 1991, he worked at the Faculty of Architecture of the Zagreb University as full professor at the post-graduate studies of “Built Heritage” (leader from 1986-1989, co-leader from 1994), and from 1983 director of Institute for built heritage of the same Faculty. From 1991 to 1999 he was director of the Mediterranean Center for Built Heritage of the Split University.
His field of interest was the research, preservation and renovation of built heritage of Split and historic buildings in Solin, Zadar, Pula, Dubrovnik, Mljet and Lopud. He was initiator and author of several renovation projects for medieval complexes in the historic core of Split. His particular contribution was made in the field of research, definition of the original appearance and presentation of Diocletian’s Palace in Split (Palace substructures, Peristyle ‒ Vestibule – Central substructure hall connection, two circular temples, Triclinium, western and eastern thermae, rooms and stairs along the perimeter walls, corner towers, sewage system, constructions, construction technology and materials) as well as the historic development of Split. Also significant are his projects on contemporary architecture and marinas. He invented the instrument for groundplan survey teletopograf (1976) and mechanical device for construction of perspective drawing (1984).
He was author of a number of scientific studies, papers and books.
From 1982 until his retirement in 1991, he worked at the Faculty of Architecture of the Zagreb University as full professor at the post-graduate studies of “Built Heritage” (leader from 1986-1989, co-leader from 1994), and from 1983 director of Institute for built heritage of the same Faculty. From 1991 to 1999 he was director of the Mediterranean Center for Built Heritage of the Split University.
His field of interest was the research, preservation and renovation of built heritage of Split and historic buildings in Solin, Zadar, Pula, Dubrovnik, Mljet and Lopud. He was initiator and author of several renovation projects for medieval complexes in the historic core of Split. His particular contribution was made in the field of research, definition of the original appearance and presentation of Diocletian’s Palace in Split (Palace substructures, Peristyle ‒ Vestibule – Central substructure hall connection, two circular temples, Triclinium, western and eastern thermae, rooms and stairs along the perimeter walls, corner towers, sewage system, constructions, construction technology and materials) as well as the historic development of Split. Also significant are his projects on contemporary architecture and marinas. He invented the instrument for groundplan survey teletopograf (1976) and mechanical device for construction of perspective drawing (1984).
He was author of a number of scientific studies, papers and books.
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