Archinect - News 2024-12-22T04:00:51-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150264279/rice-architecture-selects-igor-marjanovi-as-its-new-dean Rice Architecture selects Igor Marjanović as its new dean Katherine Guimapang 2021-05-18T20:11:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8b/8b04d9fe3b84e17fd084432ab4accdbd.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Rice University School of Architecture announces Igor Marjanovi&#263; as the new William Ward Watkin Dean. Beginning his position starting July 1, Marjanovi&#263; is an experienced architect, educator, and curator. Before his move to Rice, Marjanovi&#263; is currently the JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor and chair of undergraduate architecture in the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/washingtonuniversity" target="_blank">Sam Fox School of Design &amp; Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis</a>.</p> <p>After receiving his architecture education from the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/15102764/university-of-belgrade" target="_blank">University of Belgrade</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/14265708/moscow-architectural-institute-state-academy-marchi" target="_blank">Moscow Architectural Institute</a>, Marjanovi&#263; received a Master's degree in Architecture from the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/UICSoA" target="_blank">Unversity of Illinois at Chicago</a>&nbsp;and a Ph.D. at the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/299/university-college-london-ucl" target="_blank">Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London</a>. Prior to starting his practice, ReadyMade Studio, alongside Katerina R&uuml;edi Ray, Marjanovi&#263; has worked with Osnova Projekt in Belgrade, Denise Pontes Arquitetura Interiores in Fortaleza, Brazil, and OWP/P Architects (now <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106349/cannondesign" target="_blank">CannonDesign</a>) in Chicago.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1bdee8f7df61c58474b08d120e5aa28a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1bdee8f7df61c58474b08d120e5aa28a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Anderson Hall at Rice University. Image cou...</figcaption></figure>