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Architecture competition proposals in the body of work of the KKK Group (1931-1939) in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Jovan Korka, Đorđe Krekić and Georg Kiverov are important protagonists of Croatian modern architecture. The three architects worked together in the KKK Group (name retrieved form their last names) in between 1931 and 1939 in Zagreb. During this period, the Group has produced an impressive mass of work: realization of public and residential buildings in Croatia and the region, participation on competitions in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with brilliant design solutions, held exhibitions and published several professional papers. Famous from the beginning of their professional work in Croatia's capital, in the second half of 1920es, they were forgotten after the WWII. Their names emerged in almost every compilation or architectural guide of modern Croatian architecture due to the built edifices which was the outcome of the member’s effort on competitions, and jet for a long time, very little was known about the authors and especially about the KKK Group. Their body of work is systematically being studied only recently. This article deals with competition projects, the unexplored body of work of the Group, and a crucial part in their success. In twenty instances of participation in competitions known by now, in only eight years of collaboration, the Group was awarded 14 times (individually and jointly), often with one of the first three awards. A chronological overview of competition participations and a more detailed analysis of five available joint competition entries was done as a contribution to the valorisation of the body of work of these important and jet forgotten protagonists of modern architecture in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and especially in Croatia.

Đorđe Krekić, Georg Kiverov, Jovan Korka, Modern architecture, Competition projects, Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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