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Udruženje hrvatskih arhitekata

Zagreb, Croatia

Arts & CultureCommunity development
Network or umbrellaFounded 1878National reach
Profile last updated: March 24, 2026

About

Founded in 1878, Udruženje hrvatskih arhitekata is a non-profit network based in Zagreb, Croatia working on arts & culture, community development.

The Udruženje hrvatskih arhitekata (UHA) is a voluntary, non-party professional association and umbrella body of eleven regional, county and city architects' societies in Croatia, based in Zagreb. It is described as a non-profit organisation. It coordinates the professional interests of architects across Croatia and works to promote quality architecture, good spatial practices and public engagement with the built environment. Its main activities include the annual national architecture awards and the Godišnja izložba exhibition, which the association has held since 1960; organising architectural and urban design competitions; publishing the journals Arhitektura and Čovjek i prostor; and running a digital archive of its publications. It also represents the profession in consultations on laws and regulations affecting architecture and spatial planning, and co-organises the Zagreb Salon of Architecture and Urbanism. Its governing bodies include an Assembly, a Presidency, a Control Committee and an Honour Court. Its work is supported by the City of Zagreb, the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, and the Zaklada Kultura nova foundation.

Location

Zagreb, Croatia

Founded

1878

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal name

Udruženje hrvatskih arhitekata

Registration

MB 03223043

VAT number

OIB 01152649489

Focus areas

architecturespatial planningarchitectural competitionsarchitectural publishingprofessional association

Languages

HREN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

Godišnja izložba ostvarenja hrvatskih arhitektica i arhitekata

Arts & Culture

Annual exhibition presenting registered architectural works from Croatia, where the association's annual awards are given.

Arhitektura

Arts & Culture

Professional and scientific journal of the association, published since 1947, featuring architectural practice and theory.

Čovjek i prostor

Arts & Culture

Journal on architecture, urbanism and spatial policy, first published in 1954, with a documentary TV series of the same name since 2018/2020.

Countries of operation

Croatia

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

International Union of Architects (UIA)

Partnerships

Hrvatska komora arhitekata, Grad Zagreb, Ministarstvo kulture i medija RH, Zaklada Kultura nova, Hrvatska radiotelevizija, DA! festival

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