Živorad Janković

Janković was born to ethnic Serbian family on August 19, 1924 in Višegrad, Yugoslavia.

He was elected Chief City Planner for Sarajevo in May 1970, and he stayed in the post till October 1972.

His major works include the Tobacco Factory in Sarajevo, Bosnia (Co-designer Muhamed Kadić); the Social Security building in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Energoinvest head office in Sarajevo, Bosnia; the Sport and Cultural Centre Skenderija in Sarajevo, Bosnia (co-designer H. Muhasilović); Universal-purpose arena and commercial centre “Gripe” in Split, Croatia (co-designer S. Rožić); Sport Centre “Vojvodina” in Novi Sad, Serbia (co-designer B. Bulić); and the Social and Sports Centre “Boro i Ramiz” in Priština, Kosovo (co-designer H. Muhasilović).

Numerous publications have noted Janković's contributions to contemporary Yugoslav architecture.

His awards include the following: He was elected a member of highly esteemed ANUBiH (The Academy of Arts and Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina)[6] in 1987.