$ TOKYIO, 21 Oct (Hina) - Croatian architect Leo Modrcin won the first award at the 11th architectural contest in designing membrane structures. The topic of Modrcin's project was the reconstruction of the Old Bridge in
Mostar.
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TOKYIO, 21 Oct (Hina) - Croatian architect Leo Modrcin won the
first award at the 11th architectural contest in designing membrane
structures. The topic of Modrcin's project was the reconstruction
of the Old Bridge in Mostar. #L#
The award-giving ceremony was attended by Croatian Ambassador
to Japan, Andjelko Simic, the president of the international
company Taiyo Kogyo (which sponsored the contest) and
representatives of Japan's leading magazine on architecture
'Shinkenchiku', which organized the contest.
The jury, which consisted of five distinguished Japanese
architects, chose Modrcin's project among 176 projects from Japan
and 23 projects from other countries.
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