Luka Hornung
Professional Associate, M. Arch.
E. lhornung / ipu.hr
Biography
Luka Hornung was born in 1999 in Osijek. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, and his graduate studies at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb. In 2024, he obtained a master’s degree in architecture and urban planning with a thesis entitled Revitalisation of Pustara Mirkovac in Baranja (supervised by: Prof. Krunoslav Šmit, Ph.D.). As part of his graduate studies, he undertook a student internship at the Institute of Art History under the mentorship of Ivana Haničar Buljan, during which he participated in the development of fundamental conservation documentation. Since June 2024, he has been employed as a professional associate at the Institute of Art History in Zagreb, where he contributes to the research and documentation of architectural heritage and the preparation of conservation plans. Since 2025, he has been a researcher on the scientific project ARHZAG – Architecture and Housing Culture in Zagreb 1880–1940 (principal investigator: Irena Kraševac, Ph.D.), that is conducted at the Institute of Art History and financed by the Croatian Science Foundation.
His research interests include architecture and urban planning in the regions of Slavonia and Baranja, with a particular focus on planned settlements in Baranja’s heathlands (Cro. pustara, Hun. puszta).
In addition to his work at the Institute, he also works as an architect at Studio8 in Osijek.