1979 – 1986 studies in Architecture at the Architectural Faculty, University of Zagreb
1990 – 2001 partnership with Helena Njirić („njiric+njiric arhitekti“) in Zagreb and Graz
since 2001 principal of njiric+ arhitekti in Zagreb
1998 – 1999 visiting professor at the TU Graz, Austria
2000 visiting professor at the AF Ljubljana, Slovenia
2000 visiting professor at the Facolta di Architettura, Ferrara, Italy
2000 – 2005 professor and head of the Institute for Architectural Typologies and Housing at the TU Graz (successor of Guenther Domenig)
2005 guest professor at the Arkitektskolen Aarhus, Denmark
2006 guest professor at the Facolta d’Architettura di Trieste, Italy
since 2007 professor at the GAF Split since 2008 regular visiting professor at the ETSAM Madrid Visiting critic at the HAB Weimar, the ETSAB Barcelona, the TU Wien, the AA School of Architecture London, the ETH Zuerich, the Strathclyde University of Glasgow, Politecnico di Milano and the Southeast University of Nanjing, ETSAM Madrid and the William Lyon Somerville Visiting Lectureship at the University of Calgary. Unit master of international workshops in Zagreb, Merano, Maribor, Gorizia, Barcelona, Brescia, Unije, Santiago de Chile, La Coruna, Aarhus, Trieste, Kriva Palanka, Rijeka and Calgary. Jury member for the competitions in Croatia, Austria, Spain, Slovenia, Germany and Romania.

Auszeichnungen

2007 „Drago Galic“ - annual UHA AWARD for the best Croatian residential building in 2006. (for Gracani Housing)
2007 „Piranesi“ AWARD, international collective exhibition, Piran, Slovenia (for Kindergarten MB)
2006 41. Zagreb Salon, Zagreb – GRAND PRIX ex aequo (for „superdalmatia“ and „race house“)¸
2003 38. Zagreb Salon, Zagreb – GRAND PRIX ex aequo (for „share.or.die.com“ – Nanjing, China)
2000 35. Zagreb Salon, Zagreb - AWARD (for „Baumaxx Hypermarket“)
2000 „Piranesi“ HONOURABLE MENTION - international collective exhibition, Piran, Slovenia (for Baumaxx Hypermarket)
2000 „Viktor Kovacic“ - annual UHA AWARD for the best Croatian building in 1999. (for Baumaxx Hypermarket)
1999 „Viktor Kovacic“ - annual UHA AWARD for the best Croatian building in 1999. (for Baumaxx Hypermarket)
1994 29. Zagreb Salon, MGC Gradec, Zagreb HONOURABLE MENTION (for „Les lieux magiques“)
1987 „7 sekretara SKOJ-a“ AWARD – best young architect in Yugoslavia

Wettbewerbe

2009 „downscale“ – Samobor, invited competition, 1st prize
2008 House T, Drnis, commission, in planning
2008 Microshopping – Samobor, commission, in planning
2008 House I, Kostrena, commission, in planning
2008 The Stadium – Zagreb, invited competition, 1st prize
2008 „Palazzo Bolognese“ - Law Faculty, Split, 1st prize
2008 maxmat - a kindergarten/school campus – Zagreb, competition, 3rd prize
2008 Palace B, conversion, Zagreb, commission, in planning
2007 zg.rom - Gypsies’ Hybrid Structure, Zagreb, competition honourable mention
2007 „Monkey Space“ – subsidized housing (120 units), Zagreb, invited competition, 1st prize
2007 G Mass Housing - 1600 units, Zagreb, commission aborted
2006 „Spar“ Retail Prototype, Flosslendplatz, Graz, Austria, commission, in planning
2006 Kindergarten Z, Zagreb, competition, 1st prize, in planning
2006 Suburban School, Ivanja Reka, competition, 2nd prize
2006 ESH 06 – experimental school Horvati, Zagreb, competition, 1st prize, in planning
2006 (R)urban Clusters, Zagreb, urban planning competition honourable mention
2005 Kindergarten MB, Zagreb – Retkovec, competition, 1st prize, completed
2005 Kindergarten C, Zagreb – Laniste, competition, honourable mention
2005 „Tonci&Mare“, office conglomerate – Split, competition, 2nd prize
2005 Rural Mat, Markusevac - Zagreb, commission completed
2005 „GKR 05 – Supermarket of Knowledge“, Rijeka, competition, 1st prize, commission, in planning
2004 „…this familiar feeling”, Gracani Housing, Zagreb, invited competition, 1st prize, commission completed
2004 „superdalmatia“ - A Mini Hotel, Ciovo, commission, in construction
2004 Race House – A Logistic Tower for Ski World Cup Series, Zagreb, commission aborted
2004 Kaptol mixed-use, Zagreb, invited competition, 1st prize, commission aborted
2003 ESK_03, experimental school and sports’ hall, Koprivnica, competition – 2nd prize
2003 Hypo AlpeAdria Bank – Sisak branch office, commission completed
2003 „CIPEA Villa“, Nanjing, China, commission, in construction
2003 „City Campus“, Rijeka, invited competition, 3rd prize
2002 „Ø med“ – a mediterranean hospital for the generation Ø, Split, competition, 1st prize, commission aborted
2002 vrtic.si.hr („turopoljski vrtic“), Sisak, competition 3rd prize
1999 Church / Fortress, Aljmas – competition 2nd prize
1999 „Twisted Schinkel“ – a museum for contemporary art, Zagreb - competition, 2nd prize
1998 „ultraNOLLI“ - urban redevelopment, Rijeka - competition 3rd prize
1998-2000 McDonald's Drive-In, Maribor III, commission completed
1997 „Hortus sanitatis“ – Pharmaceutical Faculty, Zagreb – competition, 3rd prize
1997-1999 baumaxx hypermarket, Maribor commission completed (1st stage)
1997 Fair Complex, Maribor – feasibility study completed
1997-1998 Regulation Planning, Viskovo commission completed
1996 „Atom Heart Mother“, Glasgow (Europan 4) – competition 1st prize
1996 „Terrain Vague“ - City Center Redevelopment, Maribor, Slovenia, invited competition, 1st prize
1996 Viskovo - urban planning, competition, 1st prize
1995 „z - 900“ (An Urban Sign), Zagreb – invited competition 3rd prize ex aequo
1994 Church - Trnje, Zagreb - competition 2nd prize ex aequo
1994 „Stadtwälder“ (South-east Axis), Graz – limited competition 3rd prize
1993 „Structural Dyke“, Den Bosch (Europan 3) – competition 1st prize
1993 „Stadtfelder“, Schwerin (Europan 3) – competition - 1st prize
1992 „Les lieux magiques“ (Central Metropolitan Axis), Zagreb – competition – 1st prize
1991 Church - Utrina, Zagreb – competition, honourable mention
1990 Zelengaj Row Housing, Zagreb – competition, honourable mention
1989 „Kleinhaus“, Zagreb – competition, 1st prize ex aequo
1988 War Victims' Memorial, Krk - competition (with D.Antic, P.Puljiz, N.Vorih), honourable mention
1988-1990 „Intourist“ Headquarters, Moscow – limited competition completed in May 1990.
1985 Bunic' Palace Regeneration, Dubrovnik – competition 1st prize

Ausstellungen, Vorträge

Work of the practice has been the subject of various collective exhibitions – in Graz, Berlin, Rotterdam (3), Vienna, Leeds, Rome, Sofia, Ljubljana (2), Weimar, Maribor, Madrid, Copenhagen, Oslo, Piran, Orléans, Castellón, Zagreb, Tokyo, Torino, Belgrade, Boston-Harvard and Basel.

Solo shows include „colours“ (Architectural Association - London, Strathclyde University - Glasgow, „Manifesto“ - Edinburgh, University of Newcastle - Newcastle) exhibited from January to December 1998., „kalvarienguertel“ (deSingel Kunstcentrum - Antwerpen) exhibited February - March 2001. and „mogu sto hocu“ - an urban dyptich (Krizic-Roban Gallery - Zagreb) exhibited in June 2001.