New Town: Ilijaš, Bosnia Herzegovina
Organisation: NK ICOMOS

Elša Turkušić Jurić is president of the National Committee of ICOMOS in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a professor at the University of Sarajevo- Faculty of Architecture, Elša has extensive knowledge of the historic and present conditions of Ilijas, Sarajevo and the region. Her work is focused on topics that are relevant to the consortium: housing in the context of cultural and social tendencies and the dialogue between modern society and architectural issues of (cultural) sustainability. Because of her connections to the Ilijas municipality, she can bridge the divide between research and policy. She is a member of the ICOMOS International Committee on 20th Century Heritage and an independent expert of the Mies van der Rohe Award EU for Architecture.