| Steve Mrkusic | |
| Birth Name: | Stephen Victor Mrkusic |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Te Kōpuru, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Takapuna, New Zealand |
| Alma Mater: | University of Auckland |
| Significant Buildings: | Deanwell School |
Stephen Victor Mrkusic (10 June 1928 – 9 June 2021) was a New Zealand architect. He was chief architect for the South Auckland Education Board for over 25 years.[1] During his tenure, Deanwell School in Hamilton, recognised as the first open-plan school in New Zealand, was designed, and completed in 1970. In 2015, the school was awarded a national enduring architecture award by the New Zealand Institute of Architects. The judges described the school as a "pioneering project which introduced open planning to New Zealand schools" and noted that it was "just as radical in its employment of modular design and construction methods".[2] [3]
Mrkusic died in Takapuna on 9 June 2021, one day before his 93rd birthday.[4]