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Architect, writer, painter and theoretician of architecture. Born 1956 in Ruma (Serbia), graduated architecture in Belgrade 1980. 1978 studied Palladian architecture in Vicenza (Italy) at prof. James S. Ackermann (Harvard University) and prof. Wolfgang Lotz (Cambridge, Mass.) Some of his early works containe eclectic references influenced by the ideas of postmodern architecture in America.

1985 Maldini took part in "Biennale de Paris, together with other icons of architecture, such as: Rossi, Ando, Botta, Erskine,Foster, Gehry, Maki, Moneo, Murphy/Jahn, Piano, Hadid, Rogers and others.
In 1982-88 realized three great monuments in Kosovo, but the monument un Klina was destroyed 1990 on demand of Slobodan Milosevic, who did not agree its "secret symbolism", while another monuments were destroyed by Albanians from Kosovo, surprisingly, for the same reasons. In the period of '80, Maldini was considered as the most outstanding representative of post modern architecture in Serbia.
He wrote "Encyclopedia of architecture" in two volumes, with over 30.500 entries. With over 6.000 illustrations, this book covers architecture, town planning, design, interior design and other related arts and sciences. The book "Shadows of Gods" is history of town planning, that Maldini wrote 1981, but published later, 2004. In period 2004 - 2007 Maldini wrote "Encyclopedia of architecture" volumes 3 and 4, with 35.000 illustrations.