Vojteh Ravnikar
Architect of the theatre and the library
Vojteh Ravnikar (1943–2010) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana in 1973. He began his career at the Kraški zidar design bureau in Sežana, where he was part of the KRAS group (1977–1980), one of the first to introduce postmodernist ideas into Slovenian architecture. This is reflected in projects in Vremski Britof, Sežana, and Lipica.
In 1983, he founded the Kars studio in Ljubljana, and later co-founded the Ravnikar Potokar architectural practice with Robert Potokar (2003). He was also an important figure in architectural theory and discourse — a contributor to the journal AB, founder of Piranesi, and long-time organiser of the Piran Days of Architecture. From 1993 to 2009, he taught at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana.
His architecture combines influences of Italian rationalism, postmodernism, and the Karst and Mediterranean context. His key works include the Srečko Kosovel Cultural Centre in Sežana, Hotel Piran, the casino renovation in Nova Gorica, and the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica (1994). In collaboration with the Ravnikar Potokar studio, he also designed the France Bevk Library in Nova Gorica (1998–2000).
He received numerous awards, including the Prešeren Award (2003) and the international Piranesi Award.
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