Jože Plečnik

(1872–1957) Slovenian architect

Jože Plečnik (1872–1957) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Jože Plečnik belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Jože Plečnik was born in Ljubljana and died in Ljubljana. Jože Plečnik trained at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Jože Plečnik studied under Otto Wagner. Jože Plečnik worked in Graz, Vienna, Prague, and Ljubljana. Jože Plečnik became a member of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Royal Institute of British Architects, and Vienna Secession. The awards include Prešeren Award, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class, honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University, and honorary doctorate. The students included František Lydie Gahura, France Tomažič, Josef Fuchs, and Zdenko Sila.

The best-known works include ‘Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord’, ‘Bežigrad Stadium’, ‘Villa Loos’, and ‘Zacherlhaus’. The catalogue has 14 buildings by Jože Plečnik. The dated buildings span the years AD 900–1939. The buildings are in places such as Ljubljana City Municipality, Hradčany, Vinohrady, Ljubljana stadskommun, and Belgrade. They are in 4 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Jože Plečnik belong to the styles ‘Romanesque’, ‘Functionalism’, and ‘Art Nouveau’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Arnold Genthe, Mary Colter, Adolf Loos, Josef Hoffmann, and August Endell.

• Pragborgen
• National and University Library of Slovenia
• Triple Bridge
• Žale
• The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design
• Arch. Plečnik's Marketplace
• Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord
• Bežigrad Stadium
• Cobblers' Bridge
• Sankt Mikaelskyrkan i marsklandet
• Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Belgrade
• Zacherlhaus
• Zweite Gruft
• St. Bartholomew's church