France Ivanšek
*5. 11. 1922 – Ljubljana, Slovenia
†28. 2. 2007 – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Biography
1954 - graduated in architecture from the University of Ljubljana
1954-60 - postgraduate studies in Sweden
1963-65 - worked at the Institute of Urban Planning of Slovenia
1965-79 - founder and director of the company Interier
France Ivanšek was a Slovene architect and publicist. As a student, he edited architectural publications (the Proceedings of the Department of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana and the magazine Arhitekt) and later wrote professional architectural articles. He was one of the founders of the club Barva in oblikma (1961) and the company Interier (1965, later Ambient), which combined design and commerce with selected products of interior design; he served as its director until his retirement in 1979. Among his most significant works are the urban and architectural design of the Ljubljana neighborhood of Murgle (1965-68), retirement homes in Poljane (1976) and Trnovo (1981) in Ljubljana, and a school for blind youth in Škofja Loka. For his work, he received the City of Ljubljana Award (1966), the Plečnik Award (1973), and together with his wife Marta, he also received the IKEA Award (Copenhagen, 1986) and the Plečnik Medal (1987).
1954 - graduated in architecture from the University of Ljubljana
1954-60 - postgraduate studies in Sweden
1963-65 - worked at the Institute of Urban Planning of Slovenia
1965-79 - founder and director of the company Interier
France Ivanšek was a Slovene architect and publicist. As a student, he edited architectural publications (the Proceedings of the Department of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana and the magazine Arhitekt) and later wrote professional architectural articles. He was one of the founders of the club Barva in oblikma (1961) and the company Interier (1965, later Ambient), which combined design and commerce with selected products of interior design; he served as its director until his retirement in 1979. Among his most significant works are the urban and architectural design of the Ljubljana neighborhood of Murgle (1965-68), retirement homes in Poljane (1976) and Trnovo (1981) in Ljubljana, and a school for blind youth in Škofja Loka. For his work, he received the City of Ljubljana Award (1966), the Plečnik Award (1973), and together with his wife Marta, he also received the IKEA Award (Copenhagen, 1986) and the Plečnik Medal (1987).
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