Borut Juvanec

1969 architect, Ljubljana University/SI
1980 master degree, University of Zagreb/HR
1985 doctor of science (PhD), Ljubljana University/SI

Professor on Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana.

Works on the theory of architecture: vernacular architecture, elements of architecture, proportion systems, very beginnings and origins (tradition and identity in architecture), identity in built heritage.

Professional work: Architecture - mostly in rural landscape with traditional culture, skills and orders, close connected to the today's architecture.
Design - objects for home and professional use (the bus, some electrical devices, the switches: some patents and models).
Graphics - several corporate images, several signs and books, special sphere of work is cartography (some hundred titles).

Scientific and research work: lectures on several European universities, cooperation with some universities and their research units, especially on the field of origins of architecture: Short selection: Vernacular Architecture of Slovenia 1985- ; The Stone Shelters (Ireland/IRL, Catalunya/E, Baleari/E, Corse/F, Provence/F, Graubuenden/CH, Kras/SI, Istra/HR, La Mancha/Spain, Hvar/HR, Sardegna/I, Puglia/I, Malta/M, Bretagne/F, Bulgaria/BG, Hessen/D, Sinai/Egypt) 1990- ; Kozolec / Hayrack, Slovene ethnical architecture, 1998, 2000, 2004; Drying Objects in Stone - Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, research 2001; Mgibah - Cebelnjak (Bee Hives), research 2002; Kamen na kamen / Stone upon Stone, research 2004.

Publishing: monographies, several scientific and professional articles in monographs, reviews, proceedings of the congresses and on electronic media (compact disks, INTERNET); short selection: Kozolec / Hayrack 2002; Stone Shelters 2001; Order and Disorder Koebenhavn 2002; Dry Stone Story 2002; Sardinija, arhitektura kamna 2003; Kamen na kamen / Stone upon Stone 2004.

He is coordinator for architecture in CEEPUS program (Vienna/Ljubljana), works in ARGE ALPS ADRIA (Graz), CERAV Paris; from 1991 he is organising yearly International Conference on Vernacular Architecture ALPS ADRIA.

He is active in ICOMOS Paris/Ljubljana, ISPROM Sassari/I; SPS Le Val/F; CERAV Centre d'etudes et de recherches sur l'architecture vernaculaire Paris/F; SAH Society of Architectural Historians, Chicago/USA; ISG Intern. Staedteforum, Graz/A.

Ljubljana University, Faculty of Architecture, Zoisova 12, 1 LJUBLJANA Slovenia
email: borut.juvanec@uni-lj.si

More data in:
WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD; Marquis New Providence 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 USA
Kdo je kdo za Slovence; Ljubljana 1991, 1996; Zelene strani, Bohinj 1997; Green Pages, Ljubljana 1998; Kdo je kdo CZ 2oo1, 2oo3; ULBB; 1975, 1985, 1995
WHO'S WHO IN SCIENCE; Marquis New Providence 1999, 2oo2, 2003, 2004 USA
DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHY; IBC Cambridge 1998, 2ooo, 2oo2 UK
FIVE HUNDRED LEADERS OF INFLUENCE, ABI American Biographical Institute, Raleigh 1999, 2ooo, 2oo1, 2oo2, 2003 USA