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Cankarjev dom

With an area of 36,000 square meters, Cankarjev dom is the largest cultural and congress center here and in the wider region. The building was planned by prof. Edvard Ravnikar, and it was built between 1972 and 1982. It is the last building erected as part of Republic Square; the greater part is underground, and the façade envelope made of single stone slabs made of marble separates it from the surroundings. The beginning of lively events dates back to 1980, when the first events were held in the first completed Linhart Hall. Cankarjev dom was planned from the very beginning as a cultural and congress center in which all kinds of artistic and other events can be staged. This lively activity is already reflected on the outside: the silhouette of the building changes depending on the observer’s point of view. According to the architect Ravnikar, the architecture of Cankar’s home “destroys the traditional space and replaces it with a space without beginning and end, without back and front, without top and bottom…”.

Project information

Location of the project:
Prešernova cesta 10, Ljubljana
Year of completion:
1983
Area:
36.000 m2
Accesible for people with mobility impairments.

Team

Main architect / Office:
Edvard Ravnikar
Architecture:
Edvard Ravnikar
Photography:
Dragan Arrigler, Miran Kambič, Darja Štraus Tisu, Branko Cvetkovič

Edvard Ravnikar – references

Cultural projects