ARK Arhitektura Krušec

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Arhitektura Krušec

Gallusovo nabrežje 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://arhitekturakrusec.si

Phone386 (0) 1 425 1543

As both personal and business partners Lena Krušec and Tomaž Krušec founded the architectural office ARK Arhitektura Krušec in 2002; Vid Kurinčič is a member of the team since 2004. Lena and Tomaž graduated at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, where Tomaž later worked as an assistant, and since 2010 holds lectures as a Professor. Today Arhitektura Krušec is one of the most acknowledged Slovene studios, presenting good practices in contemporary and sustainable architecture, collecting prestigious prizes, and gaining international recognition – the New market in Celje was selected among 40 projects for the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space, the Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetary was nominated for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Prize.

Awards

In 2010 the Arhitektura Krušec received the prominent Plečnik Award for the new Faculty of Biotechnology building that was nominated also for the 2011 EU Prize for contemporary architecture/Mies van der Rohe Award 2011. In 2007 the office received the Plečnik Medal for the building of Alpine hotel Celjska koča. The studio received several other awards, among them also the Golden Pencil Award for the Skalne vile apartment building in Celje, and the Farewell chapel at Teharje cemetary (2008). Granted annually by the Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS), the Golden Pencil Award was conferred to the team also for the mountain hotel Celjska koča (2007). In 2005 the Arhitektura Krušec won the Interior of the Year title for the Pilates Centre on Wolfova ulica in Ljubljana centre.

See also

• Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
• Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Ljubljana

External links

• Arhitektura Krušec website (in English and Slovenian)
• Arhitektura Krušec on Nextroom website
• Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty on Zavod Big website
• European Prize for Urban Public Space website
• Mies van der Rohe Prize website