Borut Juvanec
Professor
Ljubljana University
Slovenia
Biography
Borut Juvanec is an architect, PhD, professor on Ljubljana University, Slovenia. Works on the theory of architecture, origins and vernacular architecture. Articles in 24 countries, in 15 languages. Books: Architecture near Lenart 1995, Stone upon Stone 2005, Kozolec / Hayrack 2oo7, Chozos de Extremadura, joya en piedra ARTE, ES 2008, Architecture of Slovenia, 1–5, 2009-20013 , Slovene Beehive 2010, Dictionary of Vernacular Architecture (+ D Zupancic) 2014; Hiska / The Stone Shelter 2015; Harangláb, zvonik, holzglockenturm (+ A Benko 2016: Budapest); Vodnjak / Waterwell 2016; The Importance of Place 2016 (Pasic, Juvanec, Moro eds.) CSP, Cambridge. Lectures on some universities: Barcelona, Malta, Moscow, Zagreb, Bratislava, Graz, Sofia, Valencia, Rome, Moscow, Cardiff/Caerdydd, Trento, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Cagliari, Oxford, Lisbon, Reykjavik. Exhibitions: Alghero, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Korcula, Vela Luka, Budapest, Pecs, Novi Sad. Active work in: ICOMOS (expert member of CIAV); ISPROM Sassari/I; SPS, Le Val/F; Patronat de Sant Galderic, Barcelona/E; ARTE Caceres/E; CERAV Paris/F; ISIS–Symmetry Budapest/Melbourne.
Research Interest
vernacular architecture, elements of architecture, proportion systems, very beginnings and origins (tradition and identity in architecture), identity in built heritage, sustainable architecture.