Savin Sever (27 June 1927, in

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– 12 April 2003, in

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) was a Slovene

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. He was the son of a lawyer from the

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temporarily working in

, but he grew up in Maribor and

. Sever is considered one of the most typical representatives of the Ljubljana school of architecture. His work represents a synthesis of the tradition of

Jože Plečnik Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge an ...

and the influence of

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, whom he studied under. Sever is considered one of the most important Slovenian architects after the

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. His best-known works include the Mladinska Knjiga printing office, the Astra department store, the Slovenian Automobile Association (AMZS) pavilion, the Merkur store, the Poljane parking garage, the portal to the Karawanken Tunnel, and the Triplex parking garage. The Triplex A parking garage () was designed in 1966 with rounded corners, and the Triplex B parking garage () in 1970 with angular corners. Sever was a member of the

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. Sever is buried in the Vič Cemetery in Ljubljana.Slovenski Grobovi Grave of Savin Sever
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Awards

The awards that Sever received during his lifetime include: *The Prešeren Fund Award, 1967, for the Mladinska Knjiga printing office in Ljubljana, *The

Prešeren Award The Prešeren Award ( sl, Prešernova nagrada), also called the Grand Prešeren Award ( sl, Velika Prešernova nagrada), is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia. It is awarded each yea ...

, 1971, for a decade of significant architectural creation *The Plečnik Medal, 1985, for the SOČA printing office in

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; 2003, for significant contributions to the development of Slovenian architecture *The Plečnik Prize, 1991, for designing the portal to the Karawanken Tunnel

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* Architects from Ljubljana 1927 births 2003 deaths Members of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Prešeren Award laureates People from Maribor {{Slovenia-architect-stub