Vojteh Ravnikar

Ravnikar was born in Ljubljana, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, but spent most of his childhood years in the town of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.

Ravnikar began his architectural career in 1978, and designed a number of well-known buildings in Slovenia.

His best-known buildings are in the coastal region of the country, including the town hall of Sežana, the Piran Hotel in Piran, and the National Theatre in Nova Gorica.

[citation needed] He died in Golnik near Kranj on 17 September 2010, at the age of 67.

Ravnikar was married to the Slovenian politician Majda Širca (Zares).