Plečnik’s Green Ljubljana

The author, Darja Pergovnik, MA, a landscape architect working at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, has long encountered concrete questions regarding the creation and restoration of Plečnik’s works. Due to the lack of data, she embarked on a systematic 20-year research effort, which has now been developed to a level suitable for publication.

In Plečnik’s Green Ljubljana, the context of the pre-existing environment, before the architect’s open space interventions, is first analysed. The book examines different versions of Plečnik’s plans, compares them to the final execution, and describes their present condition. Their key features or distinctive elements are summarised at the end. The study also includes contemporary press coverage, which critically assessed or defended Plečnik’s designs. These publications also reveal intricate details of the plans, often almost at the level of technical reports, while public opinion articles remain relevant and comparable to today's discourse. The book also explores Stele’s descriptions and justifications of Plečnik’s often radical works.