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Plečnik, Jože (1872–1957)| Austro-Hungarian architect whose work combines classical tradition with modernist elements. In 1930 he won a competition to rebuild Prague Castle as the architectural palace of Czechoslovakia, his most important work (completed 1935). His other work includes the National University Library in his native Ljubljana (1936–41). |
| Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, he went to school in Austria, trained with Otto Wagner, and himself taught at Prague from 1911. |
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