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| status       = NIFERTIK!
| maintainer   = Michael Jumic
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{{Infobox
| name                = Plečnik Fund
| localname           = Plečnikov sklad
| street              = Karlovška 3
| town                = SI-1001 Ljubljana
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 252 7930
| email               = info@drustvo-dal.si
| website             = http://www.drustvo-dal.si
| founded by          = Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL)
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The [[Plečnik Fund]], named after Slovenia's foremost architect [[Jože Plečnik]] (1872&ndash;1957) and founded in [[established::1973]], grants annual awards and accolades to outstanding achievements in Slovene architecture. Its most important award is the [[Plečnik Award]]. The fund is administered by the [[Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL)]].
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The fund is led by a General Shareholders Assembly made up of representatives of various professional institutions and cultural associations (the [[Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia|Urban Planning Institute]], the [[DESSA Architecture Centre]], the [[Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia (ZAPS)|Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia]], and others), faculties (the [[Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Architecture]], the [[Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Ljubljana|Department of Landscape Architecture]]), municipalities, and sponsors. The sitting mayor of Ljubljana serves as its chairman. Each year, the assembly appoints an expert jury of persons from different backgrounds and generations to ensure the selection process for the Plečnik Award is impartial and awards the best project. 

Alongside its general responsibilities, the Board of Directors of the Plečnik Fund and its president also oversee the preservation of Plečnik's cultural heritage.

== See also ==
*[[Plečnik Award]] 
*[[Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL)]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.drustvo-dal.si/nagrajenci Plečnik Award winners at the Architects' Society of Ljubljana (DAL) website]  (in Slovenian)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C5%BEe_Ple%C4%8Dnik Jože Plečnik on Wikipedia]

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[[Category:Architecture funding]]
[[Category:Architecture]]
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[[Category:Architecture & Design]]
[[Category:Architecture_funding,_professional_and_support_services]]