Background
He was the son of a lawyer from the Littoral temporarily working in Krško, but he grew up in Maribor and Ljubljana.
He was the son of a lawyer from the Littoral temporarily working in Krško, but he grew up in Maribor and Ljubljana.
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 and the influence of Edvard Ravnikar, whom he studied under. Sever is considered one of the most important Slovenian architects after the Second World War.
Sever is buried in the Vič Cemetery in Ljubljana.
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, 1971, for a decade of significant architectural creation The Plečnik Medal, 1985, for the SOČA printing office in Nova Gorica. 2003, for significant contributions to the development of Slovenian architecture.
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts]
Sever was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
