Question: Facts: - death place: ljubljana - caption: edvard ravnikar in 1961 - death date: 23 august 1993 - birth date: 04 december 1907 - name: edvard ravnikar - nationality: slovene - image: edvard ravnikar 1961.jpg - birth place: novo mesto Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edvard ravnikar .
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edvard ravnikar -lrb- 4 december 1907 -- 23 august 1993 -rrb- was a slovenian architect .ravnikar was born in novo mesto and was a student of architect joze plecnik .later , he led the new generation of slovene architects , notable for developing the slovene architecture field 's infrastructure , organizing architectural competitions etc. .he was a professor at the ljubljana school of architecture .he also promoted scandinavian architectural style in slovenia , particularly finnish achievements in architecture accomplished by those such as alvar aalto .his most notable creations feature prominently in ljubljana , among them republic square , cankar hall , maximarket department store , and the museum of modern art .for his work , he received the preseren award in 1961 and in 1978 .he died in ljubljana , aged 85 .