Vladimir Šubic

Vladimir Šubic (23 May 1894 – 16 September 1946) was a Slovene architect. He designed several moderate functionalist buildings in Ljubljana, most notably the Nebotičnik skyscraper, which was the tallest building in Yugoslavia upon its completion. His architectural design was rational and economic, following metropolitan patterns and American high-rise examples. and baptized Vladimir Ivan Viljem Šubic. He began his studies at the Technical University of Vienna in 1912, studying mechanical engineering. In 1946, he was sent by the Titoist regime of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia to the work brigade in Bosnia, to work as an engineer on the construction of the Brčko-Banovići railway line. He died in Lukavac building the line the same year under unknown circumstances, although the cause of death was officially reported as "infarction".

Buildings

Vladimir Šubic was the architect of many buildings. Below is a list of his more notable accomplishments:

The Nebotičnik high-rise The Koehler Mansion The Meksika apartment house The Chamber of Labour (Delavska zbornica), now the seat of the Slovenian Cinematheque Several apartment blocks for the Pension Fund Institution (Pokojninski zavod) The tomb for the Jelačin family The Šubic Mansion The Palace of Trade The Grafika Palace The Palace of Trade Academy The Udarnik Cinema in Maribor "Putnikov paviljon" in Celje