To Turn A River Delta Into A Sea
Exhibition Catalogue
“This is what I look for in architecture: something that is not merely aesthetic, but also carries emotion. That is the anthropological dimension. It is about memoriality, which relates to the quality of life – something that makes life easier and is not just visual appeal. Tradition therefore needs to be reanimated, not copied. Blindly repeating styles is meaningless. What interests me in architecture are thematic depth, questions that reach beyond superficial design, and the search for ways in which these stories can shape our space and our time.”
Boris Podrecca
The extensive catalogue includes 85 selected projects created between 1980 and 2024, symbolically coinciding with the architect’s 85th jubilee, which he celebrates in 2025. Among the works presented are numerous projects from Slovenia, such as the renovation of Tartini Square in Piran, the DESSA Gallery, the Platana Bar, the Brič winery, the Faculty of Medicine in Maribor, Ljubljana’s Vila Urbana and the Grain Bridge, as well as unrealised designs such as South Square and the former Šumi factory site in Ljubljana – to name just a few.
Only a few left (3)
Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, for the publisher: Blaž Peršin, Director
Center Rog, for the publisher: Renata Zamida, Director
Editors: Timotej Jevšenak, France Stele Institute of Art History, ZRC SAZU;
Katarina Čakš, Prostorske prakse
Authors of texts: Katarina Čakš, Prostorske prakse; Zoran Gavrić;
Timotej Jevšenak, ZRC SAZU; France Stele Institute of Art History, ZRC SAZU
Production: Maja Kovač, Ana Kure
Material and photographs: Boris Podrecca archive
Preparation of visual material and project data: Mihael Grossman, Hannah Wölfl, Podrecca Ziviltechniker GmbH
Image processing: Tina Dacar
Design: Studio Potok, Eva Popit
Language editing: Katja Paladin (Slovene), Paula Kirby (English)
English translation: Marjana Karer, Paula Kirby, Matic Šavli
Translation from German: Marjana Karer, Paula Kirby
Translation from Serbian: Igor Štrbac
Print: Schwarz print d.o.o.
Print run: 300 copies
January 2025
