Meritus

n 1997, Vasa J. Perovic and Matija Bevk founded Bevk Perovic arhitekti in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They work, alongside with the international team of 9 young architects, on a diverse range of projects, in dif- ferent European countries.
Since its beginnings the studio received wide international recognition. They have been awarded nu- merous national and international prizes (European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Emerging Architect Award in 2007, Kunstpreis Berlin in 2006, Piranesi Award in 2005, 5 Plenik Prizes for best building of the year in Slovenia, 4 Golden Pencil awards by the Chamber of Ar- chitects, Preseren Prize, the highest national prize for culture, awarded by the President of the Republic
of Slovenia in 2005, etc)
The work of Bevk Perovic arhitekti is characterized by continuous research into programmes and possi- bilities of their reinterpretations in contemporary architectural practice.
In order to understand and comprehend their work, one must examine their ‘dedicated choice’ to follow
conditions in which a building emerges. These conditions range from political and social, to environ-
mental and material – their simple, yet complex architectural solutions strive to answer those conditions beyond bare function.