Gizela Šuklje
*25. 3. 1909 – Jelsa, Croatia
†31. 10. 1994 – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Biography
Gizela Šuklje was one of the few women who, after graduating from the Ljubljana Women's Real Gymnasium, studied architecture. In November 1932, she graduated as the first woman under professor Jože Plečnik at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. After successfully completing her studies in Ljubljana, she spent a year starting from November 1933 as a scholarship holder of the French government studying at the Institute of Art and Archaeology in Paris, while also working for architect Auguste Perret. Upon returning to Ljubljana in November 1934, she became a voluntary assistant in the Ljubljana Department of Architecture. From her return from Paris until June 1946, she worked in the studio of Jože Plečnik. In 1946, she became a professor of typography, decorative drawing, and the history of furniture at the School of Design and Photography in Ljubljana, where she served as a teacher and director for 25 years (1946-72). She passed on all the knowledge and experience she gained during more than twenty years with Plečnik to her students.
Gizela Šuklje was one of the few women who, after graduating from the Ljubljana Women's Real Gymnasium, studied architecture. In November 1932, she graduated as the first woman under professor Jože Plečnik at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. After successfully completing her studies in Ljubljana, she spent a year starting from November 1933 as a scholarship holder of the French government studying at the Institute of Art and Archaeology in Paris, while also working for architect Auguste Perret. Upon returning to Ljubljana in November 1934, she became a voluntary assistant in the Ljubljana Department of Architecture. From her return from Paris until June 1946, she worked in the studio of Jože Plečnik. In 1946, she became a professor of typography, decorative drawing, and the history of furniture at the School of Design and Photography in Ljubljana, where she served as a teacher and director for 25 years (1946-72). She passed on all the knowledge and experience she gained during more than twenty years with Plečnik to her students.
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