For modern architecture: "’A name you hear a lot in Ljubljana is that of Joze Plecnik. He's everywhere,’ said my tour guide, Marijan Kriskovic, a knowledgeable city resident in his late 20s. Plecnik, he explained, was a Slovenian urban planner and an architect with an eclectic style that blended functional modernism, romantic classicism, and symbolism. By his death in 1957 at 85, Plecnik had left a lasting imprint on his native city." William A. Davis, The Boston Globe, December 14, 2005

For traditional architecture: Slovenia's architecture, more than many of its neighbors, is characterized by folk creativity, differing markedly by region. Along the coast and in the Vipava region, the architecture displays stonecutting details; the Soča River region roofs are covered with the wooden shingles that replaced the thatched roofs of the past.

Thatched houses are still today a feature of Prekmurje. Particularly worth attention are the ancient granaries and the remarkable Slovene kozolec or hayrack.