▁Upon ▁emb rac ing ▁the ▁functional ist ▁approach ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁V urn ik ▁riv aled ▁the ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁Ple č nik ' s ▁approach . ▁The ▁Cooper ative ▁Business ▁Bank , ▁designed ▁by ▁V urn ik ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Hel ena ▁K ott ler ▁V urn ik ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁decor ative ▁fac ade ▁in ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁Sloven e ▁tr icol or , ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁building ▁in ▁L jub lj ana . ▁V urn ik ▁has ▁also ▁drawn ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁urban ▁plans , ▁among ▁these ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁B led ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁K ran j ▁( 1 9 3 3 – 1 9 3 7 ), ▁and ▁L jub lj ana ▁( 1 9 3 5 ). ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁an ▁art isan ' s ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Car ni olan ▁town ▁of ▁Rad ov lj ica , ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire , ▁present - day ▁Sloven ia . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁rather ▁wealth y ▁st on em ason ▁and ▁Ivan ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁school ▁first ▁to ▁K ran j ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁L jub lj ana . ▁▁ ▁V urn ik ▁graduated ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁from ▁the ▁Vienna ▁University ▁of ▁Technology . ▁He ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Karl ▁May re der . ▁In ▁Vienna ▁he