Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda on how Covid-19 impacted their work
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda, Romania The virus changed deeply the way we work. We try to do online as many meetings as we could, except site visitings.
Pavlos Chatziangelidis about the neglected outdoor public spaces in Athens
Pavlos Chatziangelidis, 314 Architecture Studio, Greece During our internment, we appreciated more our social life and safety rules turned us towards public or private outdoor spaces. Unfortunately, the outdoor public spaces
Roman Vrtiška and Vladimir Žak about the need to re-think necessary costs
Roman Vrtiška, Vladimír Žák, VRTIŠKA ŽÁK, Czech Republic Many clients nowadays are more accurate in term of saving investments and behaving more carefully, than before. We are all forced to think
I. & A. Vikelas on the need to change public administration offices’ services
I. & A. Vikelas, Vikelas & Associate Architects, Greece Public administration offices providing various services to the citizens have to change radically. Rearrangement and use of technology may reduce queues and
Claudia Campone: The pandemic lockdown was a unique time to investigate different axes of our work
Claudia Campone, Thirtyone Design, Italy My perspective is generally very optimistic: pandemic lockdown somehow forced us to study, research and work more without too much distraction. This has been a unique
Andrey Arnaudov about expectations of increased demand for residential projects
Andrey Arnaudov, PROEKTTA Studio, Bulgaria COVID-19 will affect the architectural profession in many ways, as well the life of the whole society. We expect an increased demand for residential projects with
Parasite Studio about not distinguishing different parts of the city Timisoara
Parasite Studio, Romania The city of Timisoara was formed as a polycentric town, with different neighborhoods, that complement each other, forming a vibrant place. The whole city was linked by Bega
Meneghello Paolelli Associati on adapting to the new situation regarding Covid 19
Meneghello Paolelli Associati, Italy MPA (Meneghello Paolelli Associati) promptly adapted to the new situation, taking advantage of smart-working and to the chances offered by the new ways of communicating and sharing
Wolfgang Schmieder about more complicated regulations and building laws
Wolfgang Schmieder, Fischer Schmieder Architekten, Austria The regulations and building laws based on them are becoming increasingly complicated and confusing. There are now more than two hundred standards and guidelines for
Biroarchitetti about potential innovative approaches as an aftermath of Covid-19
Biroarchitetti, Italy Covid already has a strong impact on our work, as one of our main themes is the design of buildings and interiors for offices. The initial shock is gradually
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda on the distorted urbanization and traffic problems in Romania
Ion Popusoi and Bogdan Preda, Romania The distorted urbanization and traffic problems that Bucharest is facing are so deep, that sincerely, I don’t know how should architects alone could respond to
Pavlos Chatziangelidis on architecture’s drastic reaction to prevent future similar scenarios
Pavlos Chatziangelidis, 314 Architecture Studio, Greece Today, we are experiencing a unprecedented situation worldwide. Architecture should drastically react to prevent similar scenarios in the future. Architecture formed our life during quarantine
Nenad Fabijanić about the earthquake in Zagreb earlier this year
Nenad Fabijanić, Arhitektonski studio Fabijanić, Croatia The latest one has been brought around by the earthquake in Zagreb earlier this year. We are doing our part by working on reconstruction and adaptation
Andrea Botter and Emanuele Bressan on the need for a more careful design of private indoor and outdoor spaces
Andrea Botter and Emanuele Bressan, Studio Botter + Studio Bressan, Italy The obligation to stay closed indoors for long periods has brought out a greater attention of our customers towards the domestic
A Socratic shift in thinking is dramatically needed today
A Socratic shift in thinking is dramatically needed today Interview with Dževad Karahasan, Bosnian and Herzegovinian dramaturg, writer, professor and academician Dževad Karahasan is the winner of this year’s Goethe Prize
If we are losing our basic values, we only have ourselves to blame; interview with Georg von Habsburg
If we are losing our basic values, we only have ourselves to blame; interview with Georg von Habsburg By Boštjan Tadel To what an extent do you expect
Eligo Studio on Covid-19 as a chance to improve the quality of interior spaces
Eligo Studio, Italy Talking about interior design, we think that COVID-19 crisis give us a change to improve the quality of the interior spaces looking for better materials and smart solutions.
Zamboni Associati on the problem of the profession of architecture in Italy
Zamboni Associati Architettura, Italy Covid-19 is not the problem but the evidence of the problem, or the tip of the iceberg. It brings to light even more strongly the crisis of
Nenad Fabijanić on the impact Covid-19 had on their work
Nenad Fabijanić, Arhitektonski studio Fabijanić, Croatia There has been a period of working from home while quarantine was on and all our meetings were online, otherwise Covid-19 had no relevant impact on our
Paul Lobis: Assumptions on how Covid-19 will affect the woodworking sector in South Tyrol, Italy
Paul Lobis, Italy I can only make assumptions on how Covid-19 will affect the woodworking sector. Most likely, the demand will drop within the next two years – especially concerning lower price