Green Ring Sofia
An ecological urban public space for the citizens of Sofia The project Green Ring Sofia is an approximately 32 km long loop of bidirectional cycling lanes and pedestrian footpaths. It is an
“You are what you eat” is literally literal
Irreverently responsible, smashing good plant-based meat The title of this article is a very typical line of Vladimir Mićković’s. For a visual communications designer he has a very, well, graphic style of expression,
Interview with Markus Klaura, one of the founders of Lendarchitektur
Architecture is also a cultural and educational activity Lendarchitektur takes on a variety of tasks, starting with urban planning, designing residential buildings to planning small-scale projects and spatial interventions, and therefore advocates a
A conversation with Blaž Budja and Rok Jereb, founders of Jereb in Budja Arhitekti
The next “word of the week” should be moderation Jereb and Budja Arhitekti was founded in 2007 by Rok Jereb and Blaž Budja, who were later joined by Nina Majoranc Peršin. They are
Freedom of access to the urban environment
Interview with URBANA David Harvey, a British Professor of anthropology and geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, once stated that “the freedom to make and remake our
Coffee sediment as a material for flowerpots
Coffee’s second life Seedko, a biodegradable flower pot University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine and Applied Arts: authors Maša Kralj and Ana Topole (students), mentor prof. Mag. Barbara Prinčič This remarkable student project
Materials experiments and materials research at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest
Creative material innovation In addition to its cultural role, artistic creation has played an important role in the application and experimentation of new materials and technologies since the early years of human culture.
Jure Miklavc, designer and Red Dot juror, on the future of mobility
The only certain thing is that we are in a transition period Jure Miklavc started his career as a freelance designer, before founding his own design consultancy. Studio Miklavc works in the fields
From care to cure and back
Interview with Ana Dana Beroš Under the umbrella of the LINA platform, the programme From Care to Cure and Back was initiated by Ana Dana Beroš in collaboration with the Association of Architects of
Architecture is the means to create a common language of living
Interview with Saimir Kristo Saimir Kristo is an architect and urban designer, currently founder of the Architecture Fund in Albania and also Deputy Dean and Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Creative
Marek Jan Štěpán authentic architectural design
Interview with Marek Jan Štěpán, founder and director of Atelier Štěpán about his authentic architectural design We share a common cultural space in Central Europe with the Czech Republic, and we are also close
Between two cities
Interview with Tinatin Gurgenidze, co-founder of the Tbilisi Architecture Biennial. Tinatin Gurgenidze studied architecture and urban design in Tbilisi and Barcelona. Trained as an architect and urban designer, Tinatin is involved in research and
Rooftops are the new green fields
The results of architectural practice always seem to be realized in physical form, and by that I mean ideas being materialised as part of the built environment. Most of the time architecture is defined
Into the past or into the future
When designing natural buildings and those made of earth, it is sometimes unclear whether we are going into the past or the future. These structures are often perceived as experiments or alternatives, though such
Solar trees on the streets of Moldova
Recently Chisinau, Moldova's capital, “grew” trees sporting small solar panels. They were introduced as part of the United Nations Development Programme and in partnership with the Municipality of Chisinau. Solar trees are a wonderful
A rare glimpse of utopia
Pecka Visitor Centre – making a difference Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country where the set of real life problems has been mostly replaced by a set of imaginary problems, some of which have
No to discriminatory architecture
No to discriminatory architecture Interview with Gabu Heindl Gabu Heindl is an architect, urban planner and activist who lives in Vienna. As a professor at the Faculty of Architecture she heads the