Building a palimpsest
Sensitive approach to re-thinking built heritage An architectural pearl – a precious remnant from another age – stands on an elevated street with a breath-taking view over the historical urban core of
Interview with Zoran and Dragica Doršner
Architects who built the Olympic City, Sarajevo Dragica and Zoran Doršner belong to the post-war generation of Yugoslavia, and were the architects who built the Olympic City in Sarajevo for the XIV
Interview with Lucy Dinnen and Vernes Čaušević, Projekt V Arhitektura
We don’t follow a style, but rather a social position Projekt V Arhitektura is an architectural practice headed by Lucy Dinnen and Vernes Čaušević. The studio is based in Sarajevo but operates
Becoming aware of the connection with nature
The eco-platform Blue and Green Reflecting on the need to change the paradigm towards a genuinely sustainable society through the presentation of the eco-platform Blue and Green, and one of its active
An inclusive and sustainable approach to city processes
Gradoscope, a collaborative practice Gradoscope is a collaborative practice focused on reinventing urban spaces, consisting of a multidisciplinary team with expertise in architecture, urbanism, communication, design, and multimedia. The collective was founded
Utopia K67
Project that goes against the expected rules In his novel Blindness, José Saramago narrates the story of a epidemic of blindness that affects an unnamed city so the encounters among inhabitants become
Centar KRAK
Interview with Irfan Hošić, the founder of KRAK Centar KRAK (Klub RAdnika Kombiteksa – Kombiteks’ workers club, the KRAK Center for Contemporary Culture) – located in the city of Bihać, in the
Transcending the “standard” understanding of architecture
Spatial interventions and cultural activism in Serbia An ambition that transcends the “standard” understanding of architecture as engineering and design unites the selected initiatives that build on this through a review of
Interview with Konrad Buhagiar, one of the directors of AP Valletta
Buildings that are designed to be beautiful, are admired and cared for, and so they will last longer At the European Architecture Summer Schools (EASA) in Scandinavia in 1997, I met a
SPOLIA by AREA
Creating welcoming public outdoor spaces AREA reshaped the gardens of the Hellenic Foundation of Culture (HFC) in Athens using the spolia technique, thus embedding the institute’s past into the present and future.
Interview with Ondřej Běnek, strategic communicator of the Partnership for Urban Mobility and its flagship initiative CityChangers from Czechia
Helping to change cities for the better* * The slogan of the Partnership for Urban Mobility The Partnership for Urban Mobility (PUM, in Czech: Partnerství pro městskou mobilitu) is a non-governmental
Interview with Ken Marquardt, founder of the Fondazione Canova
I like to keep things simple, which is perhaps the most complicated thing one can do in this world today I met Ken right at the beginning of the millennium, when I
Rooftops are the new green fields
Lettuce on the Roof - Salát na střeše 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
Confronting the reality of our future food supply
Food production and self-sustainability in Serbia Serbia and the so-called “Western Balkans” region are agrarian areas of various sizes and formats. The current interest in food self-sufficiency is tied to a historical tradition
Activism (and idealism)
Community activation in Serbia These organisations extend their architectural mission to a broader professional and social community, which is professionally interdisciplinary. Through architectural tools, they increase the potential for societal development and
The critical classroom
Contemporary re-thinking of educational amenities Surrounded by a mosaic of individual family homes with gardens, orchards and fragments of abandoned agricultural land, the new primary school becomes a strong contemporary landmark of
The GOAT city
Creating the city for goats was a beautiful idea; now it is a major attraction. Imagine an enchanting city where narrow streets weave between houses, creating cozy passages among colourful buildings. Every
Interview with Dunja Krvavac
Days of Architecture Sarajevo Dunja Krvavac is a member of LIFT – Spatial Initiatives, a non-profit non-governmental organisation that aims to educate local communities on architecture, urbanism and design. She started as
Fresh take on activism
Days of Architecture Sarajevo Days of Architecture in Sarajevo, an already established name in architectural circles, started as a student initiative, born out of need and, I would say, a good deal
Telling inspiring architectural stories
BIG Architecture Conference: In Search of Beauty – Between Tradition and Innovation For this year’s conference, we are inviting interesting characters from the field of architecture and its margins, to present their
The good life of contemporary cavemen
Moldovan craftsmen and entrepreneurs give the past a new life in ... the Stone Age Moldova may not boast many architectural marvels that could be deemed environmentally friendly, yet on a trip
The tower of three ages
Revitalisation of the Firefighters’ Tower The historical ages of the tower Most likely built in the last decades of the 15th century, the Firefighters’ Tower, formerly the Weavers’ Tower, was part of
MOSE flood barriers
Mitigating the danger of floods Venice is a city built on water. After the dissolution of the Roman Empire, the inhabitants of the region fled from barbarian hordes and found refuge on
Rethink Architecture
Unconditional collaboration and sharing I want to open this article with the following statement by Richard Sennett: “What’s stayed constant is capital’s desire to make a city into a product, which can
K67 Celje – restoration and opening
Co-shaping the city’s identity On the occasion of the holiday of the city by the Savinja river, the municipality of Celje presents the carefully renovated K67 kiosk as a gift to its
The home of the creative
From riches to rags and back in Timişoara, the European Capital of Culture 2023 FABER is an independent cultural centre, founded by a group of entrepreneurs from Timişoara in the fields of
A deadly serious business
An earthquake-resilient school project is raising spatial awareness, too According to the Turkish International Contracting Services Activities 2023 Report published by the Turkish Contractors Association, the share of the construction sector in
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