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
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.