Hannes Schienegger: Redefining Architecture Through “Intensifying Space”
How does an architect turn a simple space into something extraordinary? At BIG SEE Architecture 2024, Hannes Schienegger of Spado Architects—this year’s Grand Prix winners for their Stadel Conversion WET project - answered this
The Vision Behind Flasher: How Georg Wanker’s Design Philosophy is Shaping Urban Mobility
Georg Wanker’s journey in industrial design is not just about creating functional products—it's about shaping the future through design that improves lives. His approach to design is rooted in one central belief: design is
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 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