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
Andrea Botter and Emanuele Bressan on the need to recover the existing building stock and the protection of the territory
Andrea Botter and Emanuele Bressan, Studio Botter + Studio Bressan, Italy A big problem that afflicts our territory of triveneto, but also a big part of Italian soil, is the need
Eligo Studio on creating more flexible spaces as a solution to retail stores problem
Eligo Studio, Italy The retail stores are designed as spaces are not reflected anymore the contemporary way to shop and to interact with them. EligoStudio vision in the retail business is
Tatjana Cafuk on the involvment of citizens as creators of their own spaces, aided by experts
Tatjana Cafuk, Arhipen, Croatia Concurrently with the COVID-19 crisis, the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, and its surroundings were hit by a devastating earthquake, which caused significant damage to buildings. The Zagreb city
Tommaso Giunchi: Social distancing will go beyond the problem of Covid-19
Tommaso Giunchi, Italy I already discuss this theme with different social platforms and magazines: I think that people, who have been forced to stay indoors for a long time, have realized
Tatjana Cafuk on Covid-19 crisis as opportunity for reflection and optimization of existing processes
Tatjana Cafuk, Arhipen, Croatia The COVID-19 crisis will undoubtedly affect many aspects of urban planning, architecture, and design. Although we cannot accurately predict the future, every crisis brings opportunities for reflection, reimagining
Zamboni Associati: Covid-19 “brings to the brink” ambiguous or unresolved situations
Zamboni Associati Architetti, Italy Covid-19 emergency apparently leads in the diametrically opposite direction to how our cities, our communities, our activities and the use of public and private space were evolving
Y100 Atelier on the platform for architectural competitions on state/municipality levels
Y100 Atelier, Slovakia I really miss the platform for architectural competitions on the state and municipality levels. Most of the public institutions publish call for entries only on their web sites,
Novi dom on how the crisis caused by Covid-19 will impact the construction industry and the architecture itself
Novi dom, Bosnia and Herzegovina The consequences of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus pandemic and by the restrictive measures implemented by many governments will certainly have a major impact
LDA.iMdA about a delicate balance border that sees two sides of architecture work in Italy
LDA.iMdA Architetti associati, Italy Italian architecture has a great history both in ancient and in modern period. Luckily we have been the fortunate witnesses of the most important artistic phenomena in
Giuseppe Gurrieri on the disappearance of policies to protect the natural and historicized territory
Giuseppe Gurrieri; Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio, Italy In recent decades, in Italy, in order to meet the growing demand for housing, policies to protect the natural and historicized territory have disappeared in
Georgios Makridis about the under-apprecitation of design
Georgios Makridis; do:gma, Cyprus Problem Identification: Under-Appreciation of Design This is a rather general problem, that becomes specific for Cyprus in a slightly different way. The country is currently into the frenzy
Chrystala Psathiti on design of various architectural proposals
Chrystala Psathiti; Splace-architecture, Cyprus Problem: New firms basically rely mainly on their intuition or the general culture provided by Instagram and Pinterest for the design of various architectural proposals. Solution: I think