Croatian Pavilion in the form of a ship, which was to represent Croatia at the Biennale of Architecture in Venice, had collapsed on the way to Venice while sailing from Rijeka port over Adriatic Sea. Pavilion arrived to Venice in such a bad shape that it had to be accompanied back to the shipyard where it will be repaired. Croatia will therefore only be able to present its construction project in Arsenal. But the project when presented still in Croatia in its full shape showed very interesting architectural installation that we would like to present to you here. MORE…

Produced by the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, studiobotas and the Studio AKKA presents Slovenia at the 12th International Architecture Biennial in Venice with the All Shades of Green project. The playground built with elements of landscape design will interact with the urban space in front of the A+A Gallery, Venice. MORE…

One week before the opening of the Motovun Film Festival another interesting project had taken place: twenty architecture students from Zagreb and Split came up with a workshop to revitalize a row of arches/niches supporting the famous walkway on city walls, hidden from the views and unavailable for usage so far. MORE…

The student workshop KamFest that was held in the first week of August  in Kamnik, Slovenia, was dealing with designing and placing the KamFest festival in the old part of the medieval city center. The main purpose was to design the festival place and city center to correspond with each other. Here we are showing the results of the workshop which was organized by the group Štajn, Municipality of Kamnik, Agency for development of Tourism Kamnik and Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. MORE…

The Container Architecture Exhibition is the world’s first of its kind. Offering an insight into one of architecture’s youngest branches, it showcases the most high-profile realized ISO-container projects from all over the globe and clearly demonstrates the wide variety of uses containers can be put to, from temporary constructions to public buildings and housing arrangements. MORE…

Serbian architectural group 4of7 has completed the polycentric ceiling prototype two weeks ago in Belgrade at the Mixer design Expo. Originally, the project started as a competition entry for the Serbian Pavilion at 12th Venice Biennale of Architecture. MORE…

The winning proposal at the competition for the New Zagreb Crafts Centre in Croatia was announced recently by the Association of Architects of Zagreb. The authors of the project, Vedran Pedišić, Mladen Hofmann (SANGRAD architects), Emil Špirić and Erick Velasco Farrera (AVP_arhitekti) presented an introverted island organized around the central public communications and spaces. MORE…

Blackbox is space with a completely controlled atmosphere with no relation with the outside world in which you are not aware of the time passing.For the whole interior design authors strived to create a strong conceptual identity around the theme of the Blackbox, defining all the elements that make up the whole, the logo, the furniture and the entire interior context. MORE…

Competition project for one-family house in Podjunska Street, Ljubljana, 2007

Enota’s exhibition »Natural Systems« will be presented in architectural gallery DESSA in Ljubljana. Exhibition is a selection of twelve projects from recent years. Six built and six yet unbuilt projects differ in scale, programme and are set in different environments. MORE…

The architectural workshop Muljara, which was named after a large silos for mud, was dealing with the transformation of the industrial complex in Zagreb’s one of the first cement factory. Authors tried to demonstrate that abandoned industrial landscapes could be seen as a valuable urban land. Location of Zagreb cement factory was demonstrated to be an interesting field of experimentation of new forms of life in the city. MORE…

In 2006, in Vitanje (North-Northeast Slovenia), a memorial center, dedicated to Herman Potočnik Noordung, pioneer of spaceflight, was established. The latest plans for Vitanje and Potočnik memorial site also include revitalizing of The Vitanje House of Culture grounds into KSEVT (Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies). Design for it is a joint project of notable Slovenian architect bureaus, uniting their efforts in AZZV (Architectural assiociation for Vitanje) – Bevk Perovič, Dekleva Gregorič, Ofis and Sadar + Vuga architect bureaus have all connected for a public tender and came out with the best solution. MORE…

1st Prize at Invited Competition for SISKA Shopping centre was given to ATP Architects and Engineers. The highly mixed district of SISKA on the northern edge of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana is in a process of transformation. With very good transport connections, the shopping centre is located precisely at the point of entry to the city and, together with the other buildings on the site, will assume the role of a gateway to Ljubljana. MORE…

Lena Krušec, Tomaž Krušec and Vid Kurinčič, the authors of the new building housing the Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty, are the winners of the Plečnik Award for 2010, the most prestigious award for architecture in Slovenia, which is given out annually by the Jože Plečnik Fund. The building is constructed within a large area in which various buildings of the Biotechnical Faculty are positioned as pavilions among groves of fruit trees. The building is a functional and conceptual continuation of the existing faculty complex. MORE…

In Istanbul, Turkey, Headquarters for a Turkish fashion house Vakko and Power Media (Turkey’s equivalent of MTV) has been completed recently. The project for the building was adapted to the site of an unfinished and abandoned hotel. Creating an exceptional new headquarters was critical to maintaining Vakko/Power’s public image; yet, absorption of the clumsy, existing structure of the hotel was impossible to hide given the time constraints. REX therefore proposed to make the glass façade as thin and immaterial as possible, such that the existing hotel skeleton is exposed, not hidden. MORE…

The new Lent-Tabor footway and bicycle bridge in Maribor, Slovenia, was selected to be the best solution at the international competition. Spanish architects Francisco Burgos & Ginés Garrido / BGAA proposed a solution that does not compete with Maribor’s Stari Most, the city’s Old Bridge. It rather bows to its formidable presence. They therefore proposed a structure that in a way is a complement to the Old Bridge. MORE…

The winning proposal at the international competition for the New UGM – Maribor Art Gallery in Slovenia was announced few days ago at the Association of Architects of Maribor. The Hungarian team with Tamás Lévai and Ágnes Jószai was selected to present the best solution of the gallery spaces. MORE…

This project refers to the design of a housing complex in the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece. The 700 m2 plot is steeply sloped and has unobstructed view towards the west. The complex is comprised by three discreet building volumes. Buildings A and B are situated on the western part of the plot whereas the larger building C is placed in the southeastern part of the plot. This placement enables the maximum exploitation of the view and the slope of the plot. MORE…

First price for exterior design at competition for the pavilion of BIH at expo 2010 in Shanghai was given to Miron Ibrahimpasis, architect from (IN/OUT ARH STUDIO), Lamila Simisic and Jasmina Dizdarevic. MORE…

The 15th Biennial of Macedonian Architecture BIMAS is on exhibition in the Skopje Museum from March 23 until April 3. A total of 150 works have applied, due to be selected by architect Miško Ralev. The Grand Biennial Exhibition presents the best achievements in the previous two years, along with roundtables, tours of renowned architects, lectures and presentations. MORE…

CET = Central European Time by ONL (Oosterhuis_Lénárd). CET is also a synonym for a whale. The Mixed Use De-velopment CET at the Kozraktar between the Petofi and the Szabadsag Bridge is both. The CET concept refers to Budapest as an important metropolitan centre in the heart of Central Europe. The CET shape somehow refers to the smooth and friendly streamlined body of a whale. The new CET development has the potential to put Budapest once again on the map of the world. Name and shape of the CET symbolizes its cultural po¬tential and commercial pole position in one of the best preserved cities in the world. MORE…

Part of the exterior of the Sacred Heart Church in Prague, 1928–1932

Architectural exhibition Jože Plečnik 1872–1957, Architect in Ljubljana, Prague and Vienna will be presented at the 15th Architectural Biennial of Macedonia “BIMAS 2010″  from March 25 – April 11 at Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (author of the exhibition is Damjan Prelovšek, author of design and installation of the exhibition is Eva Prelovšek, publisher National Gallery of Slovenia). Exhibition will be accompanied by the lecture on architect Plečnik that will be given by Andrej Hrausky on 25st of March 2010. MORE…

Nande Korpnik, ACMAN FAMILY HOUSE, Griže by Žalec

Exhibition Contemporary architecture in Slovenia 1999-2010 will be presented at the 15th Architectural Biennial of Macedonia “BIMAS 2010″  from March 25 – April 11 at Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (curators and authors of the exhibition are Andrej Hrausky and Maja Ivanič, publisher Gallery Dessa). Exhibition will be accompanied by two lectures on 31st of March 2010. Boštjan Vuga from Sadar Vuga arhitekti will hold a lecture at 7 p.m.  and afterwards at 8 p.m.  Dean Lah from Enota will present his works. MORE…

Zavod Trajek is preparing exhibition on France and Marta Ivanšek, an architectural pair, who belonged to post-war generation of Slovenian architects. The exhibition will be showing original archival material with added reconstructions of the three interiors: Murgle houses, Rooms for old people and shop called Interier. MORE…

Children’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation / Architect: Sou Fujimoto/ Photo: Daici Ano

On Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 the symposium of architecture in Ljubljana titled “Ljubljana Days of Oris” will take place. The idea for this project has been generated by great interest shown by readers of Oris magazine and audience who attend Oris and its events. Organizers are making this manifestation a regular event since year 2006, similar like they did with “Days of Oris” in Zagreb since year 2001.

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W.M.Pühringer has been engaged since twelve years with the extreme project PEACE CONNECTION MOSTAR 3000. Puehringer, founding member of the Viennese group of architects Zünd up, has designed a complex sculpture to be installed temporarily on the old bridge of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. This project is located in one of the most sensitive places in the Balkans, serving as a catalyst for a lively discussion about the processing of the Yugoslav conflict and has received the highest attention in the entire Balkan region. MORE…

Farewell chapel designed by Ofis arhitekti received the Building of the Year 2009 title in the category of religious building. The title was given by the world-wide architectural web blog ArchDaily. The chapel is located in Krašnja, a village close to Ljubljana, Slovenia, next to the existing graveyard. MORE…

Architectural exhibition of the group Superform will be on display until 19th of March at the gallery Dessa in Ljubljana. Superform is architectural studio, which was established by Marjan Poboljšaj and Anton Žižek. In their nine years of architectural practice, they created several daring single-family houses, which are shown in the exhibition. MORE…

Noir is a 146 square-meter restaurant in Piatra Neamt in the northeast of Romania. The task was to design a simple “warm and intimate” space, which would overlook the picturesque mountains with forests that are surrounding the city. MORE…

A Belgrade based office 4of7 Architecture will be presenting their recent production at O3on Art Space  in Belgrade, 2-10 March 2010. In a series of models, illustrations and drawings, the exhibition will be showcasing in parallel:  projects under construction and results achieved in the academic setting at University of Belgrade. MORE…

Through theory and best practice examples, renowned foreign and local experts will present the available integrated, innovative and creative lighting solutions at the Light in architecture seminar. Seminar will take place at The Architecture Museum of Ljubljana on Thursday, 4 March 2010 from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Honorary guest of the event will be prof. Peter Gabrijelčič, M.Arch., dean of the Faculty of Architecture. MORE…

CastleRock is a 3800m2 residential development located on a 12,000m2 site in Bodrum, a city on the southern coast of Turkey. Bodrum is nestled against the sea, and is characterized largely by its Mediterranean climate. The site is located near the center of Bodrum, perched on a hillside overlooking the city some 65m above sea level. MORE…

Grand architecture versus right architecture is the topic of this year’s International Convention of Architecture that will be held on March 6 at Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Budapest, Hungary. Highly recognized architects invited from around the globe such as Eduardo Souto de Moura, Tony Fretton, Édouard François, Heinz Tesar and Petra Čeferin will hold lectures to present an overview of trends in architecture in Hungary and abroad. This event has become a tradition over the last seven years, having grown into the most important event for the architect community in Hungary. MORE…

Situated on the bare slopes of Bodrum Peninsula, this site provides extensive, wildly beautiful views towards the Mediterranean unfolded following the contour lines of the topography. This lead Teğet architects to create a settlement in the form of a giant open air theatre, where each level following the curve of the slopes constituted a continuous retaining wall out of stone. The  detached houses are aligned along these walls, resting on them in a rythm as if they were single storey structures. MORE…

NEW ZAGREB is the place to be, claim the authors  GEERT DE GROOTE ARCHITECTUURKANTOOR of the winning proposal at Europan 10 competition in Zagreb, Croatia. Their project aims to enhance the relationship between New Zagreb and the waterfront. This should provide new uses and possibilities for the development of the area as a powerful magnet of urban activity. In order to reach this goal authors propose a strategy that will ensure a high urban and spatial quality, rather than a final result. MORE…

Two Slovene teams have won prizes at the Europan 10 competition. First we are presenting Elastik who won the Special mention prize for the project Soundgarden in Maastricht, Netherlands. The second project is of Eva Prelovšek and Aarne Niemelä who won the Runner Up prize in Järvenpää, Finland. MORE…

The strategic location and the topography of the site, the unexpected sight of the sea from all points of the area have given rise to the idea of setting up a compact, powerful, conceptually, all based on counterslope. A place compact and not scattered, so recognizable. A place where every house could have a terrace from which to admire the view over the gulf. A hill renewed and rediscovered, a new Gebel Zghir (small mountain). This project that we are presenting has won the first prize at Europan 10 competition in Rijeka, Croatia. MORE…

BorderLINE Architecture is a concept of the young Hungarian architects Marcel Ferencz and Andor Wesselényi-Garay. This concept was chosen by a jury to represent Hungary at the 12th International Architectural Exhibition in Venice. MORE…

Let the kindergarten become a place where an architect’s play with space blends with a child’s play. We are presenting the newly announced result of the architectural competition for kindergarten in Ribnica which is to be the biggest kindergarten in Slovenia. The winning solution designed by Bojan Mrežar, Renato Rajnar and Peter Rijavec will have twenty playrooms and will measure 4,500 m2. 360 children will play and learn there. MORE…

Gallery DESSA was formed in 1989 in order to establish a space for sharing and learning about different architectural ideas. After twenty years, the gallery organized 200 exhibitions in homeland and 72 abroad, adding to these more than 50 lectures on Slovenian architecture abroad and 38 professional field trips. DESSA celebrated 20th anniversary of its establishment in December. Therefore, we are publishing a fascinating history of its beginning.  MORE…

Kolelinia is a concept for riding our own bicycles on a steel wire, a new type of bicycle-lanes.It is a city fly attempt. We are born to move, this makes us alive. The transport is not only a transport, it has to be an experience! The quality of this process reflects directly on the quality of our life. Is it possible to achieve a completely new level of transportation with minimum resources? MORE…

This monument to fallen defenders in the Croatian Homeland War presents four rivers that are crossing Kalovac area: Kupa, Korana, Mrežnica and Dobra. Four rivers that flow peacefully in the beginning – made of parallel metal tracks – later they overcome stormy waves of war times and continue peacefully further in flow. MORE…

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb—the largest publicly funded cultural project since Croatian independence in 1991—has finally opened its doors in December. The opening marked the culmination of a frustratingly drawn-out process, with the decision to create a museum first being made in 1998. A new building, designed by Croatian architect Igor Franic, has been created to house the museum, which holds collections of Croatian and foreign works from the 1950s to the present. Despite the delay and budget cuts that accompanied building construction, the new museum is extensive, covering a total area of 15,000 sq. m. The ambitious project is the first museum to be built in Zagreb in 125 years. MORE…

Beyond the affluent and diverse scale of cultural events, Pécs as European Capital of Culture in 2010 is preparing redesign of numerous parks and squares. Yet another new and attractive highlight will enrich the tourist market of the city:  the new cultural-art quarter which is to be established in surroundings of the world renown Zsolnay Factory. MORE…

The winning proposal for the sports-hall at the primary school in Mengeš was announced few days ago at the Slovene Chamber of Architecture. The group of architects with Alenka Kragelj Eržen, Gregor Košorok, Jernej Gartner and landscape architects Matej Kučina and Eva Prosen were selected to present the best solution of low- energy multipurpose sports hall. MORE…

The European Capital of Culture 2010 title gave Pécs a unique opportunity to transform its economic structure into a culture-based economy. The programme is designed to enable the city to rediscover its urban character, the beauty of living in a city, reclaim public spaces for the benefit of its community, and make the whole environment more liveable. The ECoC title will bring new symbols to the city to be proud of. In this article we will present the one of the two green-field investments: South Transdanubian Regional Library and Knowledge Centre.
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