PIRANESI AWARD 2023
Curator: Andrej Strehovec, Commissioner of the Serbian National Team
20–29.06.2024
→ CCB Art Gallery, Knez Mihailova 6,
The Piran Days of Architecture (PDA) in cooperation with the Belgrade International Architecture Week (BINA) presents The International Architectural Exhibition for the Piranesi Award 2023.
Exhibition consists of more than fifty works realized in the last two years by the architects nominated by eleven (11) national selectors from eleven (11) European countries (Austria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro). The international jury awarded the prize and recognitions:
Exhibition consists of more than fifty works realized in the last two years by the architects nominated by eleven (11) national selectors from eleven (11) European countries (Austria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro). The international jury awarded the prize and recognitions:
International 2023 Piranesi Award:
Revitalization of Old Glassworks and Surrounding Urban Areas in the Old Town of Ptuj | Ptuj, Slovenia | 2023 | Architects: ELEMENTARNA (Matevž Zalar, Ambrož Bartol, Dominik Košak, Miha Munda, Rok Staudacher, Samo Kralj), KOLEKTIV TEKTONIKA (Darja Matjašec, Pia Kante, Katja Mali);
International 2023 Piranesi Honorable Mention
RIVUS VIVERE | Urban Building Block | Vienna, Austria | 2023 | Architects: PPAG architects (Anna Popelka, Georg Poduschka);
International 2023 Piranesi Honorable Mention
Bohinj Kindergarten | Bohinj, Slovenia | 2023 | Architects: Arrea arhitektura (Ana Jerman, Janja Šušnjar), KAL A (Sofía Romeo Gurrea-Nozaleda, Miguel Sotos Fernández-Zúñiga) | Landscape architects: AKKA (Luka Javornik, Lara Gligić);
International 2023 Piranesi Student Honorable Mention
Biological Corridor of the Plitvica River | Varaždin, Croatia | 2023 | Student: Matija Cepanec | Mentor: Lea Pelivan;
In this fifth season for Serbia at the Piran Days of Architecture (PDA), the Serbian student selection is included for the fourth time. The PDA is an international event with one of the longest traditions in the world and has been organized every pre-last Saturday in November in the seaside towns of Piran and Portorož in Slovenia, since 1983. The purpose of the conference is to evaluate current architectural trends and to present the most innovative ideas of architectural and spatial production in the region of Central Europe. The PDA Conference presents and promotes contemporary high-quality contextual architecture and cultural diversity.
In this 34rd season of the award for the Piranesi Prize, the Slovenian-Serbian architect and critic Andrej Strehovec, in the role of the national selector for Serbia, selected five architectural projects, realized by Serbian authors in the recent years:
– House RI | Zlatibor, Serbia | 2023 | Architect: a2arhitektura (Dijana Adžemović-Anđelković, Vladimir Anđelković);
– Family house Bigovo 3 | Kotor, Montenegro | 2021 | Architect: Verica Krstić, Vasilije Milunović, Jelena Ivanović Vojvodić;
– Skew house | Pančevo, Serbia | 2023 | Architect: Danilo Dangubić Architects;
– Reconstruction of Fetislam fortress | Đerdapski put bb, Municipality of Kladovo, Serbia | 2022 | Architect: KOTO Ltd, Forma Antika Ltd;
– Schneider Electric HUB | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2023 | Architect: Zabriskie Studio;
“In this fifth season for Serbia at the Piran Days of Architecture, the conference and the award are already considered a regular architectural event and bring back memories of the Yugoslav region where this international event has been present since 1983. This year’s national selection for Serbia consists of several architectural typologies in urban, industrial and open spaces, as well as smaller specific pavilion houses in nature. The designs represent the outstanding architectural production of Serbian authors and follow the high criteria for the international Piranesi award: thoughtful placement in the urban and natural environment; spatial and design compatibility with the context; modern, innovative spatial planning; respect for natural and cultural heritage; contemporary understanding of traditional and autochthonous architectural elements; innovative details; carefully selected colors, materials, textures and lighting. The presented architectural projects indicate the superior possibilities of architecture in Serbia and thus serve as an example for further development of the profession.”(Andrej Strehovec)
