Cultural programs

Urban Activation in Romania

exhibition
2 November 2011 – 10 January 2012, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest

The project proposed a study of the recent independent initiatives in Romania and a selection of 14 projects which may be seen as effective models of action and restoration – of abandoned spaces, of the identity of a place, of good techniques and habits, of the relationship with the world, promoting thus a culture of the urban civic activism. 

City. Money. Architecture.

conferences & debate
16 December 2011, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest

Almost 6 hours into a marathon, structured in two sessions of conferences, each one followed by one debate. The event brought together architects, urban planners and expert economists from Romania, the Netherlands and Germany who explored study cases, failure or success scenarios for urban development, formulae to increase the attractiveness of cities for locals and investors, opportunities and solutions for new urban projects.

International relations. Young architects from Germany

itinerant exhibition
10 November – 12 December 2011, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest

The exhibition presented almost 14 projects completed by young architects from Germany which were carried out abroad, mostly after 2004. Selected examples in architecture, interior design, urban planning and landscaping highlighted the way in which they approach a new and foreign environment, change and redefine already existing buildings and build new ones in extraordinary conditions: sensitive solutions to current challenges, always considering the future, the sustainabilit and the new technologies. 

Guided tours through industrial architecture – Bucharest

25 and 26 November 2011, Bucharest, South-West

Section of the Heritage as a resource programme, the project proposed – as a dedicated pilot project mainly to architects, members of organizations and civil society – to visit seven industrial ensembles in the capital: Filaret Factory, Wolff-Hesper Factory, Matches Factory, Astronomic Observer, the Stamp Factory, Bragadiru Palace and Factory, Customs Warehouse – the Ark. 

Urban Report – conferences

May-December 2011, Belgrade, Budapest, Sofia

The first conference at the launch of the #1 Urban Report volume part of the Belgrade International Architecture Week took place on 11 May 2011. The event, hosted by Belgrade City Museum, covered a presentation of the platform and programme delivered by Constantin Goagea, a conference on the Serbian contribution and its relevance in the project delivered by Ivan Kucina and two screenings (Looking for Oktober and Balkanized Deutsche Bank).

Urban Report #3

Pioneers of Emerging Practices

Team: Ivan Kucina, Todor Atanasov, Peter Torniov, Miklós Péterffy, Samu Szemerey, Ștefan Ghenciulescu, Cosmina Goagea, Constantin Goagea.
Institutions: BINA, SAW, ZEPPELIN, KEK, Transformatori.
Thanks for their contribution to UR Volume #2: Ana Džokić, Assen Georgiev, Djordje Stojanovic, Florina Jerliu, István Ligetvári, Iva Delova, Ivan Kucina, Justin Baroncea, Kai Vöckler, Marc Neelen, Miklós Péterffy, Mugur Grosu, NAO, Planwerk, Re-Act Now Studio, Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss, Trafik Association, Valeri Gyurov, Visar Geci, Wilfried Hackenbroich, Zsuffa Zsolt.