Cultural programs

Rudolf Fränkel’s urban architecture

a monographic exhibition
29 oct. – 30 nov. 2008, MNAC – galeria ¾, Bucharest National Theatre

The exhibition aimed to make known the works of an exceptional architect, but far too little known. Rudolf Fränkel was born and worked early in Germany. In 1933, following the Nazi, he emigrated and settled in Bucharest, from where he emigrated again to England in 1937. 

Small ideas for a big city

exhibition & conference
17.10 – 15.11.2008, Museum of Romanian Peasant, Aquarium hall, Bucharest

The exhibition promoted 16 alternative projects to improve public spaces in Bucharest. Small ideas, costwise, which could truly improve the quality of life for communities and certain urban situations. Designed by the members of the organization and by young invited architects, the proposals submitted to authorities and the wide audience addressed various places, from abandoned sites to the great housing neighbourhoods, and spaces in the heart of the historical centre. 

35 cities, lots of pixels, some coffee

exhibition of contemporary architecture photography
17 October – 15 November 2008, Bucharest Art Galleries
photos by Cosmin Caciuc and Ştefan Tuchilă; curator: Constantin Goagea

A journey in the history of contemporary architecture, talking about the condition of the modern architect in his function as a tourist/world observer, with an attempt of a look less interested by the seduction of surfaces and more focused to decoding the hidden sides of places and objects. 

Urban activations in Romania – catalogue

This catalog accompanies the exhibition Urban Activations in Romania, that took place in November 2011 at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest. The program is part of the Zeppelin Festival 2011. 

Urban Report #2

The Conditions of the Self Regulated Urbanity
– to cultivate an enabling knowledge on self regulated urbanity, its concepts, conditions and developing strategy.

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 at UR Volume #2: Boris Žerjav, Milica Topalović, Archis Interventions, Hackenbroich Architekten, Space Syntax Romania, ATU, Levente Polyak, Club Electroputere, Fabrica de Pensule, Luminiţa Klara Veer, STEALTH.unlimited – Ana Dzokic & Marc Neelen, Srdjan Jovanović Weiss, Valeri Gyurov.

Urban report #1

Urban Report is a cross culture programme bringing together theories and critical discourse on contemporary urban phenomena in 4 countries: Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria.

Urban Report team:
Ivan Kucina, Todor Atanasov, Peter Torniov, Miklós Péterffy, Samu Szemerey, Ştefan Ghenciulescu, Cosmina Goagea, Constantin Goagea

Institutions : 
BINA, SAW, ZEPPELIN, KEK, Transformatori