PIRANESI AWARD
Prestigious international architectural Piranesi Award, conferred since 1989, is part of the international conference Piran Days of Architecture (PDA). It is named after the 18th-century Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), whose family roots originate from Piran. It prizes best architectural realization built in a Central Europe region in the past two years, and since 2008 also the most innovative student ideas. Its focus is on the respectful relation of contemporary architecture to the natural, cultural and historical context. Through the presentation of diversity of high quality European architecture, it encourages cultural identity and underlining among other the importance of revitalization of our modernistic architecture. First Piranesi Award was conferred in 1989 to Serbian architect and artist Bogdan Bogdanović for the Dudik Memorial Park in Vukovar, Croatia. In 2018 Piranesi Award was conferred the jubilee thirty time. 41 architectural and 22 student projects were nominated by national selectors of 9 invited European countries and student selectors of 12 invited European architectural faculties. Members of the 2018 international jury, chaired by architect Valerie Mulvin, were architects Matteo Bolgan, Eduard Callís, Aljoša Dekleva, Tina Gregorič, Gernot Hertl, Palmar Kristmundsson, Niall McCullough, Guillem Moliner and Amir Vuk Zec. The title theme of 2018 PDA conference was Architecture is a culture. Slovene national selector architect Andrej Hrausky wrote among others: “… Good architecture doesn’t come by itself although it is the most important part of social superstructure called culture. Architecture is not an economic activity pursuing the profit. It is more the enrichment of our society and brings sense to it. Good architecture doesn’t bring survival but rather life itself in its most precious form …”.
PIRANESI AWARD 2018
Serbian Selection, Andrej Strehovec
After a long hiatus, in 2018, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Piranesi Award, the works of Serbian architects designed in the past two years have been included in the nominations. The selector for Serbia was a Slovene-Serbian architect, Andrej Strehovec, who chose the following five works:
House in Tetovska street / Tetovska 73, Belgrade / 2017 / Dejan Miljković, Jovan Mitrović
Sunstone Residences, Sipkov krs, Miločer, Montenegro / 2017 / Mitarh d.o.o.
Mountain Resort Branković / Vrelo, Pirot, Stara Planina / 2018 / Alterno inc. d.o.o.: Đorđe Kitić, Dušan Nikolić, Ivana Veličković, Mirjana Nikolić, Dejan Knežić
Public greenmarket in Negotin / 2016 / Raum d.o.o.
Stilt house on the river Sava, Belgrade, the river Sava, Ada Progar / 2016 / Remorker Architects: Milan Katić, Marko Korošec, Dušica Oparnica
“Another way is the very realization of high-quality projects from the autonomous expert position of architects, who are among the few professionals holding a wide range of expert qualifications. However, conference activities also enable the cooperation of citizens and professionals at venues and create different community levels. These potentials are especially important for the establishment of professional positions and for the development and continuity of expert staff, who, strengthened with organized support, is given the opportunity of public performance, thereby assuming expert responsibility for cultural development and the preservation of heritage. Thus possibilities are established for different levels of dialogue with city authorities and for the development of the culture of space. The latter enterprise always requires taking a courageous step forward.”
Piran Days of Architecture is an international conference organized annually since 1983 in Piran, Slovenia. Its aim is to present the most progressive and innovative ideas of architectural and spatial production. Many renowned architects have already lectured at the conference: Eduardo Souto de Moura, Alvaro Siza Vieira, Peter Zumthor, Sverre Fehn, Kenneth Frampton, David Chipperfield, Wang Shu among others. Since 2008 it is chaired by architect Maja Ivanič, director of DESSA gallery from Ljubljana and organized by Anze Koren, Spela Kuhar and a younger generation of Slovene architects.
NAGRADA PIRANEZI
Prestižna međunarodna arhitektonska nagrada Piranezi, koja se dodeljuje od 1989. godine, deo je međunarodne konferencije Piranski dani arhitekture (PDA). Nazvana je po italijanskom umetniku i arhitekti iz 18. veka Đovaniju Batisti Piraneziju (1720–1778), čija porodica vodi poreklo iz Pirana. Nagrada se dodeljuje najboljem arhitektonskom delu iz Srednje Evrope u poslednje dve godine, a od 2008. godine takođe i za najinovativnije ideje studenata. Nagrađeni rad treba da odražava poštovanje savremene arhitekture za prirodni, kulturni i istorijski kontekst. Predstavljanjem različitosti u okviru visokokvalitetne evropske arhitekture, ova nagrada podstiče kulturni identitet i, između ostalog, naglašava značaj oživljavanja modernističke arhitekture. Prva nagrada Piranezi dodeljena je 1989. srpskom arhitekti i umetniku Bogdanu Bogdanoviću za Spomen-park Dudik u Vukovaru, Hrvatska. Godine 2018, dodeljena je trideseta, jubilarna, nagrada Piranezi. Nacionalni selektori iz devet pozvanih evropskih zemalja, kao i studenti-selektori sa dvanaest pozvanih evropskih arhitektonskih fakulteta nominovali su 41 arhitektonski rad i 22 studentska projekta. Članovi međunarodnog žirija za 2018. godinu, kojem je predsedavala arhitekta Valeri Malvin, bili su arhitekte Mateo Bolgan, Eduard Kaljis, Aljoša Dekleva, Tina Gregorič, Gernot Hertl, Palmar Kristmundson, Nil Makalok, Giljem Moliner i Amir Vuk Zec. Naslovna tema konferencije Dana arhitekture u Piranu 2018. godine bila je Arhitektura je kultura. Slovenački nacionalni selektor, arhitekta Andrej Hrauski, napisao je, između ostalog, sledeće: „… Dobra arhitektura ne dolazi sama od sebe mada je najvažniji deo društvene nadgradnje zvane kultura. Arhitektura nije privredna delatnost čiji je cilj da ostvari dobit. Ona, pre svega, obogaćuje naše društvo i daje mu smisao. Dobra arhitektura ne donosi opstanak, već donosi sam život u najdragocenijem obliku …”.
NAGRADA PIRANEZI 2018
Selekcija Srbije, Andrej Strehovec
Posle duže pauze 2018. godine u jubilarnoj tridesetoj sezoni dodele nagrade Piranezi u nominaciju su uključeni radovi srpskih arhitekata izvedenih u poslednje dve godine. Selektor za Srbiju bio je slovenačko-srpski arhitekta Andrej Strehovec, koji je izabarao sledećih pet realizacija:
Kuća u Tetovskoj (Tetovska 73, Beograd / 2017) – Dejan Miljković, Jovan Mitrović
Hotel kondo Kamenovo (Sunstone Residences), Sipkov krs, Miločer, Crna Gora (2017) – Mitarh d.o.o.
Mountain Resort Branković (Vrelo, Pirot, Stara Planina / 2018) – Alterno inc. d.o.o.: Đorđe Kitić, Dušan Nikolić, Ivana Veličković, Mirjana Nikolić, Dejan Knežić
Javna pijaca u Negotinu (2016) – Raum d.o.o.
Sojenica na Savi, Beograd, reka Sava, Ada Progar (2016) – Remorker Architects: Milan Katić, Marko Korošec, Dušica Oparnica
„Jedan drugi način je i sama realizacija kvalitetnih projekata sa autonomne stručne pozicije arhitekata, koji su jedni od retkih stručnjaka koji poseduju stručne kvalifikacije širokog dijapazona. Međutim, konferencijske aktivnosti omogućavaju i saradnju građana i struke na zajedničkim mestima i stvaraju različite razine zajednice. Naročito su te mogućnosti bitne za uspostavljanje profesionalnih pozicija te za razvoj i kontinuitet stručnog kadra, koji ojačan organiziranom podrškom dobiva mogućnost javnog nastupa i time preuzima stručnu odgovornost za razvoj kulture i očuvanje baštine. Na taj način se otvaraju mogućnosti za različite nivoe dijaloga sa gradskim vlastima i za razvoj kulture prostora. Za taj poslednji deo potrebno je uvek uraditi hrabar korak.”
Dani arhitekture u Piranu održavaju se jednom godišnje, od 1983. godine, u Sloveniji. Cilj međunarodne konferencije u Piranu je da predstavi najprogresivnije i najinovativnije ideje arhitektonske i prostorne produkcije, a na njoj su učestvovali mnogi ugledni arhitekti: Eduardo Souto de Moura, Alvaro Siza Vijeira, Peter Cumtor, Svere Fen, Kenet Frempton, Dejvid Čiperfild, Vang Šu i drugi. Od 2008. godine, konferenciji predsedava arhitekta Maja Ivanič, direktorka galerije DESSA u Ljubljani, a organizatori su Anže Koren, Špela Kuhar i mlađa generacija slovenačkih arhitekata.