From 19 to 21 November 2026, Piran and Portorož will once again host the Piran Days of Architecture (PIDA). The main event will be the 43rd International Architecture Conference entitled How Many Dimensions Does Architecture Have?, taking place on Saturday, 21 November, at Avditorij Portorož. Architects from five studios from different continents, as well as architecture students from Ljubljana and Maribor, will take part.
Thursday, 19 November 2026
- 5:00 PM, Lucija Library – children’s workshop Invisible Dimensions of Architecture
- 6:00 PM, Baptistery of St John the Baptist, Piran – exhibition and presentation Plečnik’s Baptistery
Friday, 20 November 2026
- 3:30 PM, Mediadom Pyrhani – presentation of the student workshop Thinking Piran: Architectural and Urban Identity of the Street
- 5:00 PM, Piran City Library – lecture by Blaž Budja: Piran Dialogues
- 6:00 PM, Herman Pečarič Gallery – Venustas – Poetics of Architects
- 7:30 PM, St Donatus – photography exhibition by Roberto Conte In Uncertainty. Architecture in Between, Transition and Contradiction
Saturday, 21 November 2026
- 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Avditorij Portorož – 43rd International PIDA Architecture Conference
- 6:00 PM, Avditorij Portorož – ceremonial presentation of the 37th International Piranesi Architecture Award 2026
- 8:00 PM, Monfort Exhibition Space – opening of the Piranesi Award 2026 exhibition, on view until 30 December 2026
The conference will be held under the honorary patronage of Anna Ramos, Director of the Mies van der Rohe Foundation.
Organizer: DESSA Architectural Centre
