Events

The honorary patron of Piran Days of Architecture is Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia.

The purpose of the conference, which has been held in Piran since 1983, is to evaluate current architectural guidelines and present the most innovative architectural projects. Piran Days of Architecture promote quality modern architecture. They represent architects who are dedicated to preserving identity and cultural diversity by being able to understand and respect the geographical and cultural context.

As part of the Piran Days of Architecture, an international architectural award- the Piranesi Award- is also presented. It is intended for the best architectural projects created in Central Europe in the last two years.

At this year´s conference the central discussion question for the participants will be: »What is measurable in architecture?«

Measurability has always been inextricably linked to architecture. As a set of dimensions, modules, grids, and design principles which, in a narrower sense, define architectural planning. Or in a broader sense, as the increasingly extensive and complex world of requirements, rules, standards, parameters, planning methods, and tools, on which all engineering considerations that co-create architecture are based. The diverse construction methods and, in part, the use of architecture also include various aspects of measurability. The fundamental requirements for "commodity" and "firmness", utilitas” and “firmitas” of architecture seem to fit perfectly with the mechanistic view of the world that seeks to measure, understand, prove, predict, anticipate, plan, and manage everything.
Moreover, even "delight" or “venustas”, is often interpreted in architecture merely as a reflection of the relationships and ratios between elements. Is therefore measurability essential for good architecture?
In architecture, the essential is often achievable only indirectly. Void (of) space – both internal and external – is created by forming a solid material shell. And many aspects of our living and attitudes towards architecture are immeasurable and often unpredictable. How do we measure the path to architecture that evokes emotions, binds us in a community, and builds our identity? How do we measure whether architecture is sincere and fair? Is architecture created by our ancestors still to our standards? Is architecture that meets all measures and criteria already considered to be of high quality? Where are the limits and the purpose of measurability in architecture?
Mitja Zorc

LECTURERS

Matija Bevk, Vasa J. Perović- Bevk Perović arhitekti, Slovenia
Carles Enrich Gimenez- Carles Enrich Studio, Spain
Raymond Richard Neutra- Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design, USA
Margita Grubiša, Marin Jelčić, Daniela Škarica, Ivana Žalac- SKROZ, Croatia
Levente Szabó- Szabó Levente DLA, Hungary
We are still waiting for the confirmation from Austrian and Italian architects.

Erik Jurišević, Mirjana Lozanovska, Silvija Sheleva- KONNTRA,  Slovenia, N. Macedonia
Aleksandar Mišković, Lovre Mohorič, Andraž Tufegdžić - seminar Perović, FA Ljubljana: At Home with Concrete

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