The International Architectural Conference Piran Days of Architecture

First presented in 1983, with its old tradition it is held every year at the end of November in the charming, medieval Slovene town of Piran.
The aim of the conference is to assess current trends in architecture and present the most progressive and innovative ideas of architectural and spatial production.
Many world renowned architects have lectured at Piran Days; among them are Friedrich Achleitner, Boris Podrecca, Heinz Tesar, Luigi Semerani, Gino Valle, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Alvaro Siza Vieira, Peter Zumthor, Enric Miralles, Christian de Portzamparc, Sverre Fehn, Kenneth Frampton, David Chipperfield, among others.
The conference is traditionally accompanied by the International Architectural Exhibition of recent works by Central European architects as well as the distinguished Piranesi Award.

The conferences of international reputation, were focused on the significance of architectural reflection in the spatial and temporal context of European cultures.

The topics of the previous seminars

1983 – Architecture in Context
1984 – Continuity in Architecture
1985 – Identity in Architecture
1986 – Mastery and Art in Architecture
1987 – Imagination in Architecture
1988 – Architecture outside the Centers
1989 – Architecture from Architecture
1990 – The Ephemeral in Architecture
1991 – The Architecture of the New Autonomy
1992 – Ten Years After
1993 – Architect and Politics
1994 – Architecture in a Mirror
1995 – Architecture and Magazines
1996 – Topicality of the sixties
1997 – The architecture of individual expression
1998 – The Responsibility of form
1999 – Stocktaking
2000 – Does the house still build the town?
2001 – Architecture and Context
2002 – Between vision and reality
2003 – Between the rational and the irrational in architecture
2004 – The architect and society Fountainhead
2005 – Architectural policies & Louis Kahn: My architect
2006 – Exhibited Architecture
2007 – PDA / 25 years architecture

2008 – Architectural Diversity

2009 – New Challenges
 

About the Award

The International Architectural Conference is traditionally accompanied by the International Architectural Exhibition of recent works by Central European architects as well as the distinguished Piranesi Award, named after the 18th century Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), who’s family comes from Piran.
Every year the selectors select five projects from their country which compete for Piranesi Award. The jury consists of the participating lecturers of the International Architectural Conference. The works are presented at the civic gallery Mestna galerija Piran.

Piranesi Award Winners

1989 – Bogdan Bogdanović, YU
1990 – Vojteh Ravnikar, Slovenia
1991 – Gino Valle, Italy
1992 – Klaus Kada, Austria
1993 – Much Untertrifaller, Gerhard Hoerburger, Austria
1994 – Roberto Pirzio Biroli, Italy
1995 – Hans Peter Woerndl, Austria
1996 – Michele Cannata' and Fatima Fernandes, Italy, Portugal
1997 – Dieter Henke and Marta Schreieck, Austria
1998 – Urša Komac and Špela Kuhar, Slovenia
1999 – SadarVuga Architects, Slovenia
2000 – Aleš Vodopivec, 2000 Slovenia
2001 – Cino Zucchi, 2001 Italy
2002 – Nicholas Dodd, Tadej Glažar, Vasa J. Perović, Arne Vehovar and Ana Kučan, Slovenia
2003 – Miha Kajzelj, 2003 Slovenia
2004 – Miha Klinar, Špela Kuhar, Blaž Medja, Uroš Pavasovič, Robert Potokar, Slovenia
2005 – Idis Turato & Saša Randić, 2005, Croatia
2006 – Studio Enota-Dean Lah & Milan Tomac, Slovenia
2007 – Studio Njirić+Arhitekti, Croatia
2008 – Ján Studený, Martin Vojta, Slovakia

2009 – deca Architecture, Greece

The lecturers of the previous seminars

Australia

J. Wardle

Austria

F. Achleitner, L. Blau, H. Czech, B. Podrecca, H. Tesar, W. Chramosta, V. Noebel, H. Swoboda, D. Steiner, K. Kada, R. Rainer, D. Eberle, A. Krischanitz, V. Giencke, Lichtblau & Wagner, E. Gieselbrecht, A. Linemayr & F. Wallnoefer, Jabornegg & Palffy, B. Lootsma, D. Henke & M. Schreieck, A. Popelka, M. Wicher

Brazil

M. Braga

China

W. Shu

Croatia
N. Polak & N. Šegvič, I. Maroević, R. Ivančević, B. Silađin, T. Odak, N. Polak, N. Fabijanić Randič & Turato, Njirić & Njirić, B. Radonić & G. Rako, M. Hržič, S. Begović, I. Letilović & M. Vlahović, D. Katušić, S. Randić
Czech Republic
J. Suchomel, M. Rajniš, V. Šlapeta, I. Fialova, I. Kroupa
Estonia
V. Kunnapu
Finland
M. Heikkinen, M. Komonen, K. Gullichsen, T. Valpola
France
J. Lucan, P. Berger, J. P. Portzamparc, W. Curtis, O. Decq

Gando

D.F. Kéré

Germany
A. J. Kostelac, B. Tonon, H. Kollhoff, A. Hild, M. Baecher, N. Hirsch, A. Schultes
Great Britain
W. Wang, R. Maxwell, D. Chipperfield, R. Harbison , D. Page, F. Ludewig – FOA, F. Manson, Alex de Rijke, S. Bates
Greece
S. & D. Antonakakis, C. Papoulias, M. Papanikolaou & I. Sakellaridou

Hong Kong

A. Tan

Hungary
A. Moravansky, A. Ferkai
Ireland
Sheila O'Donnel & John Tuomey, Y. Farrell
Italy
A. Anselmi, P. Nicolin, M. Pozzetto, L. Semerani, F. Venezia, M. Brusantin, R. Burelli, G. Tamaro, P. Culotta, F. Cellini, N. Cosentino, F. Dal Co, G. Vragnaz, M. Carmassi, N. Battista, G. Valle, P. Scaglione, M. Galantino, A. Ferlenga, M. Contini
Netherlands
J. Coenen, K. Christiaanse, V. Mimica, B. Colenbdrander, Onix
Norway
S. Fehn, J. O. Jensen, S. Rintala
Portugal
E. Souto de Moura, A. Siza Vieira, J. L. C. da Graça, M. Cannatà & F. Fernandes, A. Mateus, J.P.D. Santos, C. Guedes, J. Nunez, F.J.G. Afonso & V.M.P. Magalhães
Romania
I. Andreescu
Russia
J. Avvakumov, V. Plotkin
Serbia
Bogdan Bogdanovic, Branislav Mitrovic
Slovenia
Vojteh Ravnikar, Dušan Blaganje, ml., Aleš Vodopivec, Damjan Prelovšek, Stane Bernik, Damjan Gale, Nace Šumi, Jurij Kobe, Janez Koželj, Edvard Ravnikar, Andrej Medved, Tomaž Brate, Aleš Erjavec, Jurij Sadar, Boštjan Vuga, Polona Šušteršič, Tadej Glažar, Vasa J. Perović, Marko Pogačnik, Bojan Brecelj, Fedja Košir, Stojan Pelko, Maša Cvetko, M. Zorec
Discussions: Rok Oman, Špela Videčnik, Breda Mihelič, Nande Korpnik, Uroš Lobnik, Bogo Zupančič, Mateja Medvedič, Andrej Hrausky
Spain
O. Bohigas, J. L. Mateo, I. Linazasoro, A. G. Capitel, D. M. Bayon Alvarez, A. Ortiz & A. Cruz, J. Bach & G. Mora, E. Miralles, M. Gausa, E. B. Bistuer, E. Tunon Alvarez, L. Moreno Mansilla, I. Morales Rubio, J. M. Palerm Salazar, I. Bercedo, J. Mestre, M. Sodupe, F. J. Mangado, C. F. Lambarri, A. P. Benedito, J. N. Baldeweg, F. Pla, C. Pinos, A. Ferré, Mansilla&Tuñón
Switzerland
L. Vacchini, L. Snozzi, R. Cavadini, B. Reichlin, P. Zumthor, M. Steinmann, B. Holzer
USA
K. Frampton, J. Reiser, S. Perrella, Y. Safran, A.Perez–Mendez, R. McCarter