Piran Days of Architecture 2023

You are kindly invited to the jubilee 40th Piran Days of Architecture on Saturday, November 25, 2023. This year's theme of international architectural conference is CONTEXT. CONCEPT. CONSENSUS.

Piran Days of Architecture (PIDA) is an international architectural conference with one of the longest traditions in the world. Initiated by a group of Slovene architects and from 1986 to 2007 presided by architect prof. Vojteh Ravnikar (1943–2010) it has taken place annually since 1983 at the end of November in the charming, medieval Slovene coastal town of Piran and from 2019 due to unpredictable sea flooding in the nearby Portorož Auditorium. Since 2008, it has been organized by the younger generation of Slovene architects under the leadership of architect Maja Ivanič.

The aim of the conference is to evaluate the social architectural situation and to present the most progressive and innovative ideas of contemporary architectural and spatial production, which preserves cultural identity and diversity through the understanding and respect of the geographical and cultural context.

The Piranesi Award was created as part of the Piran Days of Architecture international conference, and it is presented by the DESSA Gallery, the Coastal Galleries of Piran and the Piranesi International Jury. The award, named after the 18th century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), whose family roots are said to be from Piran, rewards the best architectural realizations created in the last two years in the territory of Central European countries.

The Piranesi Award was presented to diverse projects of various sizes and programs that reflect the relationship of modern architecture to the natural, cultural, historical and social context.

Honorary patron of jubilee 40th PIDA is Anna Ramos, director of Fundació Mies van der Rohe.

LECTURERS

› Sonja Ana Hoyer, Slovenia

› Aitor Fuentes, Arquitectura-g, Spain

› Tom Lechner, Austria

› Janez Koželj, Slovenia

› Lenart Piano, FA Ljubljana

› Pedro Domingos, Portugal

› Iva Letilović, Igor Pedišić, Croatia

› Níall McLaughlin, United Kingdom

› Wang Shu, Lu Wenyu, Amateur Architecture Studio, China

ACCOMPANYING PIRAN DAYS TO PIRAN EVENTS

› 2023 Piranesi Award exhibition
opening of the international architectural exhibition in Monfort exhibition hall

› PIDA 40: opened archives, exhibition
exhibition in Herman Pečarič Gallery

› The City in Context 
children’s workshop Playful architecture by Center arhitekture Slovenije in Piran City Library

› Creative meeting with the authors of the exhibition Beauty of Stone Poetry, Istria
in Pastoral and Cultural Centre Georgios near the st. Jurij’s Bell Tower

› The Beauty of Stone Poetry, Istria
guided exhibition, ABAKKUM, GNOM, Parish of Piran at St. Jurij Bell Tower

Architects who wish to obtain educational points from their Chambers are kindly requested to put their name on the list at the reception desk in Avditorij Portoroz.

Please note that the number of seats in the Auditorium is limited. We kindly suggest that visitors secure their tickets by purchasing them in advance. In case of a sold-out hall, priority will be given to visitors who have purchased and paid for tickets in advance.

You are invited to watch:

a trailer of short film 40 years of Piran Days of Architecture

and the entire short film 40 Years of Piran Days of Architecture.

You can find the program and tickets for 40th PIDA conference on the website www.pida.si.