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National Architecture Biennale Bucharest 2012 - calendar of events

The Bucharest 2012 NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL BIENNALE (BNAB), formerly the Bucharest Architecture Biennale (BAB), is the most important professional event of the architects' guild organized continuously since 1994.

The Biennale had a specific concept for each edition, proposed by the curatorial team as a complex cultural program.

The enlarged territorial representation from one year to the next, as well as the anniversary character of this, the 10th edition, led the Senate of the Romanian Union of Architects to call it the "Bucharest National Architecture Biennial". Between the previous Biennial - BAB 2010 - and BNAB 2012, on February 26, 2011, the architects' guild celebrated the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Romanian Architects' Society, and on

October 15, 2012 will celebrate 120 years since the establishment of higher architectural education through the National School of Architecture. The 160th anniversary of the birth and the 100th anniversary of the death of Ion Mincu - whose name the University of Architecture and Urbanism Bucharest bears through the Mincu Year - also mark the year 2012.

November 30, 2011 Launch of the "Visual Identity" competition

December 27, 2011 "Visual Identity" competition submission

January 5, 2012 Visual Identity competition judging

January 11, 2012 "Visual Identity" competition exhibition opening

January 20, 2012 Award ceremony "Visual identity" competition

Jan. 30-Feb. 25, 2012 Establishment of BNAB partners

March 1, 2012 BNAB launch

May 5-15, 2012 Application - online submission for the exhibition

May 15-20, 2012 Projects pre-selection

10-15 Oct. 2012 Exhibition set-up and competition jury

Oct. 15 - Nov. 15, 2012 BNAB Romanian Architecture Competition Exhibition 2012

Romanian architecture in the European context - scientific papers session

Anniversary exhibitions:

- Romanian architects creators of national heritage;

- BAB retrospective - image gallery;

- Retrospective exhibitions of architects nominated for Omnia;

- Romanian architectural heritage - contemporary interventions;

- "Ion Mincu" retrospective exhibition

Professional conferences of jury members - recognized foreign and Romanian architects

Architecture competition - Emergency Housing

Cultural moments

BNAB Awards Gala 2012

1 Dec. 2012-1 Sept. 2013 National and international touring of exhibitions

President UAR Commissioner BNAB

prof. dr. arch. Peter Derer prof. dr. arh. Cristina Olga Gociman

1.TARGET

All professional organizations and all higher education institutions of architecture, urban planning, restoration, interior architecture, product design in Romania are expected to participate as direct partners in this Biennial.

The building of a high-performance built environment that satisfies the needs of the direct beneficiary and the community cannot be without the involvement of state institutions, central and local government, regulatory and coordinating bodies of the activity in the field. It is also desired to involve all publications on architecture, urbanism, restoration, design, art and culture, as well as radio and television companies for the mediatization of these events.

A work of architecture cannot become a reality without the input of other specialists: structural engineers, installation engineers, construction engineers, economists, suppliers of materials and services, making them potential partners.

The creative unions members of the National Association of Creative Unions are also invited to organize events related to the meeting of the arts (the art of architecture with the art of fine arts, the art of music, the art of dance, the art of theatre, the art of film, etc.).

The Biennale will focus on the heritage values of the architectural space and on the possibilities for improving the quality of life through architecture. Aware that the evolution of the built environment is directly influenced by the interaction between authorities, architects and beneficiaries, the organizers will aim to create an interactive platform for communication between these actors.

2. EVENT PRESENTATION

BNAB will be a complex cultural program consisting of events spanning 2 years from its launch - 30 Nov. 2011 to 30 Nov. 2013 -, events organized in Bucharest, other county centers and foreign cultural representations aimed in the context of celebrating 120 years of professional organization and higher education of architecture in Romania. The Biennale will include:2.1. The BNAB 2012 Romanian Architecture Exhibition-Competition BNAB 2012 which will have the following sections:

Object Architecture - investments < 1.000 sq.m Object Architecture - investments > 1.000 sqm Interior architecture, object design, graphic design, scenography Urban and spatial planning, landscaping of public spaces, landscape architecture Rehabilitation and restoration of buildings Studies, projects, competitions Opera omnia - awarded for the entire work of recognized architects Diploma projects for architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior architects, designers - proposed by educational institutions Architects and image: Architectural photography/drawing/film Architectural publishing and publicity (books, studies, reports, articles, Radio - TV programs)

Exhibition participation and jury

The following are entitled to participate in the exhibition competition: graduates of higher education in architecture, urban planning, interior architecture, product design and restoration. Registration will be done online. The Biennale jury will be an international jury composed of recognized foreign architects, Romanian architects from the diaspora and Romanian architects who have won prizes in previous editions of the Biennale or other national and international competitions.The selection criteria for participation in the exhibition and then for nominations and awards will be:

Spatial and aesthetic innovation Respect for a given context The way in which the interventions succeed in emphasizing this context The added cultural and social value The quality of the built space The degree of sustainability The search for identity

2.2. Special professional events

The 2012 edition of BNAB will develop the openness initiated by previous editions and will continue the series of collaborations with artists and specialists in fields related to architecture. In this respect, the architectural presentations and interactive exhibitions will be an element of effective communication and attraction for the visiting public outside the strict boundaries of the profession.Anniversary exhibitions

Romanian Architects Creators of National Heritage BAB Retrospective - image gallery Retrospective exhibitions of architects nominated for the OMNIA Romanian Architectural Heritage - Contemporary Interventions "Ion Mincu" retrospective exhibition

Romanian architecture in the European context - professional debates

Architectural Criticism and Theory - Architectural Product Evaluation Built Heritage and Landscape Sustainable Architecture and Emerging Issues - Poverty, Multihazard

Professional conferences and exhibitions of jury members - recognized foreign and Romanian architects Architectural competition - Emergency Housing2.3. Cultural moments

The proposed events will be accompanied by cultural evenings of distinguished guest artists.2.4. The BNAB Awards Gala 2012 will be a moment of recognition of the values and contributions of this profession to a built fund of community belonging.

3. LOCATION OF THE EVENTS

National Museum of History - Calea Victoriei, nr.12 - Biennial and anniversary exhibitions National Museum of Art - Revolution Square - BNAB Awards Gala Romanian Peasant Museum - Șoseaua Kiselleff, nr.1 - Exhibitions and professional conferences of the jury members Center for Architectural Culture - 48, Jean Louis Calderon St. - opera omnia exhibitions University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu" Bucharest - 18-20 Academiei St. - Frescelor Hall, Council Hall, Expo Hall - anniversary exhibitions "Romanian Architecture in the European Context", professional debates Ion Mincu House - 19, Pictor Verona St. - "Emergency Housing" exhibition-competition

4. EXHIBITION ITINERARY

at national level - Cluj, Iași, Timișoara, Constanța, Suceava, Craiova, Oradea, Sibiu, Alba Iulia, Brașov, Baia Mare, Tulcea, Pitești, Ploiești, Bacău

Local events:

launch local exhibition professional debates round table - conclusions at international level - Romanian Cultural Institute, partner professional associations from abroad

5. EDITION OF THE BIENNALE EXHIBITION CATALOGS

President UAR Biennial Commissioner Prof. dr. dr. arh. Peter Derer prof. dr. arh. Cristina Olga Gociman