Coming up: Rome, Slovenia, and Athens
UPCOMING FESTIVALS
Palazzatto Dello Sport, un Puzzle 3D, by Sergio Poretti
OPEN HOUSE ROMA
ROME, ITALY
6-14 APRIL
Open House Roma 2024 invites participants to reflect on architecture for sustainability and how our cities can regain a balance with the environment; it facilitates access to architectural heritage for people with visual and hearing disabilities through the project “STRAordinario”; and celebrates the enhancements of “rebellious” neighbourhoods and social and affordable housing districts with high quality green spaces and relations to the city. Highlights among the 300 events include the spacious Nuvola, the Roma Convention Center built in 2016 by Studio Fuksas; the treasure chest-like Biblioteca Pio IX at Pontificia Universita Lateranese; and Palazzetto dello Sport – Un Puzzle 3D, built on the occasion of the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Češča Vas Pool Complex by Miran Kambič
OPEN HOUSE SLOVENIA
VARIOUS CITIES, SLOVENIA
12-14 APRIL
Open House Slovenia's 15th edition offers participants the opportunity to visit 70 curated projects, from private residences to cultural landmarks. With a special emphasis on making quality architecture accessible to all, the festival will present two social housing neighbourhoods in Ljubljana, a community centre in one of the city's neighbourhoods, and a wooden intergenerational centre in the countryside. Two public swimming pool complexes and new wooden kindergartens, designed to promote modern educational practices, will be opened to the public. The festival will also feature several workshops for children and an urban walk, "Invisible Ljubljana".
Loom Athens Hotel by Vanias Xydias
OPEN HOUSE ATHENS
ATHENS, GREECE
13-14 APRIL
The 10th anniversary Open House Athens returns with more than 70 buildings and diverse activities with a special focus on the design aspect of accessibility and inclusion. Highlights include guided tours of production and creative spaces as part of Made in Athens, tours for school children and other educational groups for Open School, and three new Open Office films—an ongoing series with interviews and behind-the-scenes tours of architecture firms operating in Athens.
ALSO IN APRIL
27-28 APRIL
OPEN HOUSE BASEL
OPEN HOUSE MILANO
Festival previews coming soon
PLUS
EXHIBITION
INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY
BRNO, CZECHIA
In advance of the 2024 edition of Open House Brno (18-19 May), which focuses on accessibility and inclusion, art historian Šárka Bahounková has curated an exhibition about the city’s commitment to inclusive design that foregrounds 26 examples of buildings across residences, healthcare, education, culture, recreation, and infrastructure that are welcoming to all residents: children, parents, seniors, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups. The exhibition is on view at St. Anne’s University Hospital through 19 May and includes project descriptions in both Czech and English.
Sokol Husovice. Photo by Pavel Gurka