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      Exploring BRICK AWARD nominated projects with a local architect.

      Participation is free of charge, but the maximum number of participants is limited.

      The InsighTours, launched by Guiding Architects and wienerberger, focus on buildings nominated for the BRICK AWARD, an international award that presents outstanding brick architecture from all around the world. wienerberger initiated the bi-annual, independent BRICK AWARD in 2004. Over the last years, projects have been submitted from all over the world and nominations as well as winners have been chosen using a wide range of manufacturers and brick types in all colors and shapes. A pre-jury selects the nominees, before an international jury of renowned architects, who change with every award, selects the Category winners and the Grand Prize winner.
       

      Brick Award 26 Nominee Temporary Spaces for Slovene National Theater - Vidic Grohar Architects
      © Anna Skobe

      Temporary spaces of the Slovenian National Theatre Drama

      Ljubljana, Slovenia
       
      Temporary spaces of the Slovenian National Theatre Drama: A guided tour in Ljubljana led by Vidic Grohar Arhitekti.
       
      The Temporary Spaces for the Slovenian National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana is a nominee for the BRICK AWARD 26 and has been awarded as emerging winner of the EUmies Awards 2026. This project transforms 1960s industrial halls into a 4,000 m² cultural venue, activating a degraded urban fringe and expanding the city center through inclusive programming. Developed in phases from a multipurpose hall (2022) to a temporary theatre (2024), the project was conceived and built within 10 months and a limited budget. A brick “ziggurat” entrance and backstage wall made of 23,400 silver-painted profi clay blocks redefine the vast hall, while a 361-seat Grand Theatre Hall in CLT wood panels and a 100-seat experimental stage structure the interior. Temporary elements use recycled and reusable materials to minimise waste and carbon footprint, while durable materials such as visible concrete and clay blocks ensure longevity, demonstrating a precise and sustainable approach to adaptive reuse.
       

      Program

       
      Introduction to the project and its architectural concept with

      • Anja Vidic and Jure Grohar, founders of Vidic Grohar Arhitekti
      • Špela Kuhar, Centre of Architecture Slovenia, BRICK AWARD 26 Pre-Jury Member
      • Veronika Schuster-Hofinger, BRICK AWARD project manager

       
      We viisited the performance spaces, rehearsal areas, and public zones, with insights into design intentions, material strategy, and the operational requirements of a national theatre in transition.
       
      Language English.
       
      We hope you enjoyed the tour!

      Falkoner Alle. Brick Award 22 Category "Living together". Mangor & Nagel A/S. outside view
      © Niels Nygaard

      Falkoner Allé 118

      Copenhagen, Denmark

      Brick buildings of various typologies have been characteristic to Copenhagen’s architecture since the medieval times. In the city’s affluent Frederiksberg district, going back to the 17th century, deep red and copper brown bricks cover the façades of several churches, public palaces and numerous housing blocks. In this way, the new façade blends into the existing street, while still maintaining its difference.

      With its warm brick façade, the new building respectfully greets its older neighbors.

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      Where:         Falkoner Allé 118, Copenhagen

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      Language:   English

      TV Tube Factory. Brick Award 22 Category "Living together". HILBERINKBOSCH Architecten. Outside view
      © Rene de Wit

      TV Tube Factory

      Eindhoven, The Netherlands

      In 1997, Philips relocated its headquarters to Amsterdam and started the transformation of the former industrial parks. Only a few industrial structures have survived in Strijp R, including a porter’s building, a pumping station and a ceramic workshop, which now houses the studio of designer Piet Hein Eek. Around 500 apartments have been erected, including the RK district with 80 apartments by HILBERINKBOSCH.

      With a soft appearance, the brick connects the new district to the industrial past.

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      Where:         Falkoner Allé 118, Copenhagen

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      Language:   English

      Harbour Building in Antwerp. Brick Award 22 Category "Living together". Sergison Bates architects. Outside view
      © Karin Borghouts/SergisonBatesArchitects

      Harbour Building Antwerp

      Antwerp, Belgium

      Antwerp’s Cadix district in is a former port area in transformation. The peninsula to the north of the city center is characterized by a heterogeneous block structure of old warehouses, residential buildings and barracks. For several years now, new, large-scale residential structures have been implanted in this historical fabric — including the Harbour Building, which towers unmistakably next to the quay wall of the Kattendijk Dock. Together with four other buildings designed by Bovenbouw Architectuur and Bulk Architecten, it forms a new city block with a green common inner courtyard.

      This is rich, resilient brick architecture, ideal for this great harbour city.

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      Where:         Falkoner Allé 118, Copenhagen

      Program:     tba

      Language:   English

      Augmented Bricklaying. Brick Award 22 Category "Building outside the box". Gramazio Kohler Research-ETH Z�rich-In collaboration with incon.ai. Close-up at facade
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