LECTURE: [BUS 2017]May 2017Lecture at the Faculty of Architecture/Civil Engineering in Zagreb, at a conference on the future of dwelling, hosted by the university's student association for promoting energy efficiency and consulting. SUPEUS. JAMES DYSON AWARD AUSTRIA WINNERSeptember 2016The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. The National Winner for Austria in 2016 is Nikola Znaor with his Airshade project. It is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to get young people excited about design engineering. More: James Dyson Foundation INTERVIEW: ORF BURGENLAND2nd October 2016Interview with ORF Burgenland about the James Dyson Award and innovation in architecture. Watch video... (in Croatian) LECTURE: HOLCIM LAB - NEW YORK CITYSeptember 201553 “Next Generation” 2014 Awards winners from around the world met in New York to exchange ideas about the future of sustainable construction. Significantly, the event was held during Climate Week NYC 2015, with Pope Francis addressing the United Nations General Assembly on climate change the following day. More: HolcimLab New York 2015 |
EXHIBITION: UNDERSCAPES - LOULÉ - PORTUGALOctober 2015Exposed to solar radiation, the air inside the unit heats up, expands and forms pressure that opens the shutters. When solar radiation reduces (or the sun goes down), the air cools and the shutters close. The slightly offset units allow the heat to escape, bacically acting as a rear-ventilated facade. 1st PRIZE adream2012 AWARDNovember 2012The adream2012 competition for architecture and design using sustainable materials was open for professionals and students. 532 creative and innovative projects 28 European countries were submitted. Nikola Znaor won the 1st prize for Architecture (Category student). With the prize money, the prototyped his winning entry. Watch the video here. |
NEW PROJECT: EXCAVATIONS STARTMay 2017First stage of the construction for a winery in Burgenland, Austria has started. More about the project... LECTURE: FOURTEENWALLS AT ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS - VIENNA4th December 2016Lecture at Engineers without borders (Ingeneure ohne Grenzen -IoG) in Vienna, together with Benjamin Grabherr about fourteenwalls (Concept: Michelle Howard). More info: fourteenwalls.org INTERVIEW: ORF VORALBERGDecember 2015Interview together with Benjamin Grabherr about fourteenwalls (Concept: Michelle Howard). More info: fourteenwalls.org 6th PRIZE HOLCIM AWARDS EUROPE - MOSCOWSeptember 2014The Holcim Awards competition: 6,100 projects were submitted worldwide in the fourth cycle of the Holcim Awards competition; they were located in 152 countries around the globe. Airshade won the 6th Prize for Europe in the category: "Next Generation". The Holcim Awards count as a global reference for excellence in sustainable construction. More info: LafargeHolcim Foundation |