Events, Belgrade

Belgrade International Architecture Week (BINA)

BINA 2011 takes place from 5 to 15 May, and the theme this year is sustainable vs. unsustainable. BINA features numerous exhibitions, lectures, round tables, film showings, workshops, tailored for children and students, as well as guided city tours. Its aim is to inspire dialogue between the profession, the institutions and the general public, as well as to sharpen everyone's awareness of the built environment. Programme highlights include the exhibitions of Bogdan Bogdanović, Balkanology, and the conference Rethinking Socialism: Twenty Years Later. Some exhibitions and accompanying events will last until 19 June.

For a detailed programme and information on participating venues visit:

bina.rs
www.unfinishedmodernisations.net

Belgrade Design Week (BDW)

BDW 2011 takes place from 23 to 28 May, delivering the international conference future², and accompanied by workshops, design shows and late night concerts. The festival brings together the creative community with administrators and stakeholders in Serbia and Southeast Europe (SEE), opening the discussion of shaping our future through the impetus of creative industries – architecture, branding, urban planning, design, fashion, film, publishing, media, advertising, etc. The participants list this year is again impressive –Snøhetta, Ofis architechts and Arik Levy, just to mention a few.

For a detailed programme and information on participating venues visit:

www.belgradedesignweek.com

Mikser Festival

The 2011 Mikser Festival takes place from 25 to 29 May. What started as a mini-movement to bring the Serbian design scene out into the open, where it would become accessible to the media, trade fairs and industry, became a regional platform which embraces a multidisciplinary approach and welcomes exchange of knowledge and ideas among various creative disciplines. Keywords for Mikser 2011 will be workshops, new technologies and experimentation. Besides a rich and diverse programme the video work of Marina Abramovic, The Hero, will also be premiered.

For a detailed programme and information on participating venues visit:

mikser.rs

Blok Conference

The conference Blok 2011 takes place on 2 and 3 June, focusing on the challenges in construction that face not only architects but also investors and contractors. The aim of the conference is to promote quality in construction in Serbia, while at the same time integrating international experience. The speakers are Eric Owen Moss, Sami Rintala, Bjarne Mastenbroek, Djordje Dasic, Bratislav Gakovic, Wilfried Hackenbroich and Alexander Lush. The conference is accompanied by a student competition and a retrospective exhibition showing 60 years of Projmetal's work, the organizing company of Blok.

For a detailed programme and information on participating venues visit:

www.blok.rs