RIFF Architecture Expo Conference - Bucharest
Architecture Expo Conference - RIFFNAME OF THE EVENT: RIFF International Architecture Expo Conference – roofs, insulation, facades
ORGANIZERS: ABplus Events, the Order of the Architects of Romania – OAR
OFFICIAL PARTNER: Saint-Gobain Romania |MAIN PARTNERS: Rockwool Romania | PARTNERS: Trakya Cam | SPONSORS: BASF, Skylux, Hexadome Construct, Aluterm Group
DESCRIPTION: International event dedicated to the architecture of facades, roofs and insulation, promoting recent best practice examples of Romanian and international architecture, highly-awarded projects, architects with outstanding results. The event is part of the series of international expo conferences organised by ABplus Events, the Order of the Architects of Romania, the Association of Polish Architects and the Chamber of Hungarian Architects, in Bucharest, Warsaw and Budapest. More information can be found here.DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPATING ARCHITECTS: Romania – OAR territorial branches, Denmark, Israel, the Great Britain, Turkey, Kuweit, Hungary, France, the Netherlands.
SPECIAL GUEST: architect Ósbjørn JACOBSEN, winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture “Mies van der Rohe” 2013.
SPEAKERS: 40 – of whom 10 speakers are international architects, 10 speakers are Romanian architects, 20 speakers are representatives of companies.
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS: architect Ósbjørn JACOBSEN, architect Ged COUSER, architect Murat TABANLIOGLU, architect Joaquín PÉREZ-GOICOECHEA, architect Simon ALLFORD, architect András KRIZSÁN, architect Hubert-Jan HENKET, architect Philippe CHIAMBARETTA, architect Avner YASHAR, architect Richard JOBSON.
AWARDS RECEIVED BY THE PARTICIPATING ARCHITECTS: European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture “Mies van der Rohe” 2013; Middle East Awards 2013; World Architecture Festival Award 2013; Arabian Property Awards 2013; RIBA Practice of the Year 2013; Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 2013; Dutch Design Award 2013 – Best Exterior; Sustainability Award 2014. 15 of the projects that will be presented in RIFF 2014 have been nominated in July in several categories at within the World Architecture Festival, Singapore 2014.