The first competition 'Trimo Urban Crash' took place in 2007. Young architecture students from Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade compared their creative approaches by designing an urban installation under the slogan: 'Create a Bold Image of the Present'.


Faculty presentations

There were 29 entries for the locations at Krakovski nasip, Tivoli park and Metelkova City, all of which were evaluated by a professional jury. The two winners were awarded temporary realization of their projects: Jelena Grujić from the Belgrade Faculty of Architecture (Yellow Couch by the River), and Rok Grdiša from the Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture (Red Pavilion). A combination of jury vote and public votes decided the final winner – Jelena, who then attended summer school at the AA School of Architecture in London. Her impressions of the competition and the school session can be seen on our blog; as well, all of the best projects can be viewed in the catalogue. Rok's Pavilion was re-erected in November 2009 at a citizens' initiative, this time in front of the Hala Tivoli sports center, and will be made into an Information Point at the opening ceremony in September 2010.


Jury evaluation and the grand opening. In the last photo: Rok Grdiša and Zoran Janković, Mayor of Ljubljana with Tatjana Fink, Trimo General Manager.

The second competition was held in 2009, specifically inviting students from 11 European countries, though students from around the world were welcome as well. The task was to design a cultural stage / info point / meeting point or resting point, which would further upgrade the Metelkova City, Ljubljana's alternative cultural quarter. This time the challenge attracted 188 authors from 17 countries, who contributed a combined total of 147 projects.


Presentation in Skopje, Macedonia, submitted entry and jury evaluation.

After the jury sessions and a public vote the cultural stage of Jan Ledwon and Alicja Chola from the Faculty of Architecture in Gliwice, Poland, was chosen the best solution. Aleš Peternel and Matej Mejak of the Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture placed second, and Chiara Agosti and Francesca Bellina from the Italian Polytechnic di Milano came third. You can download the catalogue of best projects here.


Alicja and Jan, Aleš and Matej, Chiara and Francesca and all together with Tatjana Fink, Trimo General Manager

Alicja and Jan gained new knowledge and acquaintances at the AA summer school in London; all the shortlisted authors attended the summer workshop in August in Ljubljana, led by jury members Dutch visual artist Daan Roosegaarde and Trimo's architect Mitja Vovko. The workshop highlights and its creatively-driven results can be seen on our blog.


Up: Jan and Alicja in AA London. Below: summer workshop in Ljubljana.

The life of the “White Dancer" installation has been rather eventful since its placement, as it’s encountered several visual changes, and has thus become an effective "extension" of the graffiti 'Hall of Fame' wall.


Tatjana Fink predicted a series of colorful changes by presenting Tomaž Furlan with a bucket of graffiti spray cans.

You can view all of the 2009 entries in the Project Gallery, as well as the photo albums from both Competitions in the Gallery.