Open House Slovenia Festival

Contact

Odprte hiše Slovenija (OHS)

Zelena pot 30, SI-2000 Ljubljana

http://www.odprtehiseslovenije.org/

info@odprtehiseslovenije.org

Phone386 (0) 5 671 2080

Managed byAFRONT, Zavod za prostorsko inovativnost

Frequencyannual

Festival dates

Open House Slovenia Festival was launched in 2010 when it opened outstanding buildings for general public. Since then the festival showcases every year a new selection of various types of buildings round Slovenia, from educational or cultural institutions to business, sports, tourism or health facilities, private houses, and open spaces. Organised tours are guided by architects or building owners or users. Thus the latest innovative solutions of the new architectural projects are featured alongside successful adaptations of historical buildings. Every year more than 250 architects, owners, event organizers and 50 volunteers participate in the event. All the events are free. For private houses, visits need to be prebooked via the website.

The festival as well as other activities of the Open House Slovenia are organized by a non-profit organization Afront, which was assigned the highest Slovene architectural prize, Plečnik medal for the project.

Open House Worldwide network

The Open House Slovenia (OHS) initiative makes a part of the international Open House Worldwide network that aims at raising the awareness of architecture and urban space in order to improve the quality of life. The OHS initiative also promotes effective dialogue between professionals, industry, politics, economy and the general public.

Background

The Open House initiative began in London in 1992. The event has grown into Open City initiative that offers architectural events throughout the whole year.

Online architectural collection

The OHS initiative has created the biggest online Slovene contemporary architectural guide, with almost 300 buildings and more than 500 authors/architects.

Guided tours

You can visit Open House Slovenia during the year as they can organise custom made professional guided tours for individuals and groups.

See also

• TrajekT, Institute for Spatial Culture

External links

• Open House Slovenia website
• Open House Worldwide network website