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[[:File:Social housing on the coast 14 photo tomaz gregoric (2).JPG|thumb|Honeycomb Apartments, Izola, Slovenia]]

[[:File:OFIS_City_Museum_02.jpg|thumb|City Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia]]

[[:File:Farewell_chapel_foto-tomaz_gregoric_03_.jpg|thumb|Farewell Chapel, Krasnja, Slovenia]]

[[:File:F_looking_up_from_the_hall_vertical_axis_the_staircase.JPG|thumb|Villa 'under' extension, Bled, Slovenia]]

[[:File:Football_stadium_maribor_01_.jpg|thumb|Football Stadium Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia]]

[[:File:Store,_office_&_shop_concrete_container_001_.jpg|thumb|Office and store container, Trata, Slovenia]]

[[:File:Tetris_apartments_01.jpg|thumb|Tetris Apartments, Ljubljana, Slovenia]]

[[:File: 650_apartments_03.JPG|thumb|650 Apartments, Ljubljana, Slovenia]]

thumb|Backbone Village Houses, Podpec, Slovenia

OFIS Arhitekti is a Slovene architectural practice established in 1996 by Rok Oman (1970) and Špela Videčnik (1971), both graduates of the Ljubljana School of Architecture (October 1998) and the London Architectural Association (2000), by which time they had already won several prominent competitions, such as Football Stadium Maribor and the Ljubljana City Museum extension and renovation. In 2001 they were awarded with the UK and Ireland’s prestigious ‘Young architect of the year award’^[1].

The young, international team is based in Ljubljana, Slovenia however; they work and communicate internationally, taking part in competitions and architectural discourse worldwide. They won a large business complex in Venice Marghera^[2], Italy and a residential complex in Graz^[3], Austria. However, it was by winning 180 apartments in Petit Pont^[4],Paris, their first large scale development to be constructed abroad, which led them to open a branch office in France, 2007. This has been followed by a second large scale development with the construction of a football stadium for FC BATE in Borisov^[5], Belarus, due for completion in 2012. They also have partner firm agreements in London and Hamburg

Beginnings

The beginnings of OFIS’ activities dates back to the nineties, which was a particularly exciting yet difficult period for the former Yugoslavian republics that were undergoing intense self-re-evaluation and reinvention from scratch, economically and culturally. In terms of architecture this meant that most of the larger architectural offices had to be scaled down or went bankrupt and so creating an empty space for younger groups or individuals to participate in architectural competitions. Back then the young Oman and Videčnik managed to impress the jurors with original thinking and clear concepts.

Work

Their work encompasses architecture, urbanism, interior design, art and stage design. It ranges from new buildings to interventions within old structures; scales from stadiums down to a small farewell chapel; programs from social housing, luxurious villas and residences, sport facilities, cultural and office programs. Over the past ten years they have been dealing with various national and international clients from the private sector to the commercial sector and also state institutions, each with their own set of agendas, budgets and problems. Approximately 3 construction projects are completed per year and they have stated they will only accept work which is challenging, they also state that they ensure the amount of work undertaken will allow them to develop each project with maximum care and attention.

Awards and Recognition

They have won several national and international competitions. Many projects have been nominated for a Mies van der Rohe award, in 2009 they received a Silver IOC/IAKS medal for football stadium, in 2006 they received the European Grand Prix for Innovation Award^[6], in 2005 their Villa under-extension received an honorable mention at the Miami Bienal, in 2004 they were awarded highly commended for their City Museum renovation and extension by the UK Architectural Review’s annual AR+D awards^[7], and in 2000 they won the prestigious 'Young architect of the year' award in London, UK, to mention just a few of their achievements.

Their work has been shown on various TV channels including Discovery and RTL. They have exhibited worldwide including the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the Architectural Biennale in Beijing, and the Biennale in Moscow.

Publications

Their work is published around the globe with more than 200 international publications a year including the New York Times, The Guardian, El Pais, Bild, most architectural magazines and various books. In 2006 Gustavo Gili^[8] published their first monograph on OFIS which became their youngest architects ever to be published and the first from East Europe. The Hinge magazine chose their Farewell chapel as a Stand up building in 2009, Lace and Tetris apartments were announced as two of the Worlds 10 most creative apartment buildings^[9] by Oddee and Guardian Arts Critics chose them as an Architectural Office to Look out for.

Selected Awards

Noy 10 - Chernikov prize 2010 , selected nominee , ICIF, Moscow, RU ^[10]
Mar 10 - ArchDaily Building of the year 2009 , Religious, Farewell Chapel ^[11]
Sep 09 - IOC/IAKS award , silver medal for Football stadium Maribor ^[12]
May 09 - Mies van den Rohe Awards 08 , Nomination for Football stadium Maribor, selection
May 09 - Mies van den Rohe Awards 08 , Nomination for Shopping roof apartments ^[13]
May 09 - Mies van den Rohe Awards 08 , Nomination for Hayrack apartments ^[14]
Jan 07 - Mies van den Rohe Awards 06 , Nomination for Housing on the coast ^[15]
Dec 06 - European Grand Prix for innovation awards , Monaco
Jan 06 - Bienal Miami 2005 , honors for villa under-extension, Miami, USA
Dec 04 - AR+D awards , High commendation for the city museum Ljubljana ^[16]
Dec 01 - Design Vanguard 2001 , architectural record, New York, USA ^[17]
Jan 01 - Young Architect of the Year Award, winner, YAYA, London, UK ^[18].
Nov 00 - Piranesi award , honors for housing block 16x68 , Piran, SLO ^[19]

Selected Competitions

Dec 08 - Student apartment studios , Paris, F ( winner ) ^[20]
Nov 07 - Business-commercial complex, Venezia, I ( winner ex-aequo )
Dec 03 - 650 apartments , Ljubljana, SLO (1.prize )
Aug 03 - Housing block on the coast, Izola, SLO (1.prize )
Jul 03 - Invited competition for villa Old Oaks, Ljubljana, SLO (1.prize )
Jul 01 - Europan 6 , Graz, A, (winner) ^[21]
Apr 98 - The city museum, Ljubljana, SLO (1st prize )
Jan 98 - Sports stadium, Maribor, SLO (1st prize )
Apr 97 - Housing block on the plot 62x16, Ljubljana, SLO (1st prize )

Selected Lectures

Nov 10 - Territories of Urbanism: Urban Design at 50 , Harvard GSD, USA^[22]
Jul 10 - Mar 09 - Master in collective housing , E.T.S.A.M , Madrid, ES^[23]
Apr 10 - Bilbao Exhibition Centre , Bilbao, ES^[24]
Oct 09 - Days of Oris 09 , Zagreb, CRO^[25]
Sep 08 - Coup de Dés , Fundació Mies van der Rohe , Barcelona, ES ^[26]
May 08 - Moscow biennale , Moscow, RU^[27]
Apr 08 - Banff session , Banff, CA^[28]
Feb 07 - Architektur.forum , Biel, CH^[29]
Jun 06 - ETH, Zürich , CH ^[30]
May 06 - GG lecture series, COAC , Barcelona, ES^[31]
Feb 05 - RIBA , London, UK ^[32]
Jun 04 - University of Beijing , Beijing, CHINA ^[33]
Nov 03 - RPI , New york, USA^[34]
Jun 02 - Academie van Bouwkunst , Amsterdam , NL^[35]

References

External links

OFIS website

OFIS Arhitekti Archdaily

OFIS twitter

2G

10x10 phaidon _ selector : zaha hadid

NY Times : CURRENTS: ARCHITECTURE; What the New Kids On the Block Are Up To

High Design, for a House of God , Fast Company

Discovery ultimate house OFIS bled

"Building the Future" OFIS presented on Deutsche Welle TV Series

[1] ttp://www.bdonline.co.uk/events/10-years-of-winners/3096945.article

[2] ttp://europaconcorsi.com/projects/17543-Snake-Squares

[3] ttp://www.europan.at/Europan6/graz1.html

[4] ttp://www.archdaily.com/9442/student-apartment-studios-in-paris-ofis/

[5] ttp://www.archdaily.com/84754/football-stadium-fc-bate-borisov-ofis-arhitekti/

[6] ttp://www.ofis-a.si/default.cfm?Kat=0503&BesID=145

[7] ttp://www.architecturalreviewawards.com/winners2004.htm

[8] ttp://www.ggili.com/2g.cfm?IDPUBLICACION=993_EN

[9] ttp://www.oddee.com/item_96757.aspx

[10] ttp://www.icif.ru/Engl/premiya2010_news.htm

[11] ttp://www.archdaily.com/51656/building-of-the-year-2009-religious-farewell-chapel-ofis-arhitekti/

[12] ttp://www.iaks.info/en/iaks-ioc-iaks-award-2-66/award-2009/winners/

[13] ttp://www.miesarch.com/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=16&obraid=192

[14] ttp://www.miesarch.com/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=16&obraid=195

[15] ttp://www.miesarch.com/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=16&obraid=905

[16] ttp://www.architecturalreviewawards.com/winners2004.htm

[17] ttp://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0112Ofis.asp

[18] ttp://www.bdonline.co.uk/events/10-years-of-winners/3096945.article

[19] ttp://www.obalne-galerije.si/

[20] ttp://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10762

[21] ttp://www.europan.at/Europan6/graz1.html

[22] ttp://www.gsd.harvard.edu/inside/dev_alumni/Events/AlumniWeekend2010/agenda2.html

[23] ttp://mastercollectivehousing.com/

[24] ttp://www.construlan.com/portal/page/portal/EGURTEK/P_EGURTEK_ACTIVIDADES/P_EGURTEK_PONENTES

[25] ttp://www.oris.hr/dogadanja.php?ln=en&t=4&ID=17

[26] ttp://www.miesbcn.com/en/act2008/QDD.html

[27] ttp://www.moscowarchbiennale.ru/1368

[28] ttp://www.banffsession.ca/HTML/Background.html

[29] ttp://www.architekturforum-biel.ch/

[30] ttp://www.ethz.ch/index_EN

[31] ttp://www.coac.net/

[32] ttp://www.architecture.com/TheRIBA/TheRIBA.aspx

[33] ttp://bjut.edu.cn/bjut_en/index.jsp

[34] ttp://www.arch.rpi.edu/

[35] ttp://www.ahk.nl/bouwkunst/

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 OFIS Arhitekti is a [[Slovene]] architectural practice established in 1996 by Rok Oman (1970) and Špela Videčnik (1971), both graduates of the Ljubljana School of Architecture (October 1998) and the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|London Architectural Association]] (2000), by which time they had already won several prominent competitions, such as [[Ljudski vrt Stadium|Football Stadium Maribor]] and the Ljubljana City Museum extension and renovation.  In 2001 they were awarded with the [[UK]] and [[Ireland |Ireland’s]] prestigious ‘Young architect of the year award’<ref>http://www.bdonline.co.uk/events/10-years-of-winners/3096945.article</ref>.