Biennial Exhibition 2025

Balkan Architectural Biennale 2025 was held in Belgrade, SALON OF BELGRADE CITY MUSEUM from 12 to 20.of November 2025. Balkan architects, urbanists and designers showcased their work in several categories: ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, INTERIOR DESIGN – relised and nonrealised, – 278 works in competition for awards and 300 works in total FURNITURE DESIGN – 5 works, and PUBLICATIONS -29 works . It was opened by Art hist. Marko Stojanović, BAB representative, dr Arch Tatjana Mrđenović, BAB commissioner, prof. dr Florian Nepravishta – national commissioner for Albania, Ivana Petronijević, representative of general sponsor ALUMIL, The Biennale showcased the diverse talents and innovative approaches of Balkan creatives in the field of architecture and design regarding overall topic NEW BAUHAUS ON BALKAN.

NEW BAUHAUS ON BALKAN was the overarching theme of BAB 2025, which was conceived by BAB commissioner Dr. Tatjana Mrđenović: “This Biennial exhibition enlightened Bauhaus ideals among Balkan architecture: sustainability, eco-design, community engagement, globalism and local identities, embracing the Bauhaus principles of simplicity, functionality, and holism. Awarded designs and publications showed adaptation to NEB ideals within unique cultural contexts, creating buildings and approaches that are both modern, addressing the NEB Agenda, and rooted in tradition. Sustainability was also a key focus, incorporating green design features and energy-efficient technologies. Community engagement was another important aspect, with architects and residents working together to create inclusive spaces that are inviting and reflective of the local identity.“

BAB25 CATALOGUE

Jury of the BAB25

BAB25 awarded works by the professional jury and the sponsors. Professional jury gave awards in the following categories: Best Theme Answer, Architecture, Urbanism, Nonretaliations, Interior Design, Furniture and Publications. Sponsors gave awards in the category Best materialization.

Architecture, urbanism and interior design

Prof. Goran Vojvodić (RS) , Prof. dr Ema Alihodžić Jašarović (MNE), Prof. dr Aleksandar Milojković (RS), Res. Prof. Dr Tatjana Mrđenović, (RS), Prof. Dr Florian Nepravishta (ALB), Ileana Tureanu (RO), Prof. Dr Mihailo Zinoski (NMC), Boris Vidaković (CRO), Nina I Matvež Granda (SLO).

BEST THEME ANSWER

GRAND PRIX MVA / Mikelić Vreš Arhitekti – PRODUCTION AND OFFICE BUILDING DUBROVČAN, CRO

SECOND PLACE AKVS ARCHITECTURE – Anđela Karabašević Sudžum & Vladislav Sudžum – Center for creative industries and innovations “Ložionica” & The House of e-Government, Belgrade, RS

THIRD PLACE Dinko Peračić & Miranda Veljačić / ARP – GRUŽ MARKET / Dubrovnik, CRO

RECOGNITION Lazar Kuzmanov – PALATA VEGA IT RADNIČKI, Novi Sad, RS

RECOGNITION Commonsense Studio – “Angela Merkel” School, Tirana, ALB

RECOGNITION LUKA BEKAVAC, ANTUN STAHOR – Kindergarten “Točkica” in Sesvetski, CRO Kraljevec

RECOGNITION no_LAB – Parent’s house Tuzla, BIH

ARCHITECTURE REALISATIONS

GRAND PRIX AKVS ARCHITECTURE – Anđela Karabašević Sudžum & Vladislav Sudžum – Center for creative industries and innovations “Ložionica” & The House of e-Government, RS Belgrade

SECOND PLACE MVA / Mikelić Vreš Arhitekti – Production and Office Building Dubrovčan, CRO

THIRD PLACE AHAKNAP – Džamija Osjek / The Osjek Mosque, Sarajevo, BIH

RECOGNITION no_LAB – Parent’s house Tuzla, BIH

RECOGNITION Dinko Peračić & Miranda Veljačić / ARP – Gruž Market / Dubrovnik, CRO RECOGNITION Đorđe Gregović, Veljko Radulović, Branislav Gregović – Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Podgorica, MNE

URBANISM REALISATIONS AND NONREALISATIONS

GRAND PRIX PROSTORNE TAKTIKE – Bridge over Foša, Trogir, CRO

SECOND PLACE Branislav Mitrović, Ðorđe Alfirević, Uroš Majstorović, Dušan Grujović, Dušan Međedović, Jelisaveta Arsenović, Ivana Lakić – Urban-architectural design of the “Park of Friendship” – Ušće and History museum, Belgrade, RS

THIRD PLACE Ivan Jurić, Marin Kaliterna, Mirjana Radoš – aBaK – Žnjan 3.0 – Žnjan for all, Split, CRO

RECOGNITION A3 ARCHITECTS – Aeronautical Museum, Belgrade, RS

RECOGNITION Metodi Hadzi-Andov | Igor Sugarchev |Dimitar Stefanovski | Sasho Andrijevski – RECONSTRUCTION AND REDESIGN OF KRIVA PALANKA BRIDGES, MKD

RECOGNITION SKROZ – School Square, Ploče , CRO

INTERIOR

GRAND PRIX INKA Studio – Creative and Innovative Multifunctional Center LOŽIONICA, Belgrade, RS

SECOND PLACE ORGANIZIRANO OBLIKOVANJE – ŠAHTO-KULTURA Labirinth / Labirint ŠAHTO-KULTURE, Zagreb, CRO

THIRD PLACE STUDIO DVA – Memorial for the Victims of Imprisonment, Sarajevo, BIH

THIRD PLACE ATTILA KIM ARCHITECTS – Romanian Design Week 2024 – Central Exhibition, Bucharest , ROU

RECOGNITION kip arhitekti – Renovation of the Gorenjska Banka Branch, Škofja Loka , SVN

RECOGNITION J. BARONCEA, M. GHEMENT, C. BOLTRES – Individual All-Around, Timisoara, RO

RECOGNITION STUDIO ANNGO – Angela Stefanovska – Coffee and Bakery Shop, Prizren, MKD

RECOGNITION SC POLI-Linia SRL, Politecnica University of Timisoara – ARChA, Timisoara, RO

RECOGNITION Faculty of Architecture, University of Montenegro – Adaptation of the Hall of the Technical Faculties Building in Podgorica, MNE

NONREALIZATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE

GRAND PRIX MAPA Architects / Predrag Milutinović – Office Building M – One Wall, Belgrade, RS

SECOND PLACE KONNTRA – RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER IN SPLIT, MKD

THIRD PLACE PLOCA – Dol house, CRO

RECOGNITION ADNBA, JBA, BBA – Rulmentul Brașov Competition, Brașov, RO

RECOGNITION Luka Vujović – Trade Fair and Congress Centre in Podgorica, RS

RECOGNITION Routing: Jelena Savić – Science and Technology Park in University Campus in Banja Luka, BIH

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Jury members for industrial design Prof. Željko Zdravković, PhD, Dejan Vračarević, PhD and Uroš Janković awarded the following designs

GRAND PRIX Anja Okuka, FLOATING LINE, MNE

SECOND PLACE MDTR Architecture & Young Coyote Furniture, UpCON FURNITURE, MNE-RS

THIRD PLACE Jovana Liščević, TRIO TRASH

PUBLICATIONS

Jury members for publications Prof. dr Bojana Zeković, Matija Pavlović, PhD and Marko Stojanović awarded following publications

GRAND PRIX Florian and Fiona Nepravishta – Albanian Architecture & Design | Arkitektura dhe Dizajni Shqiptar, Volume 1, Year of publication: 2023. Publisher: FLESH Publishing, ALB

SECOND PLACE ADN BA – Dwelling Together 2. Recent blocks, RO

THIRD PLACE Senka Ibrišimbegović – The Art (of) Museums, Creating Contemporary Spaces of Identity, Ars Aevi Sarajevo, BIH

RECOGNITION Krešimir Rogina – BOOK-BOTOXXX, CRO

RECOGNITION Anja Trobec – Samograditeljstvo / Self-building,SLO

RECOGNITION Aleksandar Kadijević – Nacionalno i globalno: o proučavanju istorije novije srpske arhitekture,RS

AWARDED WORKS BY THE SPONSORS

THE BEST MATERIALISATION

GRAND PRIX SONarchitects+, Mosaic of Tirana, Tirana, ALB

SECOND PLACE Lazar Kuzmanov, PALATA VEGA IT RADNIČKI, Novi Sad, RS

THIRD PLACE ANDREJ STREHOVEC – ARHITEKT, RAVNIKAR POTOKAR BIRO, Arena Janina, Rogaška Slatina, SVN

BAB 25 national commissioners

Prof Goran Vojvodić – SERBIA,

Prof dr Ema Alihodžić – Jašarović – MONTENEGRO,

Prof. dr Florian Nepravishta – ALBANIA,

Prof. dr Mihajlo Zinoski – NORTH MACEDONIA,

Prof. dr Igor Kuvač – BOSNIA and HERCEGOVINA,

Arch Boris Vidaković – CROATIA,

Arch. Nina i Matvež Granda – SLOVENIA.

Arch. Ileana Tureanu – ROMANIA

Partners, support and sponsors

BAB25 team:

Marko Stojanović BAB director, Tatjana Mrđenović BAB commissioner, Zorana Zlatojević curator of architectural exhibition, Ljudmila Vujačić assistant curator, Deo Posla DOO graphic design.

BAB25 volontiers:

Miloš Pejčinović, Stefan Ivašinović, Sonja Nikolić, Tijana Stevanović, Jana Savović, Iva Milić, Jana Sinđelić, Ana Brajović, Ana Popović, Nemanja Vasić.