13. 12. 2019–11. 1. 2020 School for All / exhibition opening

Maribor Art Gallery invites you to the opening of architectural exhibition School for All. You are also welcome to join us for a guided tour of the exhibition before the opening. We will toast with champagne Radgonske gorice on this occasion. Free entrence!

The exhibition presents the work of groups of students and mentors from the Ljubljana Faculty of Architecture and the Roof for All society (Streha za vse) as part of international development cooperation and humanitarian aid. In cooperation with humanitarian organisations, the groups are planning and building schools and other public institutions in poor countries. In this way they are contributing to the fulfilment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as access for all children in the world to a safe home, education and healthcare. Between 2010 and 2019 they built a classroom and library (2010) and multipurpose hall (2011) in Johannesburg, South Africa, Amasiko – a transit home for children from the streets (2017) in the town of Kabale in Uganda, a shelter and children’s playground (2018), and a kindergarten (2019) in Brufut in the Gambia.
The work of the groups is based on an understanding of the natural features, the social and economic conditions, local architecture, materials, methods of construction and seeking new ideas as well as on good cooperation with local experts and the transfer of new ideas to local construction, with the aim of improving the living conditions of local people.

The construction of buildings is a school for all those participating – Slovenia students and mentors, local experts and future inhabitants of the buildings. It is a school for exchanging ideas, knowledge and experience. Ultimately, it is also a school for building relations between people of different races, histories, and social and economic backgrounds.
The buildings constructed by the Slovenian groups in cooperation with local residents are a small but significant contribution from educational institutions towards fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They show how we can contribute through knowledge and will to solving urgent social problems, and also how even humble architecture can bring about an improvement in people’s lives.

Projects:
South African Republic, Johannesburg, Magagula Heights Township
Classroom and library, Ithuba Community College, 2010
Partners:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture/ University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture / School for the Future (Šola za prihodnost)
SARCH Foundation (Social Sustainable Architecture), Vienna, Austria

South African Republic, Johannesburg, Magagula Heights Township
Multi-purpose hall, Ithuba Primary School, 2011
Partners:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture/ University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture / School for the Future (Šola za prihodnost)
SARCH Foundation (Social Sustainable Architecture), Vienna, Austria
Uganda, Kabale
Amasiko – transition home for street children, 2017
Partners:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture/ Architecture Students Society / Student Humanitarian Society Roof for All (Streha za vse)
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
Alongside Africa Foundation, United Kingtom / Uganda

Gambia, Brufut
Canopy, Educational and career center, 2018
Partners:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture/ Architecture Students Society / Student Humanitarian Society Roof for All (Streha za vse)
Society for Children of the World (Društvo za otroke sveta), Slovenia / Gambia

Gambia, Brufut
Primary school, Educational and career center, 2018
Partners:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture/ Architecture Students Society / Student Humanitarian Society Roof for All (Streha za vse)
Society for Children of the World (Društvo za otroke sveta), Slovenia / Gambia

Participating students
Louis Barçon, Domen Fučka, Miha Fujs, Mojca Gabrič, Blaz Goričan, Sergej Grabnar, Mina Hiršman, Jošt Hren, Andraž Intihar, Jure Kolenc, Samo Kralj, Tomaz Lešnjak, Nina Majoranc, Alenka Mehle, Primož Pavšič, Matej Perčič, Urban Petranovič, Miha Prosen, Žiga Rošer, Anja Šuler, Nina Vidič Ivančič, Uroš Babnik, Tadej Bolta, Gašper Fabijan, Aleš Gabrijelčič, Jernej Kovač Mynt, Lucija Lautar, Katja Lončar, Maša Ogrin, Janja Orel, Ana Pezdirc, Maša Pirc, Peter Plantan, Eva Senekovič, Anže Briški, Luka Derlink, Nastja Fingušt, Tina Hostinger, Eva Ivačič, Laura Klenovšek, Mojca Lebeničnik, Alessandro de Ioannon, Ženja Maher, Mojca Mlinar, Lona Polona Pušnik, Rok Primažič, Gaber Robežnik, Giulia Sgro, Vesna Skubic, Nace Šinkovec, Matic Škarabot, Andrej Štornik, Janja Šušnjar, Jure Ule, Aleš Žmavc, Anja Lipovšek, Arne Žigon, Mia Bečirević, Neža Brankovič, Nika Curk, Žan Krivec, Aljoša Potočnik, Tjaša Tušar, Arne Vitorovič, Klara Suša Vačovnik, Arne Žigon, Jan Žonta, Andreja Benedejčič, Matic Benet, Matija Bozja, Sebastjan Cvelbar, Tjaša Čakš, Miha Gašperin, Ana Jerman, Anja Justin, Sara Komac, Taja Kovič, Manca Kranjc, Nadja Krašovec, Katja Križan, Neža Lazar, Maria Ljuština, Martin Mušič, Uršula Novak, Natalija Otoničar, Rok Primažič, Jana Stankić, Mitja Süč, Matej Tili, Paolo Turčić, Bernarda Vidmajer

Mentors
Assoc. Prof. Anja Planišček, Dr. Aleš Vodopivec, Mag. Tadej Glažar, Assist. Prof. Tomaž Slak, Assist. Josip Konstantinović, Assist. Prof. Gašper Medvešek, Klara Bohinc, Tadej Bolta, Katja Martinčič, Primož Pavšič, Nina Savič

Consultants
Dr. Sašo Medved, Prof. Lars Bylund, Angelo Žigon u.d.i.g.

Organisers
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture / School for the Future (Šola za prihodnost)
Architecture Students Society / Student Humanitarian Society Roof for All (Streha za vse)
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
SARCH Foundation (Social Sustainable Architecture), Austria
Alongside Africa Foundation, United Kingdom / Uganda
Society for Children of the World (Društvo za otroke sveta), Slovenia / Gambia
GTTI – Gambian Technical Training Institute, Gambia

Projects supporters
University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture
Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia
International development cooperation and humanitarian aid – Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sponsors, donors and similar

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