Romanian architecture

Iuliu Iancu / Jules Janco: Restoring an Architectural Legacy (part II)

We continue to present the less known story of the architect Iuliu Iancu / Jules Janco, Marcel Janco's brother, as revealed through the fragmentary Romanian archives that are now studied by his granddaughter, Amit Janco,...

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Iuliu Iancu / Jules Janco: Restoring an Architectural Legacy (part I)

Late last year, our editorial office in Bucharest received a surprising email, signed by Amit Janco, whose grandfather had been the architect Iuliu Iancu / Jules Janco (1896-1985), the younger – and lesser known –...

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Home, at the Office. ING Bank Headquarters by AMA Design

ING has always been an innovative bank, with a lot of courage in experimenting novel solutions, this time, through a different approach in the organization of their new headquarters. Together with the consultants and the...

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Microsoft Offices Bucharest/Timișoara – A Return to Honesty and Naturalness

The interior design of the Microsoft offices in Bucharest and Timișoara provided the architect teams with a good opportunity to question the interior design paradigm of workspaces. In a context where technology is often misunderstood...

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A Chameleonic Insertion – Office Building on Matei Voievod Street

Medium-height office buildings are a sensible subject due to the specific tension between the characteristic architectural language that requires large glazed surfaces and the small volume, whose composition and morphology must somehow conciliate these extremes....

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The Grossmann Villa, Brought to Life

The Grossmann Villa has an architectural beauty that is emblematic for the early Eclecticism of the Viennese persuasion. Located in the center of the city of Arad, the building was given a new life through...

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Alpine Charm – A Mountain Periscope Turned Towards the Landscape

Recent history shows that, besides the traffic congestions on Valea Prahovei, Sinaia risks becoming a repertoire of failure in house building. In contrast with the balance between the built and natural environment, which was emblematic...

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5 Interaxes and 8 Bays – The Embassy of Kuwait

At the intersection of boulevards Mircea Eliade and Primăverii, an elegant white building captures our attention through its discretion and coherence. The low height, with three floors and a fourth recessed, is subtly configured in...

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