Skopje Recycled Art Park

Abbie Jerrard

An educational urban park in the heart of Skopje, the Recycled Art Park enables the public to understand more about waste, recycling, repurposing and sustainability in a fun and creative way. The park boasts various forms of art activism in a non-aggressive attempt to: challenge the existing environmental policies; spark public interest in waste and recycling related issues; and encourage community involvement in cleaning up the city.

Cycle Pavilion

Akshay Subhash

The Cultural Network

Arjun Taneja

Beer Brewery Farm

Jacob Skeates

The Beer Brewery Farm is a social enterprise that aims to help solve the large unemployment rate among young adults in Skopje. The programme intentions are for the young people to gain 6 months experience through an internship scheme, where they can specialise in one specific area of the beer manufacturing process.In addition, the brewery hosts an annual harvesting event in which the community comes together to pick the locally grown barley, in return gaining a more resilient community and annual discounted beer.

The Memory Books Festival

Jeanette Aves

The complex political history of North Macedonia has led to conflicting ideas regarding the country’s identity and how this is expressed.  This project combats these tensions by providing the facilities to make and share children’s books on Skopjan residents’ individual histories, counteracting prejudices children learn as they grow up.

The Sun Bazaar Theatre

Kieran Catton

The building is a new centre for theatre and performing arts in the city of Skopje. The developed brief is based on the Skopjean government's plans for a new cultural centre, alongside the awareness of an unfinished ballet centre. The theatre is designed inside a ramp as access, in order for the movement from outside to inside to create the suspension of disbelief.

Sketch Boat

Lujain Al-Kilani

As Racial divides within North Macedonia are ever growing, a question of identity is explored. This project seeks to bring communities together, aiming to reduce racial tensions, using art and creativity to allow the celebration of different identities.

Zelen Centre for Activism

Rhiannon Woodford

This project aims to tackle the lack of growth of the Macedonian economy at a range of scales. The Centre for Activism provides the residents with an inspirational space in which to elevate skills in order to increase their own employability, whilst also encouraging them to get involved in political activism to impact grass root issues in their community. To impact the bigger picture, the centre provides space for NGO’s and charities working towards policy level changes within Macedonia’s problematic and corrupt government. Whilst acting as a covered public square and meeting place adjacent to the Zelen market, the building provides space for co-working, screen-printing workshops, exhibitions and small scale lectures.

For People by People

Rhys Herbst

Research undertaken whilst in Skopje revealed people and communities at large felt that the government failed to meet their needs and requirements, with politicians disregarding public opinion. My project addressed the issues of government corruption in Skopje. A citizens assembly became the catalyst to my design and in theory would lead to a brief chosen by the local community. The final building is in essence a Community Hall which gives a voice as well as a platform for the communities in Skopje.

Music to Democracy

Stefan Braband

Music is embedded in the culture of Skopje and most public establishments have live bands playing most evenings in the week. Bringing together a group of musicians who play in a typical orchestra ensemble and practicing together towards a final concert enables social capital between those people. The music is extended to the square for both practicing where the public can listen in and to final concerts where the structure opens up and performs as a stage.