A full-day interdisciplinary conference exploring the connections between post-war architecture and contemporary approaches to urban development, public space, and cultural heritage. Admission is free, but capacity is limited, so reserve your place at www.sensitivelyonbrutalism.eu.
The conference will bring together organisations, initiatives, and individuals working with places and buildings that often remain outside the spotlight – from photography and research to publishing, architectural practice, and urban planning. They will address the cultural heritage of modern architecture, its protection, and adaptation. The full-day programme will open up these questions, critically examine them, and explore their connections with current issues in public space and sustainable architecture.
Among the speakers:
Professor Tim Rieniets – Umbaukultur. Towards a New Architecture That Does Not Need New Buildings
Tom Schoonjans (BE) – From Architecture to Elements: Reusing Post-War Building Materials
Vladimír 518 (CZ) – Architecture 58–89
Accompanying events:
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A guided tour of ODA led by Martin Jurikovič, founder of the Trenčín-based civic association archiTN, will reveal the context in which the building was created, including the demolition of the original buildings on Hviezdoslavova Street. The tour will present the urban and architectural design of the wider area, as well as alternative proposals for the building dating from the 1970s. It will also include a tour of ODA’s interiors and its artworks.
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A fragment of Olja Triaška Stefanović’s exhibition Sensitively on Brutalism, which documented Brutalist architecture in the Trenčín Region in 2025–2026. The full exhibition will be on view at the Miloš Alexander Bazovský Gallery from 15 October 2026.
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Vladimír 518 in concert will bring an intense, visually charged rap set to Trenčín – raw energy, a distinctive aesthetic, and the signature style of Prague’s underground scene in concentrated form.
It’s going to be brutal.
