Andrei Uleia (center in the photo), Cristina Chelarescu (left), and Traian Bompa (right) were recently awarded in an international architecture competition in Greece. wall-street.ro spoke with the three about the significance of these international prizes, as well as about the evolution of the Romanian “market,” in the context of the sharply reduced number of new projects.
Andrei Uleia is the founder of DaSein Architecture and Urbanism and manages the office’s activity as executive and design director. DaSein is known for the Upground real estate project, the largest transaction on the local market, purchased in 2008 for €340 million.
Cristina Chelarescu and Traian Bompa are a team of architects based in Paris. Since 2007, they have been involved in various projects and international competitions alongside Romanian and French architects.
What does such an international award mean for an architect?
“In the practice of architecture, it is considered first and foremost a recognition of creativity,” says Cristina Chelarescu, adding that it is equally a way to measure and reward the level of performance achieved through very good team organization and through a coherent approach to the given task from a functional, structural, aesthetic, and economic standpoint.
Why are these international competitions important for an architect?
“The variety and complexity of the topics in architecture competitions are far greater than those encountered in office practice,” says Traian Bompa.
Wall Street Romania interview on architecture and architecture competitions