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The competition site, located in the former Austro-Hungarian military barracks at Tabor near Maribor’s city center, is a key area of urban regeneration. Developed from 1885, the complex included warehouses, bakeries, and an artillery barracks (1910), the latter being the only original structure still standing. Abandoned after Slovenia’s independence, the area has been transformed since the 1990s into a secondary education hub, with reconstructed central buildings housing the Maribor School of Design and the Piramida Educational Center, while retaining elements of the historical context.
The preserved artillery barracks, protected as cultural heritage since 2022 (EŠD 30918), now houses the MOST Institute and holds strong potential as a youth cultural center, complementing the secondary and university campus stretching from Magdalena Park to the new Center for Hearing and Speech. Such a facility could foster cultural life, creativity, and education with minimal resources, serving as an artistic and social catalyst. The solution is articulated in an expanded urban park. The Youth Park is one of the larger public green areas in the wider city area. From here, there are quality views of the Pohorje Mountains and the Piramida hill along the axis of Žitna Street. The comprehensive landscape architectural design of the area follows modern programmatic and design principles for open space planning. The competition area is thematically divided into northern and southern park sections, separated by the existing secondary school buildings.
Client Ministry of Education, Republic of Slovenia
Location Maribor, Slovenia
Project Year 2023
Project type Public competition, 2. Prize
Area 7.600 m2
Authors David Mišič, Uroš Lobnik, Žiga Kreševič, Maja Žalik, Davor Fistić, Goran Piršić, Ana Židanik
Media attention
ZAPS publication 2023
