ADRIÁN LABAUT

Some moments from the exhibition EDGE X: Convenient Fictions, which I recently curated at the amazing @hengermalom Silo in Budapest, 2025. The exhibition was part of EDGE Fest @edgefestbudapest , a multifaceted event encompassing professional conferences, architectural and design competitions, community programs, an art exhibition, and an awards ceremony. Curated by / and thanks to: Vera Krauth @vera_krauth | Flóra Kőszeghy @flora.koszeghy | Balázs Csapó | Ádám Hatvani @hatvaniadam Photos © Hegyháti Réka Thank you also to all the supporters and partners who made the exhibition possible. Participating artists and studios include: Christian Kerez, DORSA, Liam Young, Merve Sahin, Montserrat Bonhevi Rosich & Seth Denizen, Studio Ossidiana, Superflux, Perry Kulper, Preliminary Research Office, Tamás Péter Halász, Zsolt Asztalos, Lőrinc Borsos, Fuzzy Earth, Nóra Szabó, DMB Studio, MOME Architectural Knowledge Centre, Department of Architecture at the University of Debrecen, Hajdu Gáspár, Áron Lődi, Martha Kicsiny. The EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest is Hungary’s first international architecture festival, organized by Építészfórum and taking place at Dürer Kert. The festival aims to spotlight progressive and forward-thinking themes in architecture within both global and regional contexts. EDGE Fest is a multifaceted event, encompassing a professional conference, architectural and design competitions, community programs, an art exhibition, and an awards ceremony. #edgefest #convenientfictions

La exposición "Arquitecturas Cubanas: El Tercer Espacio" explora, a través de la arquitectura, el contexto antagonista que ha caracterizado a Cuba desde las décadas previas a la Revolución Cubana hasta la actualidad. La exposición crea un Tercer Espacio donde fragmentos de historia se encuentran y entablan un diálogo. Al recorrer los proyectos presentados, que abarcan el período desde la década de los 40 hasta la actualidad, los visitantes pueden construir sus propias interpretaciones de las complejidades de la historia cubana y su presente. "ARQUITECTURAS CUBANAS: EL TERCER ESPACIO" BUSCA, SOBRE TODO, DARLE VISIBILIDAD A LA JOVEN ARQUITECTURA CUBANA. Curadores: Paloma Herrero Ermakova & Adrian Labaut Organización: Gréta Süveges Listado de proyectos presentados (entre otros): - Albor Arquitectos Casa Torre, Cienfuegos, 2021 Casa Soporte, Cienfuegos, 2017 El Apartamento, Cienfuegos, 2019 Casa U, La Habana, 2020 - AdUrbis Arquitectos Residencia Santa Clara, La Habana, 2014 La Casa de Pedro y María, La Habana, 2016 - José Antonio Villa y Raiko Valladares Colección Vibra, 2015 - Infraestudio Grotto House, Artemisa, 2018 Red Garden, La Habana, 2018 B House, Artemisa, 2017 Contemporary Art Center Linea 508, La Habana, 2014 C House, Artemisa, 2018 - sin_tesis_estudio Casa de los tres pilares, La Habana, 2021 - Adrian Labaut Non-sign site, La Habana, 2018 - Estudio Choy-León, invitados por el Instituto Cervantes de Budapest Hotel Parque Central, La Habana, 2007 Centro de Estudios Che Guevara, La Habana, 2005 Banco Financiero Internacional, La Habana, 2001

We’re honoured to have Olaf Grawert, Adrián Labaut, Ghizlaine Mallek, and Marie Roels as part of the MARCH Awards 2026 jury. Four voices building platforms, communities, and conversations around architecture and materials. Because every project exists within a bigger ecosystem, where ideas gain visibility. The MARCH Awards 2026 celebrate projects built with bio-based, circular, and local materials. Meet our Ecosystem Builders Jury: @olafgrawert , Co-founder & Managing Director at @houseeurope.eu @alabauth , Founder at @pfaallfoundation @theindoorsytype , Researcher at @healthymaterialslab @roelsmmarie , Co-founder & CEO at MARCH Submissions are now closed, but the competition is far from over. Next week, the People’s Choice Awards open. This is the time to vote for your favourite project. While the jury selects the winning projects throughout May, the public will also have its say in which projects deserve to be highlighted. Stay tuned to discover (and vote for) the projects shaping the future of architecture. → marchmaterials.com/competition-2026 With the support of: @hessler.kalk and @hanfstein.eu

3in1_Forest Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, 2026. #alabauth

What makes a project stand out? At the MARCH Awards, projects are evaluated through two essential pillars: design and materials. Because good architecture is about good design, but also about how materials are used to shape better buildings. Here’s what we look at: — Architectural design — Material innovation — Low-carbon vs. conventional materials — Sustainability approach of the project Design, materials, and their sustainability are carefully evaluated by our jury of experts, selected for their deep knowledge in both design and material strategy. Projects combining conventional and sustainable materials are absolutely welcome. — Have your project seen and evaluated by leading voices in architecture and material innovation, including: @jade_slowstudio from Slow Studio, @marthallewis from Henning Larsen, @michela.quadrelli from Christoph Hesse Architects, @olafgrawert from HouseEurope!, @alabauth from PFAALL Magazine & more. — You don’t need a perfect project. You need willingness to build better. Submit before April 7. → marchmaterials.com/competition-2026 — Project images: Barretts Grove | @groupwork_arch Office in a Barn | @steinbachschimmelarchitekten Bienenskulptur | @barbara.schnetzler The Paper Garden | @jankatteinarch Multidisciplinary Health Center and Pharmacy | @mil_lieux_architecture UDO | @belwerk.kollektiv

Workshop and tool storage project, Madrid, 2025. Client undisclosed.

Inhabiting the Ruins_Research, ongoing. Client Information Office. Governmental. The institutionalization of contemporary reality, including architectural thought and criticism, operates as a globalizing and standardizing force that limits independent thinking and reduces possible scenarios to a single (though seemingly diverse) linear narrative. Behind these institutions, ideas acquire a fictional, convenient framework that reassures individuals of the validity of their choices. The difficulty lies in finding alternative paths and in choosing to follow them despite their uncertain outcomes. Main image © unknown

Inhabiting the ruins_Research, ongoing. The romanticisation of ruins, or undesired architectures, emerges when decay becomes embedded in the cultural landscape of a city. Once these structures are absorbed into collective memory, their reinterpretation by new generations is inevitable. Spaces are rediscovered through corridors, galleries, and secured pathways that frame decadence as a touristic highlight. Though the failure or obsolescence of such constructions is evident, their excess and entropy acquire new symbolic value. Decadence becomes a condition through which architecture insists on meaning, even after its original purpose has dissolved. Main image © Photograph by Toni Wallachy, National Geographic Your Shot

Inhabiting the ruins_Research, ongoing. What is the role of architecture in transforming societies when the most basic needs of their people are not covered? What type of architecture should be developed in order to be site-specific and relevant in contexts where society is unable to enjoy or fulfill even its most basic needs? The first image shows the city of Havana, where inhabitants are forced to live within the ruins of a city that is constantly falling apart. While this reality is local, it speaks to a broader problematic involving housing, society, basic rights, and humanity. Main image: La Habana, © Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida

Re-visiting Canaletto (1697-1768) Piazza San Marco verso la Basilica. 2025

Re-visiting Canaletto (1697-1768) L’ingresso al canal grande con la dogana e la chiesa della salute. 2025 #alabauth

Re-visiting Canaletto (1697-1768) Santa Maria della Salute. 2025 #alabauth