Launching: Conversions. A Laboratory-Book (Igloo) | Tranzit Days XXVIII

book launch β€” 11.10.2025 12:30

We’re launching the volume π‚π¨π§π―πžπ«π¬π’π¨π§π¬. 𝐀 π‹πšπ›π¨π«πšπ­π¨π«π²-𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐀 in Cluj β€” a unique editorial project showcasing contemporary examples of architectural (re)conversion in Romania, where buildings from industrial, religious, military, or commercial heritage have been reimagined and revalued through cultural and artistic functions.

The chapter dedicated to Casa Tranzit was conceived at the start of the most recent stage of restoration and rehabilitation of the former synagogue site. The β€œopen construction site” continues within the pages of a β€œconstruction-site book.”

The invitation, besides being an honor, offered us an opportunity to reflect on our own practice. On the occasion of the launch, we aim to extend this reflection to the broader ecosystem of independent cultural spaces and to the (symbolic and material) infrastructure necessary for any of them to exist. In this spirit, we’ll be joined in the discussion by representatives of the Paintbrush Factory (Fabrica de Pensule), the second Cluj-based space featured in the volume.

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑒: π΄π‘›π‘‘π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘Ž (π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘, π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ-𝑖𝑛-π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘’π‘“, πΌπ‘”π‘™π‘œπ‘œ), πΌπ‘’π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘›π‘Ž π·π‘’π‘šπ‘–π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’ (π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ), π‘…π‘ŽΜ†π‘§π‘£π‘Žπ‘› π΄π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘›, π‘€π‘–β„Žπ‘Žπ‘– πΌπ‘’π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΏπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ŽΜπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘₯π‘–π‘š (π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ).