About Us — Paradigma Ariadné

Origin ︎

“Greek legend insists that Daedalus was the first architect, but this is hardly the case: although he built the Cretan labyrinth, he never understood its structure. He could only escape, in fact, by flying out of its vortex. Instead it may be argued that Ariadne achieved the first work of architecture, since it was she who gave Theseus the ball of thread by means of which he found his way out of the labyrinth after having killed the Minotaur”

Beatriz Colomina, Architectureproduction, In: This is not architecture: Media constructions, Edited by Kester Rattenbury 2002. Routlegde London; New York

About ︎

Paradigma Ariadné is a Budapest based design studio to create architecture and related contents, through applying theory, imagination and narration based design processes. The studio was founded in 2016 by Attila Róbert Csóka, Szabolcs Molnár and Dávid Smiló.

Clients of Paradigma Ariadné include individuals, institutions, companies, and local governments as well, to provide them outstanding ideas and solutions wherever processes require architecture-related knowledge.

Paradigma Ariadné took part in several exhibitions and events to display their works in Budapest, Venice, Warsaw, Vienna, Logroño, Graz and Ohio State, USA and was co-curator of Hungarian Pavilion at Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021 together with Dániel Kovács.

Works of Paradigma Ariandé was published in The Architectural Review, Domus, Monocle, Zeppelin, HISE, Arhitektur Aktuell, Archiscopie

People ︎

Current Team: Attila Róbert Csóka, Szabolcs Molnár, Dávid Smiló, Lilla Árkovics, Tünde Katona, Borbála Kiss

Past Contributors: Eva Truncová, András Graf, Imola Erzsébet Fazakas, László Belkovits, Levente Borenich, Boroka Bán, Péter Budai, Bence Cselényi, Bernadett Csendes, László Cseresznyés, Luca Csíkszentmihályi, Zsuzsa Farkas, Tünde Fekete, Ildikó Hammer, Fanni Hegedüs, Mátyás Herkli, Petra Horogh, Valentin Keller, Virág Kiss, András Németh, Noémi Petró, Noémi Rácz, Ákos Sógor, Marek Svoboda, Péter Szabó, Bettina Tógyer, Anna Zsoldos

Clients ︎

The Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport ︎ Municipality of Veszprém ︎ Municipality of Sándorfalva ︎ Municipality of Terézváros ︎ Compagnie Pál Frenák ︎ Hungarian State Opera ︎ Balassi Institute ︎ Institut français de Budapest ︎Unicap Zrt. ︎ Property Market Kft. ︎ Municipality of Előszállás ︎SIMMO Hungary ︎Suzuki Hungary

Presentations and Talks︎

2016

Budapest, Pecha Kucha Night

2016

Budapest, TU Budapest Architecture Faculty Doctoral School

2017

Budapest, Hungarian University of Fine Arts

2017

Brno, Pecha Kucha Night

2017

Berlin, Collegium Hungaricum Berlin

2018