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, Paris, 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, Bianka Bús, Anett Horváth, Adrienn Nyergesi, Violetta Szatmári

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, Borbála Kiss ,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 ︎HUFBAU ︎ Marczibányi Square Culture Centre ︎ NHOOD ︎ Villa Olivér ︎ Pro Veszprém Nonprofit Ltd.

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
Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad

2018
Vienna, Architektur Im Magazin

2019
Budapest, AA Visiting School

2019
Budapest, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

2021
Bratislava, Singularch

2021
Venice, IUAV

2022
New Castle, Farrel Centre

2022
Dortmund, TU Dortmund Architecture Faculty

2022
Ljubljana, BIGSEE Debates

2022
Bratislava, Faculty of Architecture


Publications ︎
2019
Architecture is Just a Pretext, Carnets

2020
Zeppelin magazine, #159

2020
VESPER, No. 3

2021
Architektur Aktuell, 2021/3

2022
Archiscopie, 28, 2022 January

2022
Emerging European Practices, New Generations

2022
The Architectural Review, 2022 February

2022
Domus, #1072, 2022 October

2022
HIŠE, #126

2022
Platform, VII/38/2022

2023
Landscape Design #115


Exhibitions ︎
2016
Synchronicity Exhibition, Warsaw

2017
Budapest Design Week

2018
Young Architects in Black and White, Budapest

2018
Liberty Bridge - Hungarian Pavilion, 16th Architecture Biennale, Venice 

2019
II. Hungarian Architecture Salon, Budapest

2019
REJECTED, Knowlton School, Ohio State, USA
2021
Diskurziv No. 1, Models, Graz

2023
Cité de l'architecture, Objets Trouvés, Paris

2023
Casa Platform Venezia, The New Together, Venice


Invitations ︎
2019


Nominations︎
2019