Dico și Țigănaș

Dico și Țigănaș is an architectural firm based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania since March 1997.^[1][2][3] The practice is led by its founders, engineer Florin Dico and architect Șerban Țigănaș, who is currently also the president of the Romanian Order of Architects. The firm deals in creation of architectural, construction and installation designs for apartment buildings, office buildings, administrative buildings, stadiums and industrial buildings.^[4]

Dico și Țigănaș
Dico și Țigănaș
Practice information
Partners	Florin Dico, General Manager Șerban Țigănaș, President
Founded	1997
Location	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Coordinates	46°45′16″N 23°35′45″E
Significant works and honors
Buildings	Cluj Arena CFR Cluj Stadium Sala Polivalentă (Cluj) Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Liberty Center Mall (Bucharest)
Awards	2011 OAR Prize for Constructions over 1000 sqm for Cluj Arena

Dico și Țigănaș started in 1997, making projects for small companies and individuals. The project who configured the growth and evolution of the company was won in the year 2000, working for the British joint-venture, Mivan-Kier. The task was to design social housing for 30 sites in 27 Romanian cities, with a total design area of 180,300sqm.^[5] Later on, together with the same contractors, the firm designed Liberty Center Mall, New Town Apartment Buildings with 630 Apartments ^[6] and malls for other seven cities in Romania. Unfortunately Mivan-Kier declared bankruptcy in 2009 and only one of the latter seven malls was built.^[7] Among its other major projects are the Bergenbier Plant and the Bosch-Rexroth Factory in Blaj, Olimpia Business Center in Cluj-Napoca and various residential compounds.^[8][9] The firm's latest and most renowned projects are the expansion of the CFR Cluj Stadium, the design of the Cluj Arena and multifunctional sportshall in Cluj-Napoca, Sala Polivalentă.^[10]

Awards

• Nominated for Building of the Year 2012 on http://www.archdaily.com, "The world's most visited architecture website" ^[11]
• 2011 OAR Award for Constructions over 1000 sqm for Cluj Arena^[12]
• 2009 OAR Awards for Cluj Arena and for the Office Building of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography ^[13]
• Aquapanel Challenge Prize by knauf with ELM OFFICE BUILDING
• Award for Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Câmpina Downtown Area ^[14]

Selected works

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  Cluj Arena
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  Cluj-Napoca Polyvalent Hall
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  Liberty Center Mall
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  Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

References

1. Top design firms in Cluj "Dico și Țigănaș - First Place Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine"
2. A51 - Architectural Firms "Birouri de Arhitectura, page 348 Archived 2012-06-10 at the Wayback Machine"
3. Local Newspaper "How the nr.1 architectural firm in Cluj-Napoca manages during the economic crisis Archived 2015-12-29 at the Wayback Machine"
4. Local Newspaper "Firms projects at the beginning of the economic crisis Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine"
5. Contractors Website "Romania Housing Programme Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine"
6. Contractors Website "New Town Residence Archived 2012-08-03 at archive.today"
7. Financial Newspaper "Mivan-Kier, the biggest bankruptcy of the year"
8. Local Newspaper "Projects in Cluj-Napoca Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine"
9. Local Newspaper "Architects in Cluj-Napoca Archived 2010-02-20 at the Wayback Machine"
10. Local Newspaper "Construction News Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine"
11. Archdaily "Cluj Arena - Dico și Țigănaș"
12. Local Newspaper "Project of the Year Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine"
13. Local Newspaper "2nd and 3rd Prize Winner"
14. Architecture Forum "Campina Contest Prize Archived 2014-10-03 at the Wayback Machine"

External links

• Dico și Țigănaș Website
• Dico și Țigănaș on Facebook