Public Art Projects Uplift Bulgaria’s Streets

January 20, 2014  |   Feature,   World
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“Transformers,” a group of more than 20 Bulgarian architects and architectural students, has its public artwork sprinkled around Sofia — the capital and largest city in Bulgaria. The group represents a more open way of operating in a city where civic projects are often awarded with little transparency.

Delcho Delchev, a 34-year-old architect, is one of the founders of a nonprofit group called "Transformers" that has been trying since 2009 to brighten up this former Soviet outpost with low-budget public art and design projects.
Delcho Delchev, a 34-year-old architect, is one of the founders of a nonprofit group called “Transformers” that has been trying since 2009 to brighten up this former Soviet outpost with low-budget public art and design projects.
In another project, the Transformers built a “wrench bench” with ends designed to fit precisely around the large hexagonal flower pots that dot the city and resemble giant concrete screws.
In another project, the Transformers built a “wrench bench” with ends designed to fit precisely around the large hexagonal flower pots that dot the city and resemble giant concrete screws.

Read more in this New York Times article!