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Zaułek Piękna w Warszawie po przebudowie zamieni się w Elma

After its renovation, Piękna Alley in Warsaw will become Elma

Design: Medusa Group © press materials

Demolish and replace with a new building, or preserve and modernize? This is the question an increasing number of investors who own office buildings are asking themselves. Some of them are being torn down, even though they were built just two or three decades ago. Fortunately, a different fate awaits Zaułek Piękna in Warsaw, which Syrena Real Estate will transform according to a design by Medusa Group. Along with a new interior and facades, Zaułek Piękna will also gain a new name—Elma. Will it [...]

Demolish and replace with a new building, or preserve and modernize? This is the question an increasing number of investors who own office buildings are asking [...]

Łęczyca in a Slow Rhythm: An Idea for Revitalizing the Historic City Center

The engineering thesis by Szymon Klepacz from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Environmental Engineering at the Lodz University of Technology

Aleksandra Skorupa, 16 of October '26
„Powrót do przyszłości”: Łęczyca w rytmie „slow” czyli harmonia historii i nowoczesności

"Back to the Future": Łęczyca in "slow" rhythm—a harmony of history and modernity

© Szymon Klepacz

In the engineering thesis “Back to the Future”: Łęczyca in “slow” rhythm: the harmony of history and modernity, Szymon Klepacz, a student in the spatial planning program at the Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Lodz University of Technology, developed a concept for the revitalization of the historic center of Łęczyca. He prepared the thesis under the supervision of Dr. Eng. Arch. Adriana Cieślak-Arkuszewska. The author seeks ways to restore the Old Town’s appeal and local [...]

In the engineering thesis “Back to the Future”: Łęczyca in “slow” rhythm: the harmony of history and modernity, Szymon Klepacz, a student in the spatial planning program [...]

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Frontón Maeztu w Aguilar de Codés projektu VERNE Arquitectura + Alejandro Maortua

The Maeztu Frontón in Aguilar de Codés, designed by VERNE Arquitectura + Alejandro Maortua

©Pablo Garcia Esparza

In the small town of Aguilar de Codés, a new sports facility could easily have overwhelmed the scale of the historic buildings. VERNE Arquitectura and Alejandro Maortua took the opposite approach: they embedded part of the Basque pelota court into the steep terrain, clad its facades in stone, and opened the building up to the landscape on the side facing the plaza. Frontón Maeztu is not merely a sports facility—during local festivals, it can transform into a place for gatherings, communal [...]

In the small town of Aguilar de Codés, a new sports facility could easily have overwhelmed the scale of the historic buildings. VERNE Arquitectura and Alejandro Maortua [...]

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