The end of advertising chaos in Warsaw?

Kacper Kępiński, 29 of March '23
Ilustracja prasowa

Press illustration

© UM Warsaw

The historic center of the capital will get regulations to help control the visual chaos. The boundaries of the area designated for protection, however, seem [...]

The historic center of the capital will get regulations to help control the visual chaos. The boundaries of the area designated for protection, however, seem [...]

Wielodrożnica — osada mieszkaniowa na poznańskiej Ławicy, wizualizacja, proj.: Insomia

Wielodrożnica - a residential development on Poznan's Ławica, visualization, proj.: Insomia

© Insomia (visualization: GID Studio)

An antidote to terraced field housing! Not from the shape of a field, but from the form of an old village takes its name and layout of a residential project by Insomia studio. The intimate estate of terraced houses will be called Wielodrożnica. It is thoughtfully designed to lead a dialogue with the history of the now-defunct Ławica farm in Poznań. [...]

An antidote to terraced field housing! Not from the shape of a field, but from the form of an old village takes its name and layout of a residential project by Insomia [...]

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Projekt Tilis family guest homes znalazł się na krótkiej liście konkursowej

Tilis family guest homes project shortlisted for competition

© Justyna Mejsner, Bartosz Mrozowski, Michelle Piasek

Justyna Mejsner, Bartosz Mrozowski and Michelle Piasek from Poznan University of Technology also took part in an international competition to design The Tili Wine Italy Guests Homes. Their proposal, which refers to the architecture of the Umbria region, uses natural materials and creates axes overlooking the Apennines, was shortlisted for the competition. [...]

Justyna Mejsner, Bartosz Mrozowski and Michelle Piasek from Poznan University of Technology also took part in an international competition to design The Tili Wine Italy [...]

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The competition for architecture and landscape architecture students "Hrubieszów house and garden with climate" has started

The competition is organized by the Department of Landscape Architecture of the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology

Ola Kloc, 28 of March '23
Hrubieszowski dom i ogród z klimatem

Hrubieszów house and garden with climate

The Department of Landscape Architecture of the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology has announced the "Hrubieszow house and garden with climate" competition organized under the project "Local development of Hrubieszow - from participation to implementation". The competition is aimed at students, graduates and undergraduates of architecture, landscape architecture and related fields. [...]

The Department of Landscape Architecture of the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology has announced the "Hrubieszow house and garden with [...]

Wizualizacja domu kopułowego o powierzchni 35 metrów kwadratowych

Visualization of a dome house with an area of 35 square meters

© Domir

Prefabrication, modular construction and eco-friendly technologies are gaining popularity. Pawel Fornalski, owner of the Domir studio, together with architect Tomasz Macalik, combined all of these elements and reached for natural materials to create hempcrete modular dome houses, which are increasingly popular among individual investors. We talk to the authors of the residential domes about alternative and natural technologies, the advantages of hempcrete and the future of construction. [...]

Prefabrication, modular construction and eco-friendly technologies are gaining popularity. Pawel Fornalski, owner of the Domir studio, together with architect Tomasz [...]

Professor Witold Czarnecki is dead

Wiktor Bochenek, 28 of March '23
Profesor Witold Czarnecki

Professor Witold Czarnecki

According to the Faculty of Architecture at Bialystok University of Technology, Professor Witold Czarnecki - long-time dean and doyen of the Faculty of Architecture at Bialystok University of Technology - passed away on March 23, 2023. [...]

According to the Faculty of Architecture at Bialystok University of Technology, Professor Witold Czarnecki - long-time dean and doyen of the Faculty of Architecture at [...]

The second edition of the competition for the Bohdan Lachert and Józef Szanajca Award is underway

The best architecture of Saska Kepa will be awarded

Dobrawa Bies, 28 of March '23
Trwa II edycja konkursu o Nagrodę Lacherta i Szanajcy

The second edition of the Lachert and Szanajca Award competition is underway

The call for entries to the competition for the Bohdan Lachert and Józef Szanajca Award, organized by the ŁADna Kępa Association, is underway. The award serves to perpetuate and promote the architectural tradition of Saska Kępa. [...]

The call for entries to the competition for the Bohdan Lachert and Józef Szanajca Award, organized by the ŁADna Kępa Association, is underway. The award serves to [...]

The second edition of ARCHITECT@WORK Warsaw is coming up!

May 30 and 31, 2023 at EXPO XXI

27 of March '23
ARCHITECT@WORK Warsaw

ARCHITECT@WORK Warsaw

After last year's debut, ARCHITECT@WORK - an industry meeting for architects and interior designers with an unusual formula - is returning to Warsaw's EXPO XXI! What distinguishes the A@W concept? The products presented during the event, regardless of the size of the brand or company they represent, are displayed on identical stands in order to focus the attention of the event participants on what is most important. [...]

After last year's debut, ARCHITECT@WORK - an industry meeting for architects and interior designers with an unusual formula - is returning to Warsaw's EXPO XXI! What [...]

The competition for the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace has started

SARP Competition No. 1040

Dobrawa Bies, 27 of March '23
Konkurs na odbudowę Pałacu Saskiego

Competition for the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace

A two-stage architectural and urban design competition for the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace, Brühl Palace and townhouses on Królewska Street in Warsaw has been launched. The First Prize amounts to 300 thousand zlotys gross, and the deadline for entry is April 28 this year. [...]

A two-stage architectural and urban design competition for the reconstruction of the Saxon Palace, Brühl Palace and townhouses on Królewska Street in Warsaw has been [...]

projekt nowego centrum Tychów

project of the new center of Tychy

Can major architectural and urban planning projects only be led by metropolises? Tychy wants to build a new center to show that the impasse of medium-sized cities can be broken. Michal Lorbiecki, urban planner and the mayor's plenipotentiary for the new Tychy city center, talks about the whole project. [...]

Can major architectural and urban planning projects only be led by metropolises? Tychy wants to build a new center to show that the impasse of medium-sized cities can be [...]

W konkursie należy wykorzystać zużytą łopatę turbiny wiatrowej

The competition should use a used wind turbine blade

Gdansk University of Technology is organizing an open architectural competition for the design of a temporary building made of a wind turbine blade. Designs can be submitted until April 14 this year. [...]

Gdansk University of Technology is organizing an open architectural competition for the design of a temporary building made of a wind turbine blade. Designs can be [...]

Capital's ugliest promenade closer to metamorphosis

Kacper Kępiński, 24 of March '23
Wizualizacja ul. Chmielnej

Visualization of Chmielna Street

Chmielna Street is actually Warsaw's only pedestrian zone. Despite this, pedestrians cannot feel safe there. At the same time, years of neglect mean that the street can compete for the title of Poland's ugliest promenade. This is all set to change with the planned reconstruction, which is set to begin later in [...]

Chmielna Street is actually Warsaw's only pedestrian zone. Despite this, pedestrians cannot feel safe there. At the same time, years of neglect mean that the street can [...]

Rzeka Bogdanka w parku Sołackim, w tle parkowy staw

Bogdanka River in Sołacki Park, park pond in the background

Photo: Jakub Głaz

Rivers that were canalized decades ago are returning to the space of city centers. This is the case in the world. In our country, the problem is the restoration of the bed of a small river in a recreation area. Although a sensible restoration project has been created, the public investor does not want to implement it. The reason? Ad hoc interest, lack of coordination and a misunderstood concept of cost. [...]

Rivers that were canalized decades ago are returning to the space of city centers. This is the case in the world. In our country, the problem is the restoration of the [...]

Targ Błonie projektu Aleksandry Wasilkowskiej

Błonie Market designed by Aleksandra Wasilkowska

Has the end of "high tone" architecture arrived? The twilight of iconic edifices and contemporary palaces? A time to look at the space around us from the perspective of those with various human and non-human users' needs? About - in the opinion of some - hitherto shameful architecture, frivolous forms and nature, which is sometimes worth simply leaving alone, we talk to Aleksandra Wasilkowska, author of the modernization of the Błonie Market near Warsaw. [...]

Has the end of "high tone" architecture arrived? The twilight of iconic edifices and contemporary palaces? A time to look at the space around us from the perspective of [...]

Projekt „At the end of Grjótagjá” otrzymał wyróżnienie honorowe

The project "At the end of Grjótagjá" received an honorable mention

© Matthew Dziuba

Mateusz Dziuba, an Architecture and Urban Planning student from the Cracow University of Technology, prepared a design work "At the end of Grjótagjá" as part of a foreign exchange at the Politecnico di Milano. The design for a rammed earth pavilion that could be built in Iceland received an honorable mention in the international Rammed Earth Pavilion competition organized by the Buildner platform. [...]

Mateusz Dziuba, an Architecture and Urban Planning student from the Cracow University of Technology, prepared a design work "At the end of Grjótagjá" as part of a [...]

Krzysztof Herman

Krzysztof Herman

© Archiwum Prywatne

"10 Questions for Landscape Architects" is a series of short talks inspired by the series "10 Questions for...". This time our attention is turned to landscape architects and architects. In today's episode, landscape architect Krzysztof Herman talks about his approach to design. [...]

"10 Questions for Landscape Architects" is a series of short talks inspired by the series "10 Questions for...". This time our attention is turned to landscape [...]

Atrium Oliva, proj.: Roark Studio

Atrium Oliva, proj.: Roark Studio

Gdańska inwestycja premium ALLCONu wyróżnia się nietypowym układem budynków, inspirowanym klasycznymi domami atrialnymi.

Stress, noise and insufficient time - these are the problems of almost every resident of a large city. Those in senior positions are particularly vulnerable. According to a ZenBusiness research report, one in four managers admit that their job is extremely stressful. The creators of Atrium Oliva, a new premium development in Gdansk, took into account the needs of the modern man and created a project that puts regeneration, tranquility and health first. Regardless of the time of year and day. [...]

Stress, noise and insufficient time - these are the problems of almost every resident of a large city. Those in senior positions are particularly vulnerable. According [...]

In the vision of post-transformation Poland, the "round table" seems only a distant memory. However, there are topics that are still worth discussing precisely in such a formula, jointly seeking solutions and agreements. One of them is water - the Water Roundtable is needed today just as the historic one over thirty years ago. [...]

In the vision of post-transformation Poland, the "round table" seems only a distant memory. However, there are topics that are still worth discussing precisely in such a [...]

prof. Andrzej Białkiewicz (1954 - 2023)

Prof. Andrzej Bialkiewicz (1954 - 2023)

Professor Andrzej Bialkiewicz has died. He served as rector of the Cracow University of Technology from September 2020. His death was announced by the Cracow University of Technology. [...]

Professor Andrzej Bialkiewicz has died. He served as rector of the Cracow University of Technology from September 2020. His death was announced by the Cracow University [...]

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