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 [...]

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 [...]

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Krzysztof Herman

Krzysztof Herman

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"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 [...]

Materials and Technologies for Architects – free online version

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 [...]

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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 [...]

Wizualizacja kompleksu Towarowa 22

Visualization of Towarowa 22 complex

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Towarowa 22 is a huge potential in the heart of the intensively expanding Wola district. The new office center of the capital has a chance not to repeat the mistakes of Mokotow's Mordor. The investment has a chance to blend into the urban landscape or become an enclave of the rich. [...]

Towarowa 22 is a huge potential in the heart of the intensively expanding Wola district. The new office center of the capital has a chance not to repeat the mistakes of [...]

Aplikacja do zgłaszania nielegalnych reklam i wielkie bannery w obszarze staromiejskim przy pl. Wiosny Ludów w Poznaniu

Application for reporting illegal advertisements and large banners in the Old Town area at Wiosny Ludow Square in Poznan.

"Report vandalism," "notify illegal dumping," "take a picture of a platform defect," and so on. There are more and more apps that facilitate civic interventions. Some sensible, others—less so. As of recently, in Poznań, it is now possible to report illegal advertising carriers. Reporting is easy, but you will have to wait for the effect in public space. [...]

"Report vandalism," "notify illegal dumping," "take a picture of a platform defect," and so on. There are more and more apps that facilitate civic interventions. Some [...]

WXCA's success in an international competition!

Dobrawa Bies, 22 of March '23
projekt WXCA otrzymał III Nagrodę w międzynarodowym konkursie

WXCA's project was awarded 3rd Prize in an international competition

The WXCA studio designed a modern cultural and educational complex and won third prize in the international Museum Library Cultural Complex competition in Incheon, South Korea! The Poles proposed a multi-level structure resembling a bridge sunk in greenery and created new public spaces. [...]

The WXCA studio designed a modern cultural and educational complex and won third prize in the international Museum Library Cultural Complex competition in Incheon, South [...]

Ile wynoszą składki IARP?

How much are IARP dues?

Photo: Matthew Dach © pexels

The Malopolska District Chamber of Architects of Poland has prepared a guide to the activities of the Professional Self-Government. Divided into several parts, it is available on MPOIA's Facebook page, and aims to spread the word, encourage active participation in conventions, and convince people that everyone can have an impact on the activities and shape of local government. MPOIA devotes a sizable section to finances, revealing the amount of dues, what goes into them and where members' and [...]

The Malopolska District Chamber of Architects of Poland has prepared a guide to the activities of the Professional Self-Government. Divided into several parts, it is [...]

Teren byłej strzelnicy

Site of former shooting range

© Piotr Blicharz

"How long is the duration of the contract between the magistrate and the residents?" is a question that residents of Tarnów may be asking themselves, having learned of the appearance of the site of the former shooting range in Piaskowka on the City's property sale schedule. Apparently, the contracts last as long as the presidents want them to. [...]

"How long is the duration of the contract between the magistrate and the residents?" is a question that residents of Tarnów may be asking themselves, having learned of [...]

Studenci i studentki WAPŚ mają teraz do dyspozycji nowoczesne sale i materiałotekę

WAPŚ students now have modern classrooms and material library at their disposal

A state-of-the-art multimedia room with a computer lab, architectural, ceramics, glass and stained glass studios, as well as a materials library with conservation details and building materials are now available to students! A branch of the Silesian University of Technology's Faculty of Architecture opened in Katowice on Monday. Until now, architecture at this university could only be studied in Gliwice. [...]

A state-of-the-art multimedia room with a computer lab, architectural, ceramics, glass and stained glass studios, as well as a materials library with conservation [...]

Riga campus according to the concept of a Polish studio!

Competition proposal by SBS Engineering Group office

Ola Kloc, 22 of March '23
nagrodzony projekt pracowni SBS Engineering Group

Award-winning design by SBS Engineering Group studio

Through an open two-stage competition, the University of Latvia sought an idea for the development of its academic campus and a vision for a new building for sports functions. The best concept, according not only to the jury, but also to the university's students, staff and alumni, was prepared by the Polish office of SBS Engineering Group. [...]

Through an open two-stage competition, the University of Latvia sought an idea for the development of its academic campus and a vision for a new building for sports [...]

It's not that bad!

A column by Jakub Szczęsny

Jakub Szczęsny, 21 of March '23
Kuba Szczęsny

Kuba Szczęsny

Photo by Victoria Tomaschko

I live in a country that has been ruled since 2015 by a populist party whose actions cause me to ask myself every day over my morning coffee, "What am I still doing here?" [...]

I live in a country that has been ruled since 2015 by a populist party whose actions cause me to ask myself every day over my morning coffee, "What am I still doing [...]

Ankieta przedzjazdowa

Pre-departure survey

© MPOIA

March marks the reporting conventions of each District Chamber of Architects. The 17th Reporting District Convention of the Małopolska Regional Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland will begin this Saturday (March 25) at 10:00 am at the "Miastoprojekt" office building in Cracow. The event will also be able to be followed online. Before that, however, MPOIA has prepared a guide and a special pre-convention questionnaire on the knowledge of the operation of the Professional [...]

March marks the reporting conventions of each District Chamber of Architects. The 17th Reporting District Convention of the Małopolska Regional Chamber of Architects of [...]

Circular Villas project winner of international competition

Circular Villas project winner of international competition

© Ingarden & Ewý

On the Fenggui Peninsula in Magong, a city belonging to an archipelago of islands in the Taiwan Strait, the sea intertwines with the landscape, according to the organizers of an international architectural competition, who were looking for the best idea for the tourist development of this part of the Pescadores. One such project was created by architects from the Cracow-based Ingarden & Ewý studio. [...]

On the Fenggui Peninsula in Magong, a city belonging to an archipelago of islands in the Taiwan Strait, the sea intertwines with the landscape, according to the [...]

International design competition "Copernicus - Constellations" is underway

The goal is to design an installation

Dobrawa Bies, 21 of March '23
Trwa konkurs na projekt instalacji

The competition for the design of the installation is underway

© organizers archive

To celebrate the 550th birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus, the National Cultural Center is organizing a one-stage international competition for an outdoor spatial installation. The three winning projects will be implemented. [...]

To celebrate the 550th birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus, the National Cultural Center is organizing a one-stage international competition for an outdoor spatial [...]

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Kuba Glaz's column

Jakub Głaz, 20 of March '23
Jakub Głaz

Jakub Głaz

© Author Archive

Chatbot, sratbot, big news. When one looks at native suburbs, new housing estates or projections of Polish apartments, it becomes clear that Artificial Intelligence has been at work for a long time. It has been merrily training its algorithms on our landscape and housing in conspiracy. So it's time to return honor to the designers, officials and investors obsessed with its creations. [...]

Chatbot, sratbot, big news. When one looks at native suburbs, new housing estates or projections of Polish apartments, it becomes clear that Artificial Intelligence has [...]

Aleksandra Niewczas-Marek - "Interior of an apartment in a pre-war tenement house".

The work takes part in the competition "Best Interior Diploma" 03/2023- AiB Academy.

20 of March '23
Wnętrze salonu w projektowanym mieszkaniu

Interior of the living room in the designed apartment

© Aleksandra Niewczas-Marek

The subject of the work is the interior design of an apartment in a Warsaw tenement house at 49 Jerozolimskie Avenue, known as the tenement house of Dr. Jozef Dawidson and Eng. Hackel Kadynski. The building, designed by Jozef Napoleon Czerwinski, is an example of Art Nouveau architecture, was built in 1910-1913 and survived both wars. [...]

The subject of the work is the interior design of an apartment in a Warsaw tenement house at 49 Jerozolimskie Avenue, known as the tenement house of Dr. Jozef Dawidson [...]

Good morning Breslau, or my WrocLove!

From the series MULTI-CITIES

Mateusz Zmyślony, 20 of March '23
po prostu, krótko mówiąc: Wro

simply put, in short: Wro

Wro. Wro. Breslau. The capital of mysterious Lower Silesia. The city of Eberhard Mock. The most densely populated by dwarves (there are more than a thousand of them here!) place in Poland. The headquarters of the famous zoo. The place of action of the series "Great Water". Home of fourteen Nobel laureates. The largest of all the Recovered Territories. A key heir to the Polish legacy of the lost city of Lviv. All these perspectives in their own way describe this remarkable city - an archipelago [...]

Wro. Wro. Breslau. The capital of mysterious Lower Silesia. The city of Eberhard Mock. The most densely populated by dwarves (there are more than a thousand of them [...]

Ulica Kościelna w Poznaniu

Church Street in Poznań

A mood swing is being set up for residents by the Poznań authorities. The reason? Plans for the revaluation of the unique and green Church Street. Joy from the long-awaited renewal is mixed with bitterness, because the contractor for the project will be selected in... a tender. The main criterion: price. "You don't design such important spaces this way," comments the president of the Poznan SARP. [...]

A mood swing is being set up for residents by the Poznań authorities. The reason? Plans for the revaluation of the unique and green Church Street. Joy from the [...]

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