The WXCA studio won as many as three awards at the LEONARDO 2019 International Biennial of Young Architects in Minsk. The architects were awarded the second prize in the Public, Industrial and Buildings category for the XYZ Apartments in Szczyrk, the Lazar Khidekel award for innovative and ecological solutions in architecture for the Polish Pavilion at EXPO 2020 in Dubai and the Grand Prix in the Projects category for the Museum of the Dukes of Lubomirski in Wroclaw. Congratulations!
The LEONARDO International Biennial of Young Architects in Minsk is held as part of the National Architecture Festival. This year's competition received more than 300 works from 28 mainly European and Asian countries.
Grand Prix in the Projects category:
Museum of the Princes Lubomirski
The new museum in Wroclaw[info] is a contemporary urban palace, a majestic edifice with numerous openings that creates multidirectional connections with the surrounding space. Its structure refers to the rhythms of neighboring historical buildings and at the same time introduces a new quality to the development. The building, as emphasized by the architects, is characterized by openness, balanced proportions of glazing and free composition.
Grand Prix in the Projects category: Museum of the Princes Lubomirski in Wroclaw
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We are pleased that the jury recognized with the most important award of the international Biennale a project that harmoniously fits into the urban fabric of Wroclaw and respects the historical context," says Krzysztof Budzisz of WXCA, co-author of the museum.
Lazar Khidekel Award:
EXPO 2020 Polish Pavilion
The Lazar Khidekel Prize, a visionary artist and architect, was awarded for the first time at the Belarusian Biennale.
We are all the more pleased that it was our project that was noticed and recognized as the most innovative and ecological," says Marta Sekulska-Wronska from WXCA, co-author of the pavilion. - This is a very important distinction for us, as we are committed to sustainable design and reducing the adverse impact of facilities on the environment, the architect adds.
Lazar Khidekel Award: Poland Pavilion EXPO 2020
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The design intention of the authors of the Polish Pavilion for EXPO 2020 was that both the foldable steel structure of the pavilion and the segmented prefabricated wooden panel facade would make it possible to transport the structure to Poland. After the EXPO, the pavilion will stand on the campus of the Bialystok University of Technology, where it will serve an educational function - a center of knowledge about wood.
2nd prize in the category Public, industrial and buildings: XYZ Apartments
The XYZ Apartments project in Szczyrk won second prize in the Public, Industrial Facilities and Buildings category. Three intimate apartment buildings - X, Y and Z, whose masses fit into the picturesque mountain landscape, will be built on a plot overlooking the Silesian Beskid, in the vicinity of a ski lift. The sloping roofs and wooden facade elements allude to typical local architecture.
2nd prize in the Public, Industrial and Buildings category: XYZ Apartments in Szczyrk.
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We wanted to show that the small, friendly scale of the buildings would make it great to realize the functions of the building and at the same time emphasize the unique context of the place," says Ewelina Szeląg of the WXCA studio, co-author of the project.
