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Two hits, one putty. Jakub Szczęsny on the most important developments in Polish architecture in 2025

Jakub Szczęsny
02 of March '26
Jakub Szczęsny

Jakub Szczęsny

Photo credit: Victoria Tomaschko

Hits and kits of 2025

The turn of the year is the best time for all kinds of summaries. And like every year, we ask practitioners and architecture critics to write what they consider a success and what they consider a failure in a given year. We do this in the convention of Kits and Hits. We give our Authors and Authors complete freedom of expression and do not moderate this discussion.

HITS

1. the UW Psychology Department / Project Prague for the human scale of the inner courtyard, green patios for the trees and the clear leitmotif of the concrete ceiling grid;
2. revitalization of Liberty Square in Lodz / mamArchitekci and A2P2 architecture & planning for the graceful connection between the square and the neighborhood-scale park.

KIT

The Fairy Tale Hotel in Zakopane / Amar Architects for reminding us what excess is and what it comes from, and why it comes back to architecture every now and then.


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