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Polish and Czech architecture of the foothills

3 questions for Pawel Orlowski, president of the Jelenia Góra branch of SARP

SARP Jelenia Góra Branch

"President of the branch in the 2019-2023 term: Paweł Orłowski
In addition to the statutory objectives of its activities, the Jelenia Góra branch of SARP boasts activities to promote the architecture of mountainous areas. These include the "Karkonosze Architectural Meetings KASA" - cyclical events aimed at promoting contemporary architecture emerging in the region of the former Jelenia Góra Province, by pointing out its positive examples, analyzing them and presenting them during architects' meetings, and in the public media. From among the many nominated, commissioned buildings, the best one is selected, which SARP honors with the Mister award.Due to the location of the region at the meeting point of three countries: Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, the branch tries to establish cooperation with colleagues from across the nearby borders in order to exchange experiences, opinions, knowledge of architecture that is being created in the region in order to inspire each other, improve their skills, to jointly build a favorable image of the region. In 2018, the XXIII edition was held, an anniversary edition, as it marked the 30th anniversary of the event, organized in cooperation with a Czech partner - the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University of Liberec. Fruitful cooperation with this institution also took place during a series of Polish-Czech architectural workshops for children entitled "Little Architects."

On the initiative of the branch, a series of architectural meetings was also created - "Karkonoski Salon of Architecture KaSA". The purpose of the meetings is to show the local community modern directions and styles in construction and space shaping, exemplified by the work of the best-known Polish architects such as Robert Konieczny of KWK Promes, Zbigniew Maćków, APA Kuryłowicz & Associates and JEMS Architects.

The SARP Branch in Jelenia Góra also makes numerous attempts at initiatives to revitalize and train local architects by inviting well-known manufacturers of assortment used in construction or experts in regulations to dedicated lectures, in order to refer to the current state of the law in the field used in the architectural profession. It is also common to promote national architectural competitions or participate in local cultural events.

Paweł Orłowski, president of the Jelenia Góra branch of SARP, together with the board of directors, intends to continue all of the above traditions. The new board also plans to organize competitions, which are rare in the Jelenia Góra region, and intends to support the activities of the region's authorities and NGOs, as well as work to protect the cultural heritage of the Jelenia Góra Valley."