Mazur Kres

Mazur Kres

Photo: Radoslaw Maciorowski

This time we are looking for pleasure in Masuria. This will not be a difficult task. More difficult would be not to find interesting and beautiful places here! In the village of Lisewo, located on Lake Rajgrodzkie, Radoslaw Maciorowski has created a unique house. There are no crowds of tourists around, guests are accompanied only by wildlife, roe deer, elk and beavers. [...]

This time we are looking for pleasure in Masuria. This will not be a difficult task. More difficult would be not to find interesting and beautiful places here! In the [...]

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AQForm Lighting Solutions

MODERN BALL luminaires

17 of May '20
Oprawy MODERN BALL

MODERN BALL luminaires

© AQForm

Resembling the shape of the moon, the MODERN BALL luminaire combines decorative function with high efficiency and visual comfort. The milky glass gently diffuses the light and protects the observer's vision, guaranteeing visual comfort. MODERN BALL luminaires can be used both as general lighting and mood supplementary lighting. [...]

Resembling the shape of the moon, the MODERN BALL luminaire combines decorative function with high efficiency and visual comfort. The milky glass gently diffuses the [...]

P.P.U.H. Regamet Sp.j.

What should you know about sheet metal roofing coatings?

Coverage coating - protection and aesthetic finishing of the roof

17 of May '20
Zabezpieczanie i wykańczanie pokrycia dachowego z blachy

Protecting and finishing sheet metal roofing

© REGAMET

Sheet metal roofing is not a homogeneous panel, it has several different layers surrounding a steel core. The outermost layer is the paint coating. What is it responsible for? What are its properties? What to take into account to make the right choice? We explain this together with the Polish manufacturer of sheet metal roofing, Regamet. [...]

Sheet metal roofing is not a homogeneous panel, it has several different layers surrounding a steel core. The outermost layer is the paint coating. What is it [...]

Muraspec Sp. z o.o.

Antibacterial wallpaper with silver ions. Active protection against pathogens

Muraspec wallpaper protected with Biomaster coating

17 of May '20

Antibacterial wallpaper is a good standard in facilities such as offices, hotels and restaurants. Biocidal coatings protect users from fungi, mold and bacteria. Muraspec customers can choose wallpapers with the highest quality BIOMASTER antibacterial protection. The company's products are available in a wide range of colors [...]

Antibacterial wallpaper is a good standard in facilities such as offices, hotels and restaurants. Biocidal coatings protect users from fungi, mold and bacteria. Muraspec [...]

MS więcej niż OKNA Sp. z o.o.

Sliding patio doors. Large-size woodwork with easy installation

Patio HST 76 lift and slide doors

17 of May '20
Drzwi podnoszono-przesuwne Patio HST 76 od kwietnia 2020 roku dostępne są z opcją szybkiego montażu „fast assembling”

Patio HST 76 lift-and-slide doors from April 2020 are available with "fast assembling" option.

© MS more than OKNA

Transport and installation of large-size joinery does not have to be troublesome. MS więcej niż OKNA has just introduced Patio HST 76 lift-and-slide doors, which can be transported in parts and assembled only at the customer's home. What are the characteristics of this [...]

Transport and installation of large-size joinery does not have to be troublesome. MS więcej niż OKNA has just introduced Patio HST 76 lift-and-slide doors, which can be [...]

AQForm Lighting Solutions

Spotlight 1000 PRO

16 of May '20
Reflektory 1000 PRO

Headlights 1000 PRO

© AQForm

Sleek in its form, the 1000 PRO spotlight is a functional accent light with advanced optics recommended for galleries, restaurants and homes. [...]

Sleek in its form, the 1000 PRO spotlight is a functional accent light with advanced optics recommended for galleries, restaurants and homes. [...]

praca laureatki I nagrody w konkursie

the work of the winner of the first prize in the competition

© Joanna Ignaczak

Isolation time is at the same time the best time to catch up a bit. Read, check out new information, but also get inspired! On March 10, 2020 in Warsaw, we learned the results of the 2019 CAD Decor competition aimed at architects and interior designers for the Couple House concept. How did the designers deal with the theme of the competition? [...]

Isolation time is at the same time the best time to catch up a bit. Read, check out new information, but also get inspired! On March 10, 2020 in Warsaw, we learned the [...]

Relocation of cities, or the challenges of endangered urbanized environments #OEES

Episode 5 of the series titled "Climate Change Space"

Kacper Kępiński, 15 of May '20
Ludzie chodzący po zalanych ulicach Dżakarty, Indonezja, 17 stycznia 2013

People walking on flooded streets in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013

© VOA Indonesian Service (Public Domain)

The first action taken in the face of climate change or natural disasters is to help on the ground, to adapt existing infrastructure, to transform a neighborhood, a city, a region. However, such a path is not always possible. Changing climatic conditions, rising sea levels, or environmental contamination often force the relocation of entire cities to more secure areas. [...]

The first action taken in the face of climate change or natural disasters is to help on the ground, to adapt existing infrastructure, to transform a neighborhood, a [...]

Wykład online. Oskar Grąbczewski, Aleksander Krajewski, dr Ryszard Nakonieczny

Online lecture. Oskar Grąbczewski, Alexander Krajewski, Dr. Ryszard Nakonieczny

© organizers archive

How can architects, lecturers and creative people prevent a similar situation in the future? Do architects have any influence on this? Moreover, how do designers deal with working remotely? How do they manage the office, team and collaborate clients? [...]

How can architects, lecturers and creative people prevent a similar situation in the future? Do architects have any influence on this? Moreover, how do designers deal [...]

Robert Kuśmirowski, bez tytułu, 2009, instalacja

Robert Kuśmirowski, untitled, 2009, installation

© MOCAK

Installations are most often called works in which the relationship with the interior plays an important role and encapsulates the message. Artists use the exhibition spaces proposed to them or design them themselves. The exhibition "Dialogue with Space (MOCAK Collection)" presents fourteen works relating to neutral interiors. Some of the works annex the space they occupy, others fit into their geometry, while others take advantage of isolation, revealing fragments of private worlds. [...]

Installations are most often called works in which the relationship with the interior plays an important role and encapsulates the message. Artists use the exhibition [...]

Rock & Read Studio. Pawilon czytelniczy

Rock & Read Studio. Reading Pavilion

© Izabela Sykta, Dariusz Sykta, Kamil Dąbek

Izabela Sykta, Dariusz Sykta and Kamil Dabek received second place in an international competition organized by Switch Comeptitions. The task of the competition titled "Central Park Book Studio New York Competition" was to design a reading pavilion in New York's Central Park. [...]

Izabela Sykta, Dariusz Sykta and Kamil Dabek received second place in an international competition organized by Switch Comeptitions. The task of the competition titled [...]

Drzwi otwarte Wydziału Architektury PW

Open doors of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology

© organizers archive

We would like to invite you to the Open Doors of the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. This will be an unusual meeting, as it will take the form of two online conferences, which will take place on May 23 and 24 this year. Students and university authorities will talk about studying architecture and the faculty itself. [...]

We would like to invite you to the Open Doors of the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. This will be an unusual meeting, as it will take the [...]

Rodzinne warsztaty architektoniczne

Family architectural workshop

© organizers archive

We invite you to the next edition of family architectural workshops "My City Warsaw". The classes have moved online, but the goal remains the same - to bring the youngest children closer to the various districts of Warsaw and at the same time spend time creatively. The free workshops are held on the zoom platform, and participants first complete their knowledge of Warsaw at home, and then create fragments of the city from materials available at home. [...]

We invite you to the next edition of family architectural workshops "My City Warsaw". The classes have moved online, but the goal remains the same - to bring the [...]

Między sztuką i kwarantanną

Between art and quarantine

© Yaroslav Danylchenko | Pexels

During the quarantine period, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles invited anyone willing to participate in the "Getty Museum Challenge" - to recreate scenes from famous paintings in their homes. The museum's action exceeded expectations, as did the creativity of the people from all over the world locked in their apartments. There is no shortage of coronavirus references on these "reproductions." [...]

During the quarantine period, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles invited anyone willing to participate in the "Getty Museum Challenge" - to recreate scenes from [...]

Jaskinia Lascaux

Lascaux Cave

Photo: Lascaux / Public domain | Wiki Commons

Every elementary school student learns about this cave, as do the drawings left by our great-grandparents. Although they are not the oldest, as was thought for a long time, they are certainly the most famous. Since the 1960s, the Lascaux cave has been closed to the public. However, all who are interested can see a faithful copy of it nearby. Despite the closure of the original cave, this has not prevented its destruction. [...]

Every elementary school student learns about this cave, as do the drawings left by our great-grandparents. Although they are not the oldest, as was thought for a long [...]

Okrąglak na krakowskim Kazimierzu

Okrąglak in Krakow's Kazimierz district

Photo by Fred Romero from Paris, France / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) | Wiki Commons

Okrąglak, located on Plac Nowy in Krakow's Kazimierz district, is known mainly for its famous zapiekanka. In the 1920s, the building was rented by the Jewish Community - a ritual poultry slaughterhouse was then established there. After the war it served for a very long time as a warehouse for the surrounding commercial stalls. In February of this year, the Kundel Handel art fair was held there, and in March there was a celebration of the day of the Polish Soldiers of the Exterminated. [...]

Okrąglak, located on Plac Nowy in Krakow's Kazimierz district, is known mainly for its famous zapiekanka. In the 1920s, the building was rented by the Jewish Community - [...]

PARO

PARO

© Gaska Studio

Alarming voices are coming from everywhere that we are facing the worst drought in more than 50 years. Local backyard rainwater collection campaigns have been launched in many cities, as we wrote about in the text Drought - we are facing a real problem. Many people are creating special drinkers not only for birds, but also for insects. Architects from Gąska Studio have their own idea to fight the effects of drought in the city. Meet PARO! [...]

Alarming voices are coming from everywhere that we are facing the worst drought in more than 50 years. Local backyard rainwater collection campaigns have been launched [...]

Leśne studio Atanasa Valkova

Atanas Valkov's forest studio

Photo by Jagoda Valkov

RMF Classic radio helped and continues to help its listeners survive the quarantine and isolation caused by the pandemic. One of the broadcasts presented a concert by Atanas Valkov played, as the composer himself said, from his forest studio. The name itself already sounds intriguing, and of even greater interest is the fact that the designer was Yagoda Valkov, the artist's wife. [...]

RMF Classic radio helped and continues to help its listeners survive the quarantine and isolation caused by the pandemic. One of the broadcasts presented a concert by [...]

Slowly, cultural institutions in Poland are preparing to reopen to the public. Although the Museum of the City of Gdynia is still closed, it is thriving in the virtual space. For the second half of May, the Gdynia museum has prepared events designed for all ages - exhibitions and online workshops combining the city's history, architecture and educational values. [...]

Slowly, cultural institutions in Poland are preparing to reopen to the public. Although the Museum of the City of Gdynia is still closed, it is thriving in the virtual [...]

Projekt centrum turystycznego w Neapolu

Naples tourist center project

© Alicja Maculewicz, Emilia Dzięgielewska

Students of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Arts in Poznań have won an honorable mention in the international NapoliCall competition for a project to adapt the ruins of the Bayard train station. Alicja Maculewicz and Emilia Dzięgelewska proposed a green tourist center at the site of the old Neapolitan station. [...]

Students of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Arts in Poznań have won an honorable mention in the international NapoliCall competition for a project to [...]

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