75 lat powojennego Wrocławia

75 years of postwar Wroclaw

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The 75th anniversary of the reconstruction of the capital is being celebrated this year, albeit in a different form than planned. The 75th anniversary is also being celebrated by post-war Breslau, and the virtual celebration will last an entire month. After the capitulation of Festung Breslau on May 6, 1945, and the destruction of some 75 percent of the city's buildings as a result of the siege, post-war Breslau took many years to rise from the ruins. Today it celebrates its 75th anniversary. [...]

The 75th anniversary of the reconstruction of the capital is being celebrated this year, albeit in a different form than planned. The 75th anniversary is also being [...]

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5 kroków do szybkiej metamorfozy łazienki

5 steps to a quick bathroom makeover

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Statistics show that we renovate our bathroom on average once every ten to twelve years. Many of us think that it is cumbersome, expensive and requires specialized skills. Meanwhile, with our advice, it only takes a weekend for a home bathroom to gain a completely new face. Modern, functional equipment will also make the interior more comfortable to use and more hygienic. [...]

Statistics show that we renovate our bathroom on average once every ten to twelve years. Many of us think that it is cumbersome, expensive and requires specialized [...]

Apartament inspirowany Japonią

Japanese-inspired apartment

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Aga Kobus and Grzegorz Goworek of Studio. O. drawing inspiration from their travels to Japan, designed a luxury apartment in the heart of Warsaw. The space, which combines Japanese tradition and European design, allows for tranquility and relaxation. The apartment of more than three hundred square meters is conducive to creative thinking and living in the spirit of slow life. The character of the interior is created by references to Japanese aesthetics, which intermingle with the best European [...]

Aga Kobus and Grzegorz Goworek of Studio. O. drawing inspiration from their travels to Japan, designed a luxury apartment in the heart of Warsaw. The space, which [...]

Szkieletor

Skeletor

Photo by Janusz Klimek, Krakow / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) | Wiki Commons

Krakow's Skeletor is perhaps one of the more famous buildings of its kind in Poland - unfinished, yawning with emptiness, frightened by the sounds of the wind blowing over the structure. It's one of those places that grew legends, which graffiti artists eventually began to exploit. Despite its questionable beauty, the skeleton has become a symbol of Krakow, a scenic landmark. [...]

Krakow's Skeletor is perhaps one of the more famous buildings of its kind in Poland - unfinished, yawning with emptiness, frightened by the sounds of the wind blowing [...]

Nowa szklarnia w Ogrodzie Botanicznym UJ

New greenhouse at the Jagiellonian University Botanical Garden

Photo by Rafal Matrejek

The Botanical Garden of the Jagiellonian University is one of the favorite places of Cracovians. It is one of those mysterious areas in the very center of the city surrounded by the noise of busy streets, where, however, one forgets about the hustle and bustle of the city. As soon as you cross the garden's walls, you find yourself in a different land, where downy ducks swim in the pond, and tropical heat stifles in some of the conservatories, making life pleasant for exotic plants. A new [...]

The Botanical Garden of the Jagiellonian University is one of the favorite places of Cracovians. It is one of those mysterious areas in the very center of the city [...]

Michal Scigaj talks about working in major architectural offices. Listen to what cutting models out of paper at Kengo Kuma's in Tokyo can teach you, how skyscrapers in London are designed, and how to predict the future even for the next 150 years by designing a train station. [...]

Michal Scigaj talks about working in major architectural offices. Listen to what cutting models out of paper at Kengo Kuma's in Tokyo can teach you, how skyscrapers in [...]

Kamienica przy ul. Foksal

Tenement house on Foksal Street

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While strolling through an old city - Warsaw, Krakow or Poznan - flankers like to look into the depths of tenement houses, discover their secrets. A staircase that is inconspicuous at first glance may greet the passerby with a stained-glass window on the second floor that is decades old, or an original floor of ancient tiles. In another, the entrance to each apartment will be decorated with a wooden bas-relief of the daughter of an architect who has been dead for a century. Polish townhouses [...]

While strolling through an old city - Warsaw, Krakow or Poznan - flankers like to look into the depths of tenement houses, discover their secrets. A staircase that is [...]

Bird Radio Brzozow - in an old log house

Basia Hyjek, 10 of May '20
Ptasie Radio Brzozów

Bird Radio Brzozow

Photo by Kuba Ociepa

Not far from Krosno in Brzozow, Iza and Tomek have created their unique place on earth. They have only foxes, deer and birds as neighbors. The uniqueness of this place is evidenced not only by the surrounding nature, now in full bloom, but also by the culinary offer. The hosts serve vegan cuisine! If you are looking for a place where you will be accompanied by "holy tranquility" and the view from the window will stretch to a delightful cluster of green branches - Bird Radio Brzozow is your new [...]

Not far from Krosno in Brzozow, Iza and Tomek have created their unique place on earth. They have only foxes, deer and birds as neighbors. The uniqueness of this place [...]

Drzwi przesuwne w systemie Pivot

Pivot sliding doors

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KER3MR was one of the first companies in Poland to implement sliding doors based on narrow profiles. These solutions use glass as a load-bearing-structural element, which allows the width of vertical profiles to be reduced to 22mm, while increasing the size of sliding sashes to 18 m². Currently, KER3MR has introduced sliding doors in the Pivot system to its offer. The company has also introduced the Pivot system [...]

KER3MR was one of the first companies in Poland to implement sliding doors based on narrow profiles. These solutions use glass as a load-bearing-structural element, [...]

z serii The Faces of Quarantine, „American Gothic”, Grant Wood

From The Faces of Quarantine series, "American Gothic," Grant Wood

collage: Jarek Kubicki

Out of the blue, big changes. Pandemic, fear and strict rules of the "new" temporary life. Everything that is not necessary for daily functioning is shut down, and people, deprived of outside entertainment and top-down forced by the law, sit at home and try not to go [...]

Out of the blue, big changes. Pandemic, fear and strict rules of the "new" temporary life. Everything that is not necessary for daily functioning is shut down, and [...]

Agnieszka Sukienniczak – „Przeciw Patologii Zmysłów: analiza doboru materiałów w kontekście architektury wnętrz medycznych”

Agnieszka Sukienniczak - "Against Pathology of the Senses: an analysis of material selection in the context of medical interior architecture"

We publish more student works selected in the preselection in the competition for press reportage on architecture. We invite you to read the text by Agnieszka Sukienniczak entitled. "Against Pathology of the Senses: an analysis of material selection in the context of medical interior architecture". [...]

We publish more student works selected in the preselection in the competition for press reportage on architecture. We invite you to read the text by Agnieszka [...]

Pokój dla nastolatki

Room for a teenage girl

Photo credit: Dobre Wnętrze

Room for a teenage girl - the room is 14 m² and has a square plan. It features a large corner window and an exit to the balcony. The location of the glazing provides an opportunity for great illumination of the room, while it takes up some space for arranging furniture. In the room for the young lady I had to set aside a lot of space for storage - both clothes and books or other treasures, of which the teenager has a [...]

Room for a teenage girl - the room is 14 m² and has a square plan. It features a large corner window and an exit to the balcony. The location of the glazing provides an [...]

Casa Azul - Błękitny Dom Fridy Kahlo

Casa Azul - Frida Kahlo's Blue House.

Photo by Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) | Wiki Commons

Even at first glance, it's clear that the artist lived in this house. From the outside, we are greeted by bright blue walls, and inside, equally intense pinks, yellows and greens. Today, Casa Azul serves as a museum dedicated to Frida Kahlo. This is where the artist spent her entire life - she was born here, created here, and died here. Its interior strongly corresponds with what is outside - strong colors permeate from the garden to the rooms. [...]

Even at first glance, it's clear that the artist lived in this house. From the outside, we are greeted by bright blue walls, and inside, equally intense pinks, yellows [...]

pokój muzyczny

music room

Photo: Tom Kurek

We carried out the project of an apartment in Gdansk Garrison for one person, a young single, a music lover. In addition to his musical interests, the client values high quality and good design. The aesthetic side of the project was very important to him. The client also cared about the masculine character of the [...]

We carried out the project of an apartment in Gdansk Garrison for one person, a young single, a music lover. In addition to his musical interests, the client values high [...]

Plakat konkursu

Competition poster

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We invite you to participate in a competition organized by the student Habitat NOW Scientific Circle, operating at the Faculty of Architecture of Wroclaw University of Technology. Create a design for a safe public space in times of pandemic. We will publish the best ideas on the portal! [...]

We invite you to participate in a competition organized by the student Habitat NOW Scientific Circle, operating at the Faculty of Architecture of Wroclaw University of [...]

Sympozjum Wrocław 70/20

Symposium Wroclaw 70/20

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It was 50 years ago that the Wrocław'70 Art Symposium was held - a meeting of artists, critics and art theorists, which became a space for the exchange of ideas and the creation of new directions in Polish art. On May 9 this year, half a century later, a grassroots initiative to celebrate the anniversary of this event - the Symposium Wroclaw 70/20 [...]

It was 50 years ago that the Wrocław'70 Art Symposium was held - a meeting of artists, critics and art theorists, which became a space for the exchange of ideas and the [...]

Rewaloryzacja zabytkowego folwarku w Chorowicach, proj.: Karpiel Steindel Architektura

Revitalization of the historic grange in Chorowice, design: Karpiel Steindel Architektura

Photo: Krystian Morawetz

Two years ago, the site of a defunct manor house from the second half of the 19th century with preserved fragments of historic farm buildings in Chorowice was acquired by the Krzeszowiak couple. The condition of the surviving ruins allowed the owners to remove the remains of the former buildings from the register of monuments and build a modern villa on the hillside. However, for investors, the prospect of rebuilding the monument was more tempting. [...]

Two years ago, the site of a defunct manor house from the second half of the 19th century with preserved fragments of historic farm buildings in Chorowice was acquired [...]

Projekt H_G30+H_G32

Project H_G30+H_G32

© INAINN ARCHITECTS

Maksymilian Sawicki of INAINN ARCHITECTS studio created the design of the contemporary hytte. H_G30+H_G32 is located in Lingeåsen, Norway on the main Geiranger-Trollstigen tourist route. Hytte come from the tradition of building hut-shelters in the harsh northern Norwegian climate. Once used as shelter for fishermen or shepherds, today they provide a break from everyday life, allowing you to spend time close to nature. [...]

Maksymilian Sawicki of INAINN ARCHITECTS studio created the design of the contemporary hytte. H_G30+H_G32 is located in Lingeåsen, Norway on the main [...]

Plakat wydarzenia

Event poster

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Students from architecture departments and art schools are invited to participate in the 2020 Concrete Architecture workshop. This year's theme is "Game of Thrones"! You can register your willingness to participate until June 1 this year. At the beginning of September, another workshop of the Concrete Architecture series will be held in Krakow. The workshop program includes lectures on concrete architecture and technology. [...]

Students from architecture departments and art schools are invited to participate in the 2020 Concrete Architecture workshop. This year's theme is "Game of Thrones"! You [...]

Poduszki #przytuldobro

Pillows #pillowcases

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For many of us, the last few weeks have been a very difficult time. Out of the need of the heart, the action #huggobro was created actively engaging not only in direct aid, but also psychological support. How can you help? At a time when we should keep our social distance for our own health, we notice how touch and direct contact become extremely valuable. Those who have been isolated in their homes for epidemiological reasons know this most. [...]

For many of us, the last few weeks have been a very difficult time. Out of the need of the heart, the action #huggobro was created actively engaging not only in direct [...]

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