Warszawa dziś

Warsaw today

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

Love for the Polish capital is probably shared by every Varsovian. Grzegorz Piątek dedicated his latest book to it, "The Best City in the World. Warsaw in Reconstruction 1944-1949," while photographer Mariusz Zając made the 1930s capital colorful. Coloring old photos is not a novel practice, but the way the photographer did it is far different from previous attempts. [...]

Love for the Polish capital is probably shared by every Varsovian. Grzegorz Piątek dedicated his latest book to it, "The Best City in the World. Warsaw in Reconstruction [...]

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Nobu Hotel Warsaw

Nobu Hotel Warsaw

© illustrations courtesy of Grayling agency

The opening of the hotel belonging to the luxury Nobu Hotels chain founded by Robert De Niro, chef Nobu Matsuhisa and film producer Meir Teper has been delayed. This is all due, of course, to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is to be accompanied by a wide variety of attractions, which would not be possible at present. The date has been postponed by two months. [...]

The opening of the hotel belonging to the luxury Nobu Hotels chain founded by Robert De Niro, chef Nobu Matsuhisa and film producer Meir Teper has been delayed. This is [...]

POLIN

POLIN

Photo: W. Krynski / Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews invites you to take a tour of the exhibition together. Every Saturday for three more weeks, the guides of the permanent collection will take anyone willing to take a walk online. Tomorrow we will learn how the world of Polish Jews changed in the 19th century. If you haven't had a chance to see the exhibition with your own eyes - it's worth it! [...]

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews invites you to take a tour of the exhibition together. Every Saturday for three more weeks, the guides of the permanent [...]

AQForm Lighting Solutions

MAXI POINT spider wall lamp

AQForm

08 of May '20
Kinkiet MAXI POINT spider

MAXI POINT spider wall lamp

© AQForm

MAXI POINT spider wall lamp luminaire that allows several modules together in one power point. [...]

MAXI POINT spider wall lamp luminaire that allows several modules together in one power point. [...]

Today's educational offerings of kindergartens surprise many adults. Different educational systems have developed new approaches to how children should spend their time in school or kindergarten. The child's development is paramount! In order for new teacher concepts and ideas to come into effect, you need someone to help implement them - this is where an architect comes to the rescue! [...]

Today's educational offerings of kindergartens surprise many adults. Different educational systems have developed new approaches to how children should spend their time [...]

Apartament narciarza w Zakopanem

Zakopane skier's apartment

© Kropka Studio

If the music video for George Michael's "Last Christmas" were to be shot in modern times, the mountain cabin would no longer be a cabin, but an apartment building. The cozy walls of thick wooden beams would have turned into smooth, but still wooden walls. On top of that, after returning from a mountain trip, the heroes of the video would have a special ski cabinet with a drainage function. Ot a home micro-skiing room. [...]

If the music video for George Michael's "Last Christmas" were to be shot in modern times, the mountain cabin would no longer be a cabin, but an apartment building. The [...]

Antracytowy kolor w nowoczesnym wnętrzu, proj.: TILLA Architects

Anthracite color in a modern interior, proj.: TILLA Architects

Photo: Yassen Hristov

The real craftsmanship was to design the interior to subtly capture travel memories, to allude to the diversity of nature, and at the same time to make it a home from which one sets out into the unknown and to which one is equally eager to return. [...]

The real craftsmanship was to design the interior to subtly capture travel memories, to allude to the diversity of nature, and at the same time to make it a home from [...]

Projekt: KAZA Interior Design, fot.: Marcin Boruń

Designed by KAZA Interior Design, photo: Marcin Borun

Coziness is evidenced not by style, not by design, not by products of a particular brand, but by a warm atmosphere that brings solace and encourages relaxation at home. Moreover, there is no single "recipe" for cozy interiors - the arrangement depends on your individual preferences and tastes. This is an unquantifiable and subjective feature, so it's hard to judge it without knowing the character of the other person. On the other hand, its varied nature provides a wealth of design and design [...]

Coziness is evidenced not by style, not by design, not by products of a particular brand, but by a warm atmosphere that brings solace and encourages relaxation at home. [...]

Deszcz

Rain

© Pixabay

Want to help fight the drought? Beginning June 1 this year, the Environmental Management Department of the City of Krakow will begin accepting applications from residents of Krakow who would like to take advantage of grants for the construction of a system to collect and use rainwater and snowmelt. [...]

Want to help fight the drought? Beginning June 1 this year, the Environmental Management Department of the City of Krakow will begin accepting applications from [...]

Ustawa o zapewnianiu dostępności

Law on ensuring accessibility

© Catherine Cimoch

As early as next September, after a two-year grace period, all provisions of the Law on Ensuring Accessibility for Persons with Special Needs, enacted in July 2019, will take effect. The topic of this law is often discussed in public finance sector talks, but it is too slow to start talking about it in the architectural community. Why is it so important for designers? [...]

As early as next September, after a two-year grace period, all provisions of the Law on Ensuring Accessibility for Persons with Special Needs, enacted in July 2019, will [...]

Soleil couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt, effet dhiver, Claude Monet

Soleil couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt, effet dhiver, Claude Monet

© Creative Commons Zero license, Paris Musées

The Paris Musées, an association of 14 museums including the Petit Palais, Maison de Victor Hugo and Musée d'art moderne, has made more than 100,000 works available online. The collection includes works by Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne or Rembrandt. All are available for free download in high resolution. So there's no need to wait - invite art into your home! [...]

The Paris Musées, an association of 14 museums including the Petit Palais, Maison de Victor Hugo and Musée d'art moderne, has made more than 100,000 works available [...]

Wzornictwo nowym kierunkiem Sopockiej Akademii Nauk Stosowanych

Design is the new direction of the Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences

© Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences

Design is currently a fashionable major, but few universities have it in their educational offerings. The Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences has received permission from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to conduct it. At SSW, it is already the fourth elective course in the Faculty of Architecture. At Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences you can now study all design majors: Design, Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture. [...]

Design is currently a fashionable major, but few universities have it in their educational offerings. The Sopot Academy of Applied Sciences has received permission from [...]

Prace Oskara Zięty w Złotej 44

Oskar Zięta's works in Zlota 44

© courtesy of Havas PR

It has been known for a long time that home is not just four walls, but much, much more. Each of us wants to create a space to which we will want to return, which will be both a refuge and a place frequented by friends. When creating the perfect apartment, works of art that create a unique atmosphere will help. And Polish design is best suited for this! [...]

It has been known for a long time that home is not just four walls, but much, much more. Each of us wants to create a space to which we will want to return, which will [...]

10 pytań do Macieja Siudy

10 questions for Maciej Siuda

© Maciej Siuda Pracownia

Maciej Siuda - a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Wroclaw University of Technology, his thesis XYZ STRUCTURE was presented at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, among others. He gained professional experience in offices in Spain (Grupo Aranea) and Japan (Sou Fujimoto Architects), among others. Since 2012, he has run his studio in Warsaw, and also works as a lecturer at the School of Form. [...]

Maciej Siuda - a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Wroclaw University of Technology, his thesis XYZ STRUCTURE was presented at the Guggenheim Museum in New [...]

Farnsworth House

Farnsworth House

photo by Jack E. Boucher, photographer / Public domain | Wiki Commons

Standing in Illinois, the building once owned by American medical doctor Edith Fransworth is the last private home created by architect Mies van der Rohe. It is considered one of the more interesting realizations of the glass house idea next to the Glass House in New Canaan. A film is in development that will tell the story of the circumstances of its creation. The leading roles will be played by Ralph Fiennes and Elizabeth Debicki. [...]

Standing in Illinois, the building once owned by American medical doctor Edith Fransworth is the last private home created by architect Mies van der Rohe. It is [...]

Behind stretch ceilings today, there are a number of possibilities for finishing many surfaces, including ceilings and walls, but not only. The technology consists, in a nutshell, of mounting profiles on which the material - a flexible PVC coating - is installed. It can resemble in installation classic suspended ceilings made of plasterboard, but the possibilities offered by stretch ceilings are incomparably [...]

Behind stretch ceilings today, there are a number of possibilities for finishing many surfaces, including ceilings and walls, but not only. The technology consists, in a [...]

Dom (prawie) atrialny

House (almost) atrial

© ArchitectsPlus

Longing for nature and space is a common affliction of city dwellers. Even living in the suburbs does not fully cure it. Opening the rooms to greenery, through huge windows, can help. In such a way, the life of the householders will go on inside the house and outside at the same time. The garden in its central part will further break the monotony of the walls and add variety to the interior. [...]

Longing for nature and space is a common affliction of city dwellers. Even living in the suburbs does not fully cure it. Opening the rooms to greenery, through huge [...]

Lexavala - let there be light!

Basia Hyjek, 06 of May '20
Palace | sesja dla Yestersen

Palace | session for Yestersen

Photo by Max Zielinski

If you had the opportunity to attend last year's Unsound festival in Krakow, you probably remember the luminous experience accompanying the concert by Academy Award winner Hildur Guðnadóttir. The disturbing music from the mini-series "Chernobyl" resounding in a former telephone factory near Nowy Kleparz was accompanied by the hazy blue light of lamps flashing to the rhythm of the songs. It was eerie, dark, and shivers ran down the back. Such specific lighting introduced a unique and [...]

If you had the opportunity to attend last year's Unsound festival in Krakow, you probably remember the luminous experience accompanying the concert by Academy Award [...]

dworzec Pobiedziska Letnisko, wizualizacja

Pobiedziska Letnisko railway station, visualization

© Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A.

Construction work on two small-scale Innovative System Stations in Wielkopolska began earlier this year. The modern stations in Pobiedziska Letnisko and Biskupice Wielkopolskie will soon welcome the first travelers. [...]

Construction work on two small-scale Innovative System Stations in Wielkopolska began earlier this year. The modern stations in Pobiedziska Letnisko and Biskupice [...]

Czy lustrzane domy naprawdę są z luster?

Are mirror houses really made of mirrors?

© REFORM Architect

Gaining popularity, modern mirror houses or pavilions create a unique effect of permeating space and floating objects in the air by reflecting their surroundings. However, are trendy mirror houses really made of mirrors? [...]

Gaining popularity, modern mirror houses or pavilions create a unique effect of permeating space and floating objects in the air by reflecting their surroundings. [...]

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