HushFree.Access.L

HushFree.Access.L

© Hushoffice

Hushoffice is introducing two new acoustic pods for work and meetings, fully adapted to the needs of people with mobility impairments - hushFree.Access.M and hushFree.Access.L. The booths have, among other features, a low threshold, making it easier to get inside the booth, a wide door and a choice of opening direction, or a convenient grab handle that does not require wrist rotation. The new products also introduce an intuitive ventilation and lighting control system - hushAssistant - [...]

Hushoffice is introducing two new acoustic pods for work and meetings, fully adapted to the needs of people with mobility impairments - hushFree.Access.M and [...]

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Konkurs na projekt mobilnych szkół dla Palestyny

Competition to design mobile schools for Palestine

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International platform Archstorming and NGO Wallah We Can have announced a competition to design innovative mobile schools for Palestine that, if ordered to be demolished, can be easily relocated and reassembled in another location. [...]

International platform Archstorming and NGO Wallah We Can have announced a competition to design innovative mobile schools for Palestine that, if ordered to be [...]

Kolegiata Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Świata w Stargardzie, iluminacja Zumtobel Group

Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of the World in Stargard, illumination by Zumtobel Group

Photo: Tomasz Kutelski

Kamil Maciejczyk, CEO of the Zumtobel Group in Poland, is interviewed by A&B editors. [...]

Kamil Maciejczyk, CEO of the Zumtobel Group in Poland, is interviewed by A&B editors. [...]

Swisspearl Polska

Fiber-cement - naturally for facades

SWISSPEARL

28 of August '24
Lozanna, kompleks mieszkalny Fiches Nord, projekt: Zast Gubeli Gambetti Zurych

Lausanne, Fiches Nord residential complex, designed by Zast Gubeli Gambetti Zurich

© Swisspearl

The combination of cement, cellulose, water, synthetic fibers and air produces a lightweight and durable material: fiber-cement. Users of Swisspearl façade panels pay attention to their functional, aesthetic and environmental qualities. The natural colors and various textures of panels made of this material make it easy to integrate a building with fiber-cement on the facade into the surroundings. [...]

The combination of cement, cellulose, water, synthetic fibers and air produces a lightweight and durable material: fiber-cement. Users of Swisspearl façade panels pay [...]

Good Design 2024 Competition

#CompetitionBasePoland

Ola Kloc, 27 of August '24
Konkurs Dobry Wzór 2024

Good Design 2024 Competition

© organizers archive

The 31st edition of Dobry Wzór, the oldest design competition in Poland, which promotes the best designed products and services, has been launched. For 31 years, the Institute of Industrial Design has awarded the Good Design mark, rewarding innovation, aesthetics, functionality and quality of implemented solutions. [...]

The 31st edition of Dobry Wzór, the oldest design competition in Poland, which promotes the best designed products and services, has been launched. For 31 years, the [...]

Activity Zone in Chorzow - a square where all generations play

SLAS Architects

Przemysław Ciępka, 27 of August '24
Strefa Aktywności w Chorzowie

Activity Zone in Chorzow

Photo: Michal Kopaniszyn © SLAS Architects

The vacations are slowly coming to an end, but the hot weather is making it easy to forget. For many of the youngest, these are the last moments of carefree activity in the sunshine this year. One of the city's most interesting play spaces is the Activity Zone in Chorzow, designed by Katowice-based design studio SLAS architects. [...]

The vacations are slowly coming to an end, but the hot weather is making it easy to forget. For many of the youngest, these are the last moments of carefree activity in [...]

Dzięki kompaktowym wymiarom piec BLOX nadaje się również do mniejszych wnętrz. Tutaj okrągły model BLOX R55.

Thanks to its compact dimensions, the BLOX stove is also suitable for smaller interiors. Here the round BLOX R55 model.

© HOXTER

Hoxter is a manufacturer of top-quality fireplace and stove inserts, and now offers BLOX accumulation stoves. Blox stoves accumulate heat energy in their design and then slowly emit heat into the room over many hours. [...]

Hoxter is a manufacturer of top-quality fireplace and stove inserts, and now offers BLOX accumulation stoves. Blox stoves accumulate heat energy in their design and then [...]

I don't fold my arms. Prof. Ewa Kurylowicz

Winners of the SARP Honorary Award

Wojciech Fudala, 27 of August '24
Ewa Kuryłowicz

Ewa Kurylowicz

Photo: Bartek Barczyk

One of the greatest honors in Polish architecture is the Honorary Award of the Society of Architects (SARP), which has been awarded since 1966. In a new series in the pages of A&B about the professional path, the activities of SARP and current events from the world of architecture, Wojciech Fudala talks to the laureates of this award. His first interviewee is Professor Ewa Kurylowicz, winner of the SARP 2021 Honorary Award. [...]

One of the greatest honors in Polish architecture is the Honorary Award of the Society of Architects (SARP), which has been awarded since 1966. In a new series in the [...]

Wizja rewitalizacji Parku Skarżyńskiego w Bielsku-Białej

Vision for revitalization of Skarżyński Park in Bielsko-Biała

© UM Bielsko-Biała

Bielsko-Biala will undergo a blue-green revolution in the coming years. Last month, the City announced that it had received funding to carry out a comprehensive revitalization plan for 15 urban spaces. [...]

Bielsko-Biala will undergo a blue-green revolution in the coming years. Last month, the City announced that it had received funding to carry out a comprehensive [...]

Marika Aleksanyan - "Adaptation of a high-rise building of the Alfa complex in Poznań for a student house".

"Best Interior Diploma" competition 6/2024

Aleksandra Skorupa, 26 of August '24
„Adaptacja wysokościowca kompleksu Alfa w Poznaniu na dom studencki”

"Adaptation of a high-rise building of the Alfa complex in Poznań for a student house".

© Marika Aleksanyan

The subject of the study is a twelve-story building of collective residence for students, which is located in Poznan at the intersection of Święty Marcin and Gwarna streets, which is part of the Alfa department store. The subject of the work and the location of the designed building were selected by the author and the thesis supervisor. [...]

The subject of the study is a twelve-story building of collective residence for students, which is located in Poznan at the intersection of Święty Marcin and Gwarna [...]

Jakub Głaz porozmawia z Przemo Łukasikiem w cyklu #NOWE TRENDY W ARCHITEKTURZE

Jakub Glaz will talk with Przemo Lukasik in the series #NEW TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE.

© A&B

He designed a luxury hotel for a chain owned by Robert De Niro, a school recognized as the best public building in Warsaw, and his Bolko Loft blazed the trail for loft style in Poland. The guest of the September meeting in the series #NEW TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE will be Przemo Lukasik! [...]

He designed a luxury hotel for a chain owned by Robert De Niro, a school recognized as the best public building in Warsaw, and his Bolko Loft blazed the trail for loft [...]

Seville – a city of extraordinary temperament

Mateusz Zmyślony's films from Spanish cities

Ola Kloc, 26 of August '24
Sewilla – miasto o niezwykłym temperamencie

Seville - a city of extraordinary temperament

© OEES

"Sevilla tiene un color especial" ("Sevilla has a special color"), sang the duo Los Del Rio (best known for their hit song "Macarena", the steps to which we probably all know). It's hard to disagree. What is the special energy of the capital of Andalusia due to? This will be discovered by Mateusz Zmyślony, author of the City Break for Advanced series of vlogs about cities. [...]

"Sevilla tiene un color especial" ("Sevilla has a special color"), sang the duo Los Del Rio (best known for their hit song "Macarena", the steps to which we probably all [...]

Quiz: Gdynia past and present

How well do you know the architecture of Gdynia?

Ola Kloc, 26 of August '24
Quiz A&B — Gdynia

A&B quiz - Gdynia

Photo: Damian Machola | © Pixabay

The Gift of Pomerania and the Polish Sailor's House, the Polish Film Festival, or perhaps the Open'er Festival? These are just a few of Gdynia's distinctive sites, objects and events. What else is worth seeing? What cultural event to attend? Test your knowledge in a quiz about the architecture of Gdynia! [...]

The Gift of Pomerania and the Polish Sailor's House, the Polish Film Festival, or perhaps the Open'er Festival? These are just a few of Gdynia's distinctive sites, [...]

Pocketbook in the loop. Greenery reclaimed for residents

New small park on streetcar loop in Poznań

Jakub Głaz, 23 of August '24
pętla Ogrody na placu Waryńskiego w Poznaniu, stan sprzed trwającego przeobrażenia w ogólnodostępny skwer, widok od zachodu

Ogrody loop on Waryński Square in Poznań, condition before the ongoing transformation into a public square, view from the west

Source: City of Poznań, www.poznan.pl

There are linear parks, it's time for looped parks. "Interiors" of streetcar loops are ideal places for extensive green squares. Unfortunately, they are often blind spots inaccessible to passengers and local residents. This is changing in Poznan's Gardens. It's worth following suit on other loops. [...]

There are linear parks, it's time for looped parks. "Interiors" of streetcar loops are ideal places for extensive green squares. Unfortunately, they are often blind [...]

Interior renovation project of a family clinic in Godziesz Wielki

An idea by Julia Kneisel of the Faculty of Interior Design, Design and Scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław.

Aleksandra Skorupa, 23 of August '24
Projekt renowacji wnętrz przychodni rodzinnej w Godzieszach Wielkich

Interior renovation project of a family clinic in Godziesz Wielki

© Julia Kneisel

Julia Kneisel of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, in her thesis, completed under the direction of Dr. Katarzyna Anna Jagiello, proposed to renovate the interior of the Family Clinic in Godziesz Wielki. The project involves modernizing the medical space and improving the quality of services provided. The initiative is part of a broader context of adapting health care facilities to modern standards and patients' needs. [...]

Julia Kneisel of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, in her thesis, completed under the direction of Dr. Katarzyna Anna Jagiello, proposed to renovate the interior of [...]

Jarosław Trybuś o swoim mieszkaniu w oficynie kamienicy na ulicy Puławskiej w Warszawie

Jaroslaw Trybuś about his apartment in the annexe of a tenement house on Pulawska Street in Warsaw

© Homemakers

Relax on a Friday morning by watching another episode of "Domokrążcy"! Jaroslaw Trybuś talks about life on one of Warsaw's busiest streets with peace of mind. [...]

Relax on a Friday morning by watching another episode of "Domokrążcy"! Jaroslaw Trybuś talks about life on one of Warsaw's busiest streets with peace of mind. [...]

Kharkiv Housing Challenge

Kharkiv Housing Challenge

© Norman Foster Foundation

The Norman Foster Foundation has announced the Kharkiv Housing Challenge, an international competition for architects and architects, as well as designers and planners from around the world. The idea is to develop innovative and practical solutions for rebuilding war-ravaged Kharkiv. [...]

The Norman Foster Foundation has announced the Kharkiv Housing Challenge, an international competition for architects and architects, as well as designers and planners [...]

Dworzec Metropolitalny w Lublinie znalazł się w finale konkursu World Architecture Festival!

The Metropolitan Railway Station in Lublin made it to the finals of the World Architecture Festival competition!

Photo: Maciej Rukasz © CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikimedia Commons

From "design of the future" to the best building in the "transportation" category. The Metropolitan Railway Station in Lublin, designed by the Tremend studio, has once again made it to the finals of the World Architecture Festival competition. What is the most modern railway station in Poland and what can the jury appreciate it for? [...]

From "design of the future" to the best building in the "transportation" category. The Metropolitan Railway Station in Lublin, designed by the Tremend studio, has once [...]

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