Another edition of the International Architecture Biennale is behind us! On October 13 and 14, the future of architecture and cities, sustainable development and the future of young architects were discussed at the ICE Krakow Congress Center.
Recover, or reclaim, was the motto of this year's International Architecture Biennale in Krakow. During the two days, the ICE Congress Center was filled with architects and architects, professionals and specialists in cities, politics, landscape, nature, energy and society, to discuss together what it really means to reclaim the city for the people.
The event was assisted by numerous volunteers
photo by Lubomir Nikolov
to whom does the city belong?
The beginning of the Biennale was the start of a wide-ranging discussion about the slogan of recovery and reclaiming cities - this discussion was initiated at the Urban Roundtable, which was moderated by Architecture&Business editor-in-chief Malgorzata Tomczak and Open Eyes Economy Summit program board member Tomasz Janowski.
TheUrban Roundtable became a place for the exchange of experiences between specialists from a wide spectrum of fields: through politicians, political scientists, economists, architects and architects to landscape specialists. The experience of these discussions was the initiation of an open, interdisciplinary discussion about the city.
The Urban Roundtable was a venue for a wide-ranging discussion
photo by Lubomir Nikolov
During the biennial, the topic of rediscovering rivers - understanding its impact on not only the creation of places for recreation and leisure, but the real need to return to the water - once again emerged in the discussion space.
On the first, the Awards Gala was also held, during which Crosses of Merit, Badges "For Merit to the Construction Industry", "Honoris Gratia" and the Cracow SARP Award for architectural work were awarded. The same evening also saw the Gala Presentation of Architecture Salon Awards of the Malopolska District Chamber of Architects.
The International Architecture Biennale was held on October 13 and 14
Photo: Lubomir Nikolov
Day 1 (13.X) -LIVE RETRANSMISSION ON YOUTUBE
local context - global context
The second day of the biennial hosted a synergy of thinking about global issues and local context. During the keynote speakers, we were able to hear about problems and solutions in architecture and urbanism from around the world. From Dutch Almere, post-factory Lodz, the search for a new function for Wesola or the experience of architecture from the perspective of Kengo Kuma's office.
14 also featured a unique event, architectural speed dating - where event participants could discuss with the speakers. Only 3 minutes were allowed for each conversation.
The biennial also featured speed dating - where speakers could talk with guests
photo Lubomir Nikolov
Day 2 (14.X) -LIVE RETRANSMISSION ON YOUTUBE
looking for common ground
Reclaiming the city for the people is a process that grows out of conflicts - what its purpose is and why it's so important you can listen to the videos from the Biennale available online. Architecture&Business was a partner of the event.
The event was widely enjoyed by younger and older architecture students
Photo: Lubomir Nikolov
The partners of MBA Kraków 2023 are:
Main Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
- ALIPLAST
- ALLPLAN
- ALUPROF
- BAUDER
- BELLA PLAST
- DOM 3E
- GARDENPHILIA
- GSTARCAD
- KER3MR
- KESKE
- MAŁKOWSKI-MARTECH
- OKNOPLUS
- OKNO-POL
- TMSYS
- ZARLIGHT
