Marcin Szczelina, editor-in-chief of the “Architecture Snob” magazine became a juror of the Simon Architecture Prize 2022. He is the first Pole ever to join the jury panel for this prestigious award. The Simon Architecture Prize is an award aiming at recognizing projects that improve the quality of life of the residents. The awarded…
“It’s not like we arbitrarily decide to design living rooms open to the garden because people watch less TV nowadays. It’s the needs that determine the project. We try to listen to the customer” – say Przemysław Nowak and Lech Moczulski, owners of the Mili Młodzi Ludzie studio, with whom we talk about Polish interior…
The pre-premiere celebration of the second issue of the “Architecture Snob” quarterly took place on April 6 at the Palace of Culture and Science. The choice of venue was not accidental – we shot the cover photo with Ewa Kuryłowicz there. In the Broniewski Hall we hosted many people connected with architecture, design, culture and…
On April 7, the second issue of the bilingual magazine Architecture Snob will be available in Empik stores. The quarterly devoted to architecture and design focuses on the topics of social and environmental responsibility in design. The theme of the issue is love, and the articles were closed on the eve of the outbreak…
To The International Architecture Community and Beyond, As architecture magazines that have always been engaged in social issues, we take action to oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine and support Ukrainians by all means we have. Killing innocent people, violating human rights, destroying cities and disinformation actions must be stopped by all means. We…
Traditional Magazine Doesn’t Have to Be the Only Vehicle for Architectural Debate “Trends in writing about architecture may come and go, but reliable documentation of what is taking place is timeless. My main wish is to keep the conversation about architecture going,” says Ewa P. Porębska, editor-in-chief of Architektura Murator. Marcin Szczelina:…
Their house was meant to be an unobtrusive building that would blend into the landscape of St. Dorothy’s Hill. However, when the Jojko+Nawrocki studio’s project won the Silesian 2018 Grand Prix of the Architecture of the Year, it suddenly sparked interest not only among other architects. We talk to Aleksandra and Mariusz Grabowski about creating…
Silesian-style Redevelopment, or the New Life of Urban Courtyards text by Marcin Szczelina A cyclical action to redevelop the neglected urban courtyards, created by three Silesian designers and implemented since 2013 by the Katowice City of Gardens Institution of Culture, combines good design, permanent transformation of the urban fabric and future users’ authentic involvement…
Polish Farmhouse brought to life with animation txt by Paweł Świerczek Capturing the specific nature of an architectural object, which is a work of art inextricably connected with the place of its creation, may be quite troublesome. One can write about architecture, document it in photographs or present architectural projects. Rafał Barnaś has added…
EXPO 2020 in Dubai was opened on 1 October. The theme of the event delayed by the pandemic is encompassed in the slogan “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. The Poland Pavilion was designed by a Warsaw-based WXCA design studio and Bellprat Partner from Switzerland. World EXPO is the largest event of this kind…