Seemingly, Archisutra is just another “funny” book, which subject has brought it a lot of popularity among readers; however, it is pertinent to emphasize that it discusses a much broader issue – the adaptation of a building, room or furniture to the factual needs of its users, exceeding the standard solutions and not ignoring…
Muzeum Susch – a “monastery” of contemporary art in an alpine valley The Susch Muzeum dedicated to contemporary art opened in a small alpine village in the enchanting Engadin valley. The new institution was founded by Grażyna Kulczyk, a well-known Polish art collector and businesswoman. Anna Ostrowska The initial…
Polish nominations for the European Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award presented during 4 Design Days This is the first-ever compilation of all the Polish projects ever nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. Poland participated in the competition for the…
This Sunday, the 27th Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will take place. This year, the money collected will be used to purchase advanced medical equipment for specialist children’s hospitals, i.e. magnetic resonance, computer tomography and X-ray diagnostic equipment. This year, Architecture Snob platform, decided to involve architects in collecting money for…
Polonia will have a new stadium. Warsaw announces an international competition for the modernisation of the sport complex in Śródmieście district. The outcome of the international architectural competition will decide on the future shape of the Polonia Warszawa stadium and the sports complex. The deadline for submission of application forms is December 21, 2018; the…
our message to the outside world is clear even if our reasoning is “for the children” we are still free to endorse the soil Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir, ‘Frelsi’ (Freedom) Performance as a promise of beauty Adrian Krężlik Oceans filled with plastic straws, severe droughts in the Middle East, dynamic and dramatic climate change, melting glaciers,…
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP24 has just opened in Katowice. The most important task facing the states is setting the rules for the implementation of the first global climate agreement, namely the Paris Agreement. The agreement purports to prevent global temperature increase in order to avoid the threat of climate catastrophe that is…
5 QUESTIONS TO: Grzegorz Layer about the project “Plac na Glanc” and restraining the ego Give us a courtyard and we’ll make it beautiful – it is a kind of a motto guiding a group of Silesian designers who have been regularly working with residents since 2013 to transform neglected spaces into welcoming ones,…
Ivan Blasi: The architecture of uncertainty In Poland, a country of more than 38 million inhabitants, with nearly 61% of its population living in urban areas, the transformation of cities has exerted a great impact on the lives of the citizens, despite the fact that this rate has not changed much in the last 30…
5 QUESTIONS TO: Bartłomiej Drabik from Superhelix about the House Behind The Roof and a cruel disease of the architectural community Media went crazy over this project. The building, located on a small estate near Cracow, proves that any limitation can be turned into an asset. Anna Jastrzębska Photos: Bartłomiej Drabik In…