Neuroscience in designing spaces that encourage creativity We spend about 80-90% of our lives inside buildings, and our brain and our biology are influenced by contact with architecture. Interest in understanding the impact of architecture on human well-being is growing. We observe the development of research, the creation of the first certificates in this…
She is known for extraordinary ideas and a passion for expressive colours and geometric patterns. Until recently, Vasina has been referred to mainly as a star stylist, and she was most recognized as the author of Monika Brodka’s subsequent makeovers. Marcin Szczelina talks with the designer about fashion shows and their role in the world…
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…
How to reconcile the past and the present? What new functions can post-World War II 20th-century architecture serve? Daniel Kovács, the curator of the Hungarian Pavilion at the 17th Venice Biennale, posed these questions to 12 architecture practices he invited to partake in the project Othernity. The effects can be seen in the Hungarian Pavilion…
Like never before, architecture has to follow the changes occurring in the world: on nominations for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022 Marcin Szczelina Houses, office buildings, streets, schools—all buildings whose rigid form is dictated by pre-existing architectural norms and their socially accepted functions have been degraded once and for all. …
(Not so) silly horoscope for February by Katarzyna Niedurny February is the month of love, and we all know what love can bring. First of all, a lot of damage. If there were a pill that makes you fall in love, nobody would take when informed about its side effects, guaranteed in nine out…
(Not so) silly horoscope for 2021 by Katarzyna Niedurny The year 2020 did not take hostages. Alongside the pandemic and general disaster, every one of us has been served with a fair share of struggles. Uneven walls, trouble at the construction site, designer’s block or plain laziness may cause as much damage as invaders…
Last year the studio Karpiel Steindel Architektura donated a tailor-made design of a private house to the Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity), Poland’s biggest charity event that raises money for paediatric care. The studio’s contribution sparked interest among architects and the general public. We talked to Jan Karpiel-Bułecka Jr. to…
It begins with one word. Choose your own. Katarzyna Krakowiak at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona. Let’s not postpone our lives. We do not believe in the time that comes “after all this is over”. What happens with our world is a continuum. There is no end after which everything returns to…