Buying wisely. Design, business and sustainable development Can design be sustainable, accessible and marketable at the same time? We talk about smart shopping habits with Marcelina Plichta-Wabnik from Wise Habit. Photo. Vlad Baranov Where did the idea for Wise Habit come from? Marcelina Plichta: Going back in time a bit, to the tre…
Anna Ostrowska talks with architect Aleksander Krajewski about the advantages and modern features of building with the use of straw, wood and hempcrete. This design niche awaits its buzz moment but who will be the one to press the button? Aleksander Krajewski I would like to start our conversation at the…
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…
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,…
LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction: “We’re going to make it happen” The mission of the Foundation is to select and support initiatives that combine sustainable construction solutions with architectural excellence and enhanced quality of life beyond technical solutions. Through the non-commercial promotion and development of sustainable construction at national, regional, and global levels, the…
