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Voting for the Audience Award in the student competition of the 8th International Biennale of Interior Design

Student competition to design the interior of the building's permanent design gallery

Wiktor Bochenek, 29 of May '24
Zagłosuj na najlepszą pracę studencką

Vote for the best student paper

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Voting for the Audience Award in the student competition of the VIII International Biennale of Interior Architecture of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow [...]

Voting for the Audience Award in the student competition of the VIII International Biennale of Interior Architecture of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow [...]

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Plan Ogólny musi powstać do końca 2025 r.

The General Plan must be in place by the end of 2025.

Photo: Jerzy Pinkas/ gdansk.pl

More and more municipalities are starting work on the General Plan, and in many cities the collection of comments from residents is underway. However, urban planning reform still raises many concerns and spends the sleep of local governments and planners. [...]

More and more municipalities are starting work on the General Plan, and in many cities the collection of comments from residents is underway. However, urban planning [...]

Nowadays, elements such as windows, doors, hardware and guards play a key role in the architecture and daily operation of our homes and public buildings. Their proper selection and installation not only affects aesthetics, but also the comfort, safety and energy efficiency of our spaces. We present the latest trends from the "Windows, doors, hardware and guards" series. [...]

Nowadays, elements such as windows, doors, hardware and guards play a key role in the architecture and daily operation of our homes and public buildings. Their proper [...]

How to create life-saving infrastructure? Jaworzno is an example

#CityMojeawNim

Wiktor Bochenek, 27 of May '24
jak Jaworzno zmniejszyło ilość ofiar na drogach a jednocześnie poprawiło komfort komunikacji?

How did Jaworzno reduce the number of casualties on the roads and at the same time improve the comfort of transportation?

Photo: Archifolio Tomasz Zakrzewski | © Courtesy of the interviewee

Are Poland's roads safe and what can be done to ensure that fatal accident rates continue to fall? As part of our #CityMojeawNim series, we take a closer look at different areas of the city by talking to experts. We discuss the issue of road safety with Tomasz Tosza, Deputy Director of the Jaworzno Road Administration, responsible for implementing the ZERO Vision in Jaworzno [...]

Are Poland's roads safe and what can be done to ensure that fatal accident rates continue to fall? As part of our #CityMojeawNim series, we take a closer look at [...]

Maciej Franta's lectures "The way to a profession" at the Lublin and Rzeszow Universities of Technology

We invite you to the next stationary meetings organized by A&B!

Aleksandra Skorupa, 27 of May '24
Zapraszamy na wykłady Macieja Franty „Droga do zawodu” na Politechnice Lubelskiej i Rzeszowskiej. Wstęp bezpłatny!

We would like to invite you to Maciej Franta's lectures "The way to a profession" at the Lublin and Rzeszow Universities of Technology. Admission is free!

© A&B 2024

Architecture & Business returns with lectures by Maciej Franta of the FRANTA GROUP studio. This time we will visit the students of Lublin University of Technology and Rzeszow University of Technology. During the lectures "Road to the profession" you will learn: What power does architecture have? What does an architect have in common with a superhero? What is at the heart of design? And, of course, how to achieve success in the profession? You are welcome! [...]

Architecture & Business returns with lectures by Maciej Franta of the FRANTA GROUP studio. This time we will visit the students of Lublin University of Technology [...]

A student development idea in the New Żerniki Estate in Wroclaw, in line with the idea of cohousing.

Project by Klaudiusz Sobieniak and Miłosz Brdys from the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Technology

Aleksandra Skorupa, 27 of May '24
Cohousing na Osiedlu Nowe Żerniki we Wrocławiu

Cohousing on the New Żerniki Estate in Wrocław

© Klaudiusz Sobieniak and Miłosz Brdys

Students of the Faculty of Architecture at the Wrocław University of Technology - Klaudiusz Sobieniak and Miłosz Brdys - designed a multi-family housing development in the New Żerniki estate in Wrocław. The main goal of their work was to create a resident-friendly space, in line with the idea of cohousing. The project aims to integrate the community, promote a communal lifestyle and create conditions conducive to establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. [...]

Students of the Faculty of Architecture at the Wrocław University of Technology - Klaudiusz Sobieniak and Miłosz Brdys - designed a multi-family housing development in [...]

Paneltech inwestuje w technologie BIM

Paneltech invests in BIM technology

© PANELTECH

The idea of BIM is the foundation of digital transformation in the architecture and construction industry. It introduces a new quality in the processes related to both the planning and design of investments, as well as their implementation and subsequent operation. Paneltech - one of the leaders in the sandwich panel market in Poland - has joined this revolution by creating its own overlay that allows streamlining the design process of buildings using sandwich panel technology. [...]

The idea of BIM is the foundation of digital transformation in the architecture and construction industry. It introduces a new quality in the processes related to both [...]

Opening of an exhibition of corner houses with parsonage function in Katowice-Szopienice

Exhibition of students of the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology

Aleksandra Skorupa, 27 of May '24
Wystawa studentów Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Krakowskiej

Exhibition of students of the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology

© Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

The Department of Architectural Design of the Faculty of Architecture of Cracow University of Technology is pleased to invite you to the grand opening of the exhibition of student works of the 3rd year of the 5th semester of the Faculty of Architecture of Cracow University of Technology Corner houses with the function of the parsonage on the territory of the Evangelical - Augsburg Parish of the Savior in Katowice - Szopienice. [...]

The Department of Architectural Design of the Faculty of Architecture of Cracow University of Technology is pleased to invite you to the grand opening of the exhibition [...]

Archiwalne zdjęcie torowiska tramwajowego przy al. Grunwaldzkiej

Archival photo of the streetcar track at Grunwaldzka Avenue

© mat. Gdansk Museum

Although Socialist Realism is mainly associated with Warsaw's Palace of Culture, the Marszałkowska Housing District and Kraków's Nowa Huta, Gdansk also had a vision of building a vast complex with monumental buildings. The exhibition "Grunwaldzka Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa" at the Gdansk Museum tells about the details, the concepts realized in Wrzeszcz, but also those that could not be implemented. [...]

Although Socialist Realism is mainly associated with Warsaw's Palace of Culture, the Marszałkowska Housing District and Kraków's Nowa Huta, Gdansk also had a vision of [...]

Make me! 2024 - results of the competition for young designers

#CompetitionBasePoland

Ola Kloc, 24 of May '24
I Nagroda

First Prize

© Jacobo Cuesta Wolf | Illustrations provided courtesy of contest organizers

On May 21 this year, during the official opening of the Łódź Design Festival, we announced the results of the 17th edition of the international design competition for young designers make me! Its goal is to forecast upcoming trends and support debuting male and female designers. [...]

On May 21 this year, during the official opening of the Łódź Design Festival, we announced the results of the 17th edition of the international design competition for [...]

XV Westival of Architecture is launched. Szczecin in the leading role!

Topics: heritage of modernism, city architect, revitalization

Jakub Głaz, 24 of May '24
Szczecin

Szczecin

Photo: Renata Misztal © Pixabay

In theater and, above all, about Szczecin. Such will be this year's Westival of Architecture. On the program: five discussions, two walks and tours each, one author's meeting. Topics: from the post-war architectural heritage of Szczecin, to - important also in many other centers - the question of the city's architect. [...]

In theater and, above all, about Szczecin. Such will be this year's Westival of Architecture. On the program: five discussions, two walks and tours each, one author's [...]

Patrycja Ropela - "The former resort in Poloniny. Architecture in anti-stress therapy"

Best Diploma ARCHITECTURE Competition 5/2024

23 of May '24
Dawne uzdrowisko w Połoninach. Architektura w terapii antystresowej

Former resort in Poloniny. Architecture in anti-stress therapy

© Patrycja Ropela

The object of the study is to examine how architecture and the living environment affect mental health, with an emphasis on stressors. The project aims to create a place that promotes supportive methods in anti-stress therapy. It will take advantage of the potential of the abandoned palace complex in Poloniny and its historical roles related to the spa and horticultural school. It is located in the Elblag Highlands, from where there is an impressive view of the Vistula Lagoon. [...]

The object of the study is to examine how architecture and the living environment affect mental health, with an emphasis on stressors. The project aims to create a place [...]

Green practices in the service of green cities

#ThursdayReport

Wiktor Bochenek, 23 of May '24
jakie rozwiązania proponuję fundacja Sendzimira?

What solutions does the Sendzimir Foundation propose?

© Canva

Innovative actions regarding space and greenery are already here. That's how an article about the Sendzimir Foundation's latest publication could be titled. We don't have to look to Scandinavian countries or the Netherlands - where can we find them? [...]

Innovative actions regarding space and greenery are already here. That's how an article about the Sendzimir Foundation's latest publication could be titled. We don't [...]

Glass trap

Magdalena Milert, 23 of May '24

Modern architecture relies heavily on the aesthetics of modern materials. Glass facades, increasingly used in modern construction, pose a particular threat because birds can't always see them - collisions happen even in daylight. [...]

Modern architecture relies heavily on the aesthetics of modern materials. Glass facades, increasingly used in modern construction, pose a particular threat because birds [...]

CONNECTION - an idea project, connecting four ecosystems

Paulina Smelter Project

Aleksandra Skorupa, 23 of May '24
ZŁĄCZKA – ideowy projekt łączący cztery ekosystemy

ZŁĄCZKA – ideowy projekt łączący cztery ekosystemy

© Paulina Schmelter

A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the West Pomeranian University of Technology - Paulina Schmelter - has created a project for an alternative development of the sea belt: "CONNECTION," consisting of an ecotourism trail together with an environmental education center. Her idea is to connect four ecosystems: Wolin National Park's cliffs, the Baltic Sea, the Lubiewo Forest and mid-forest meadows. [...]

A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the West Pomeranian University of Technology - Paulina Schmelter - has created a project for an alternative development of [...]

In Ostrow, they're changing ugly signs to neon again

How will the space change?

Wiktor Bochenek, 22 of May '24
jeden z nowych neonów w przestrzeni Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego

One of the new neon signs in the space of Ostrow Wielkopolski

© ArchiBUNT Association

Good practices, even the smallest ones, should not rest on their laurels - otherwise they become a one-off attraction instead of real change. In Ostrów Wielkopolski, the "Signboard in the breath" campaign has once again been launched. - showing what direction it has decided to take in urban space. [...]

Good practices, even the smallest ones, should not rest on their laurels - otherwise they become a one-off attraction instead of real change. In Ostrów Wielkopolski, the [...]

"RESIDENCE Boginia" - a project of modern living space for active people

The idea of Amelia Wiaderna - a student at the Faculty of Architecture of Construction, Architecture and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Lodz.

Aleksandra Skorupa, 22 of May '24
„RESIDENCE Boginia” – projekt Amelii Wiadernej

"RESIDENCE Goddess," a project by Amelia Wiaderna.

© Amelia Wiaderna

Amelia Wiaderna - a student of the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University of Lodz - created the project "RESIDENCE Boginia", which she described as a space for an athlete with a passion for cinema. Her building is characterized by simplicity and functionality, as well as harmony with nature. [...]

Amelia Wiaderna - a student of the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University of Lodz - created the project "RESIDENCE Boginia", which she described as a space [...]

120-meter residential towers instead of Manhattan. The city has a different plan

Protest by residents of Wrzeszcz

Ewa Karendys, 22 of May '24
Centrum handlowe Manhattan

Manhattan Mall

Photo: Ewa Karendys

Plans to demolish shopping malls to put up apartments in their place have reached Gdansk. On the Manhattan plot in Wrzeszcz, the investor dreams of 120-meter towers with 780 apartments and services. The people of Wrzeszcz are collecting protest signatures and calling for a zoning plan for the plot. Meanwhile, the City has adopted its own assumptions and there are many indications that the investor will have to get around the taste. [...]

Plans to demolish shopping malls to put up apartments in their place have reached Gdansk. On the Manhattan plot in Wrzeszcz, the investor dreams of 120-meter towers with [...]

Fasady wentylowane z łupka – trwałe i ekonomiczne rozwiązanie

Ventilated slate facades - a durable and economical solution

© Slate.co.uk

The current geopolitical situation has entailed significant increases in commodity and energy prices. The prices of gas, electricity, coal and biofuels have increased compared to previous years, which has directly translated into an increase in the cost of maintaining buildings. [...]

The current geopolitical situation has entailed significant increases in commodity and energy prices. The prices of gas, electricity, coal and biofuels have increased [...]

Comfort in Lodz

Overview of the LDF 2024 program

Ola Kloc, 22 of May '24
Łódź Design Festival

Lodz Design Festival

Photo: Marcin Korbus | © Illustrations courtesy of the organizers

The 18th full-year edition of the Łódź Design Festival has launched, with its theme focusing on comfort and how contemporary design responds to the changing needs of society. What interesting things can you find in this year's program? [...]

The 18th full-year edition of the Łódź Design Festival has launched, with its theme focusing on comfort and how contemporary design responds to the changing needs of [...]

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