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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 [...]

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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

CONNECTION - an idea project connecting four ecosystems

© 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 [...]

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 [...]

Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture at ZUT in Szczecin created a kindergarten design, taking into account the needs of children and their psychophysical development.

Concept by Patrycja Migała and Filip Bielecki

Aleksandra Skorupa, 21 of May '24
Projekt przedszkola, uwzgledniającego potrzeby dzieci i ich rozwój psychofizyczny

Kindergarten design, taking into account the needs of children and their psychophysical development

© Patrycja Migała and Filip Bielecki

Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin - Patrycja Migała and Filip Bielecki have designed a universal kindergarten, which is a response to the problems faced by parents when choosing an appropriate facility. Their model design takes into account the needs of children and their psychophysical development. [...]

Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin - Patrycja Migała and Filip Bielecki have designed a universal [...]

How will the market square in Ruda Slaska change? Silesian identity and more greenery

We talk to architect Karol Pieter

Wiktor Bochenek, 21 of May '24
jak zmieni się rynek w Rudzie Śląskiej?

How will the market in Ruda Slaska change?

© Courtesy of project authors

They want to introduce new features, remove excess paved surface, provide some shade while referring to local contexts. Another square in Poland is to undergo a metamorphosis towards being greener and more functional. This time, Ruda Śląska wants to change its face. [...]

They want to introduce new features, remove excess paved surface, provide some shade while referring to local contexts. Another square in Poland is to undergo a [...]

Prof. Zofia Nowakowska has died

The death was announced by the family

Wiktor Bochenek, 20 of May '24
Nie żyje Zofia Nowakowska

Sophia Nowakowska is dead

© Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

Professor Zofia Nowakowska (née Kamienska), a prominent figure in Polish architecture and a respected lecturer, passed away on May 16, 2024. Her death and funeral ceremony were announced by her family. [...]

Professor Zofia Nowakowska (née Kamienska), a prominent figure in Polish architecture and a respected lecturer, passed away on May 16, 2024. Her death and funeral [...]

"Things from the Underground City. Architectural visions around the commemoration of Mile 18" - exhibition at the Warsaw University of Technology

Recall of memory - Mile 18

Aleksandra Skorupa, 20 of May '24
„Rzeczy z podziemnego miasta. Architektoniczne wizje wokół upamiętnienia Miłej 18”

"Things from the Underground City. Architectural visions around the commemoration of Mile 18"

© ARE Stiasny/Waclawek

The Department of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, together with the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, have created an unusual exhibition "Things from the Underground City. Architectural visions around the commemoration of Mile 18". It was created as part of the commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and could be viewed in the Faculty of Architecture building at the Warsaw University of Technology from April 18 to May 16, 2024. [...]

The Department of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, together with the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, have created an unusual exhibition "Things from the [...]

Vault to apartment. There was a bank, there will be apartments

Great transformation of a well-known edifice in the center of Poznań

Jakub Głaz, 20 of May '24
budynek po banku przy placu Wolności w Poznaniu; za dwa lata będzie apartamentowcem

A former bank building on Wolności Square in Poznań; in two years it will be an apartment building

Photo: Jakub Głaz

Bankers are leaving downtown! The last of the large banking edifices in Poznan's Liberty Square has closed. The building, which is more than a century old, will now be turned into an apartment building called Skarbiec. The project: the Tekktura studio. Despite some shortcomings and overcrowding, the investment promises to be interesting and city-creating. A side effect: the specter of gentrification. [...]

Bankers are leaving downtown! The last of the large banking edifices in Poznan's Liberty Square has closed. The building, which is more than a century old, will now be [...]

Open House Gdynia. The anniversary edition will visit all districts of Gdynia

A festival for lovers of architecture, art and design

Ewa Karendys, 17 of May '24
Plakat promujący Open House Gdynia

Poster promoting Open House Gdynia

organizer's mat.

The magnificent edifice of the Bank of Poland, the Maritime Office, the Emigration Museum - these are just some of the buildings whose inaccessible spaces can be visited during the 10th edition of the Open House Gdynia festival. The event will take place from May 23-26. [...]

The magnificent edifice of the Bank of Poland, the Maritime Office, the Emigration Museum - these are just some of the buildings whose inaccessible spaces can be visited [...]

Bank Square to be changed? There is to be more greenery and space for relaxation

The magistrate presented the concepts

Wiktor Bochenek, 17 of May '24
tak ma zmienić się plac Bankowy

this is how Bank Square is to change

© UM Warsaw | Mau Mycielski Architecture&Urbanism.

Traffic calming, more greenery and places to meet and relax. This is how the character of as many as three squares in Warsaw - Teatralny, Bankowy and Żelazna Brama - is to change in the future. The Warsaw magistrate presented a concept for the first of them. [...]

Traffic calming, more greenery and places to meet and relax. This is how the character of as many as three squares in Warsaw - Teatralny, Bankowy and Żelazna Brama - is [...]

Aleksandra Swiąder - "Poetry Pavilion".

The work takes part in the "Best Interior Diploma" competition. 4/2024

17 of May '24
Aleksandra Świąder – „Pawilon poezji”

Aleksandra Swiąder - "Poetry Pavilion".

© Aleksandra Swiąder

Wislawa Szymborska, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has become the patron saint of the year 2023. The 100th anniversary of the writer's birth, involves a return to the foundation of what united many hearts - poetry. [...]

Wislawa Szymborska, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has become the patron saint of the year 2023. The 100th anniversary of the writer's birth, involves a return [...]

Praise the flower meadows. On the delights and benefits of flower meadows in the city

 

Magdalena Milert, 16 of May '24
O zachwytach i korzyściach łąk kwietnych w mieście

On the delights and benefits of flower meadows in the city

© Magdalena Milert

Flowery meadows in cities provide numerous environmental benefits, such as improving air quality and promoting biodiversity, while offering maintenance savings and beautifying urban landscapes. [...]

Flowery meadows in cities provide numerous environmental benefits, such as improving air quality and promoting biodiversity, while offering maintenance savings and [...]

Can Polish schools be more climate-friendly?

#ThursdayReport

Wiktor Bochenek, 16 of May '24
Poradnik „Szkoła przyjazna klimatowi na wyciągnięcie ręki!” opracowany przez Karolinę Maliszewską i Judytę Łuczyńską. Dokument wydała Fundacja Sendzimira

The guidebook "Climate-friendly school at your fingertips!" developed by Karolina Maliszewska and Judyta Luczynska. The document was published by the Sendzimir Foundation

© Sendzimir Foundation

Where, in fact, are civic attitudes best developed? In the immediate environment, and that for young citizens is school. What can be done to make this environment conducive to learning about nature? [...]

Where, in fact, are civic attitudes best developed? In the immediate environment, and that for young citizens is school. What can be done to make this environment [...]

"Green Fingers" - student project submitted for this year's Saint-Gobain competition

Concept by Oliwia Jakubiak and Jagoda Kaminska from the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Technology

Aleksandra Skorupa, 16 of May '24
„Green Fingers” – studencki projekt zgłoszony na tegoroczną edycją konkursu Saint-Gobain

"Green Fingers" - student project submitted for this year's Saint-Gobain competition

© Oliwia Jakubiak and Jagoda Kaminska

Oliwia Jakubiak and Jagoda Kaminska - students of the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Technology - created the "Green Fingers" project, as part of the "Studio habitat - complex residential structures" class under the supervision of Dr. Anna Bać and Dr. Lea Kazanecka-Olejnik. Their idea is a response to this year's Saint-Gobain Architecture Student Contest, which aimed to design the Viikki campus in Helsinki. [...]

Oliwia Jakubiak and Jagoda Kaminska - students of the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Technology - created the "Green Fingers" project, as part of the [...]

Agnieszka Wiecha - "Haven of the People of the Way".

Best Diploma ARCHITECTURE Competition 5/2024

16 of May '24
Przystań Ludzi Drogi

Haven of the People of the Way

© Agnieszka Wiecha

Always in a hurry, trying to keep up with the pace of everyday life, it is easy to lose touch with ourselves. In today's world, we lack moments to consciously listen to our own needs. Modern society is immersed in a sense of disorientation in the face of an overabundance of stimuli. In the hustle and bustle, we have to constantly make decisions, assimilate a lot of new information, and above all - constantly rushing forward. [...]

Always in a hurry, trying to keep up with the pace of everyday life, it is easy to lose touch with ourselves. In today's world, we lack moments to consciously listen to [...]

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