Central Park
Insider News 11 May 2018 0
The results of a competition to find a new design for the southern side of the Palace of Culture have been revealed, with the winning entry coming courtesy of the Gdynia-based architectural studio Pniewski Architecki. Picked for its originality and functionality, work to implement the project is expected to... Read more
Survivor Saved!
Insider News 16 April 2018 0
One of Warsaw’s great surviving war ruins has been saved after being entered into the so-called ‘register of monuments’. Substantially damaged towards the end of WWII, the building at Waliców 14 had come to be viewed as one of the city’s quirkier landmarks on account of its crowning feature:... Read more
And Breathe…
Insider News 25 February 2018 0
Nearly two years since it was first published online, a striking architectural project found itself going viral after being the subject of a Facebook post by social activist Jan Śpiewak. The concept of architects Patrycja Stołtny and Michał Sapko, Plac Oddechu (Breathe Square) visualizes the area surrounding the Palace... Read more
Saski Palace In The News
Insider News 17 February 2018 0
Professor Jakub Lewicki, the chief conservator for the Mazovian region, has announced his wish to see Saski Palace rebuilt as part of Poland’s celebrations marking one hundred years of independence. The idea has gathered steam among supporters of the ruling populist PiS party, and an official green light from... Read more
Modlin Plans Revealed
Insider News 27 January 2018 0
It’s been announced that over 1.5 billion złoty is expected to be poured into the redevelopment of Twierdza Modlin. The project, which covers an area of 64 hectares, envisions the creation of a ‘smart city’ featuring a congress center, hotels, 120 shops, a casino, 1.5 kilometers of riverside boulevards... Read more
Emilia: The Comeback!
Insider News 18 January 2018 0
Opened in 1970, Dom Meblowy Emilia was hailed as one of the outstanding examples of post-war modernism in Poland, largely thanks to a visionary aesthetic reliant on wide open spaces and a glass facade designed to ‘blur the lines between outside and in’. When it was announced that the... Read more
Fiercely detested by architecture buffs, could Wilanów’s landmark temple yet become one of Poland’s defining icons? BY STUART DOWELL Most of the opinions about the Temple of Divine Providence in Wilanów, which opened officially on November 11th last year, are negative: it’s a huge lemon squeezer; Poland’s first spaceship;... Read more
Save The Wreck!
Insider News 21 October 2017 0
Efforts are underway to rescue one of Warsaw’s great surviving war ruins from outright destruction. Substantially damaged towards the end of WWII, the building at Waliców 14 has become one of the city’s quirkier landmarks on account of its crowning feature: a shattered exterior wall adorned with a 1,400... Read more
For much of his professional life architectural photographer Daniel Ciesielski has dedicated his days and nights to recording the changes to Warsaw’s urban landscape… What skills are essential when photographing architecture? First of all, you’ve got to be physically fit! More seriously, I think that, like all visual arts,... Read more
New Wisła Project
Insider News 27 September 2017 0
City Hall have revealed plans for the next stage of the Wisła’s redevelopment – and, by the looks of it, this could be the most stunning section to be built. The winning project has been coined by the WXCA architectural studio and envisions ‘a linear park’, sports facilities, an... Read more
Interview: Mural Artist Kamila Lipka
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