Nursery No. 31 in Warsaw - the return of the modernist spirit in the shadow of Beijing

asman monetary architects

Przemysław Ciępka, 13 of March '25
Żłobek nr 31 w Warszawie

Nursery No. 31 in Warsaw

Photo credit: Nate Cook © asman monetary architects

Demolish or modernize? While the answer seems simple from an environmental perspective, this does not translate into real action everywhere. A great field for gaining experience in this matter is educational and childcare facilities. Polish cities are equipped with a fairly dense network of nurseries, schools and kindergartens, but many of them still remember the times of the previous regime. For asman money architects, age was not enough reason to replace nursery school No. 31 in Warsaw with a [...]

Demolish or modernize? While the answer seems simple from an environmental perspective, this does not translate into real action everywhere. A great field for gaining [...]

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Cosmic flare: meteorite from selgascano in Plasencia

SelgasCano

Anastazja Dżupina, 13 of March '25
Centrum konferencyjne w Plasencii

Conference center in Plasencia

Photo by Ivan Baan © selgascano

In 2005, the authorities of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura announced a competition to design a conference center. The winner was the Spanish studio Selgascano, founded by José Selgas and Lucía Cano. This office is distinguished by designs that feature intense colors and organic forms that harmonize with the surroundings. The development in Plasencia took 12 years to complete, and the building was completed in 2017. [...]

In 2005, the authorities of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura announced a competition to design a conference center. The winner was the Spanish studio Selgascano, [...]

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