The modernist PKO rotunda goes under the hammer - who designed this unusual building and what does its future hold?

The Pekao bank headquarters on Kapelanka Street will be sold. What future may await the building designed by Nina Korecka?

Przemysław Ciępka, 17 of March '25
Rotunda PKO przy ulicy Kapelanka 1 w Krakowie

Rotunda PKO at Kapelanka 1 in Krakow

Photo: Maria Cipinska

It's not just Wielopole - Pekao bank is selling another unique building in Krakow. This time it's about an edifice that is perhaps the last Brutalist building built in Poland. Although the modernist rotunda on Kapelanka is only 30 years old, the lack of protection and the provisions of the local plan do not bode well for its future. [...]

It's not just Wielopole - Pekao bank is selling another unique building in Krakow. This time it's about an edifice that is perhaps the last Brutalist building built in [...]

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Dzielnica stadionu Old Trafford w Wielkim Manchesterze (wizualizacja)

Old Trafford stadium district in Greater Manchester (visualization)

© Foster + Partners

In September 2024, British office Foster + Partners was selected by English soccer club Manchester United to develop a plan for the Old Trafford stadium district. The centerpiece of the concept is a new stadium that is expected to become the largest soccer arena in the UK, offering 100,000 seats. [...]

In September 2024, British office Foster + Partners was selected by English soccer club Manchester United to develop a plan for the Old Trafford stadium district. The [...]

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