Only until November 12 you can still cast your vote in the plebiscite for the best Warsaw architectural projects and events. This is the fifth time the Architectural Award of the President of the Capital City of Warsaw will be awarded. In the second part of today's "Coffee Break" we present the buildings and events nominated in the categories: Best Revitalization, Best Public Space and Best Architectural Event. The first part of the list can be found here.
4th Best Revitalization 2018
Koneser Press Center
Project: Juvenes-Projekt, Krzysztof Tyszkiewicz, Krzysztof Matwiejuk
investor: BBI Development NFI, Liebrecht & wooD
Photo credit: Piotr Krajewski
The project on the site of the former Koneser Vodka Factory covered a nearly five-hectare area in Warsaw's Praga district. Currently, the project area is home to businesses, clubs and restaurants, among others, as well as cultural events, fairs and picnics.
Siarczana Culture and Activity Center
Project: architect Paweł Smoczyk
investor: the Capital City of Warsaw
Photo credit: Monika Gliga
The investment, part of the revitalization program for Targówek Fabryczny, included the renovation and expansion of a more than 100-year-old villa. Now the center on Sulfana Street hosts workshops and training sessions for all ages.
EvangelicalAugsburg Church of the Holy Trinity
design: Autorska Pracownia Projektowa Maciej Mazgaj, Maciej Mazgaj, Andrzej Majewski, Patryk Ryczko, Piotr Żórawski, Piotr Żabicki
conservation: Piotr Grzegorz Mądrach, Urszula Brzozowska-Drozdowicz
construction: Paweł Przybysz, Roman Nalewajko, Michał Ratyński, Hubert Chojnowski
investor: the Evangelical-Augsburg Parish of the Holy Trinity in Warsaw
Photo credit: Kuba Atys
The classicist building designed by Szymon Bogumił Zug has not only regained its former splendor, but has also been adapted to the needs of the elderly, those with limited mobility and the disabled.
5th Best public space 2018
The graduation tower on Haller Square
Design: Dorota Wachowska (architecture), Marek Kolasa (construction), Piotr Kurpienik (plumbing)
investor: the Capital City of Warsaw
Photo credit: Mateusz Grochocki
The small wooden brine graduation tower from Ciechocinek was created as part of the participatory budget on the initiative of Kamil Ciepieńko, a neighborhood councilman from the I Love Prague Association.
Warsaw Bench
design: Towarzystwo Projektowe, Grzegorz Niwiński, Jerzy Porębski
prototyping, implementation, mass production and installation of benches: INVESTIM
investor: the City of Warsaw
© Zarząd Zieleni m.stołecznego Warszawy
The new model of urban furniture was selected with the participation of residents. Prototypes of the benches could be tested in front of the headquarters of the Greenery Board. By mid-2020 there are to be more than a thousand of them throughout the city.
6th Best architectural event 2018
Exhibition "Museum of Glass Houses"
authors: Hanna Radziejowska (exhibition curator), Adam Kadenaci, Marta Michowska (curatorial team)
art installation: Maciej Pałka, Maciej Połynko
exhibition design and arrangement: Kuba Rudzinski, Kuba Drzastwa, Karolina Chyziak-Włodarczyk
graphic design: Studio Lekko
exhibition execution: Kontra - art studio Tomasz Marzec
production: Katarzyna Tadeusz
organizer: Wolskie Centrum Kultury
© Wolskie Centrum Kultury
"Museum of Glass Houses" is an exhibition created jointly by Wolskie Centrum Kultury staff and residents. It concerned the modernist settlements of TOR and BGK on the Circle, as well as the post-war housing estate designed by Helena and Szymon Syrkus.
Project "Malachowskiego Square 3"
author: Magdalena Komornicka (curator)
cooperation: Michal Kubiak, Jenka Minh
visual identification: Jakub de Barbaro
artists: Paweł Althamer, Roman Stańczak, Cezary Bodzianowski, Bogna Burska, Center inRuchu (Izabela Chlewińska, Karolina Kraczkowska, Agnieszka Kryst, Ramona Nagabczyńska, Weronika Pelczyńska, Renata Piotrowska-Auffret, Magdalena Ptasznik, Iza Szostak, Karol Tymiński), Zuza Golińska, Maria Hassabi, Anna Karasińska, Katarzyna Krakowiak, Katarzyna Przezwańska, Paweł Sakowicz, Iza Tarasewicz, Gosia Wdowik
Organizer: Zachęta National Gallery of Art
© Zacheta - National Gallery of Art
The project drew attention to the potential of the square in front of Zacheta, which usually serves as a parking lot. Artists who "measured themselves against the architecture and history of Zacheta" were invited to participate in the project, in which the square became an event venue and an open-air exhibition hall.
Open campus of Warsaw University - online guide
Authors: the Cultural Animation Team of the Institute of Polish Culture of the University of Warsaw and the Culture Opening Workshop (Digital Center)
investor: the University of Warsaw
© Social Arts
An online guide to Warsaw University's Main Campus is set to invite city residents and tourists beyond the university's gates. The guide is divided into categories such as relaxation, food, services and places to study, each with a list of practical information and available attractions.
Which of the nominated developments or initiatives is your favorite? Be sure to let us know in the comments. You can vote for the Architectural Award of the Mayor of Warsaw here.
