Choose the Audience Award in the "Best Diploma ARCHITECTURE" competition.

Voting for the best diploma project in the 10th edition of the "Best Diploma - ARCHITECTURE" competition.

The 10th edition of the "Best Diploma - ARCHITECTURE" competition is behind us ! This year, once again, the contestants have a chance to win the Audience Award, and who gets it is up to you! To identify your favorite, just cast your vote for it. You can vote only once for one project only*. Voting lasts from December 16, 2021 to January 20, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. The author or author of the work with the highest number of votes will receive a diploma and a one-year subscription to A&B Monthly.

projects participating in the competition

The research center in Wadi Rum, Jordan
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Anna Jaruga-Rozdolska
Faculty of Construction, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Łódź

In the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, the author designed a partially underground research center - astronomical observatories with auxiliary functions and a hotel and recreational facility - giving way to the natural surroundings. The irregular, free-form plan of the complex follows the designed function.

Third Way. Beginning of the 21st century in Wroclaw Biskupin.
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Marta Wróblewska
Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology

Inspired by medieval Beginages, the author proposed a design for a contemporary Beginage in Wrocław's Biskupin - nine blocks inscribed in a compact urban layout, housing functions and a Local Activity Center for lonely people who do not fit into the normative social framework.

Architecture of Silence. Shelter of contemplation and self-realization on Przysłop Miętusim as an alternative resting place in the Tatra Mountains
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Katarzyna Przybyło
Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

The contemplation hostel on Przysłop Miętusim in the Tatra Mountains, proposed by the author, is to become a place of tranquility, disconnection from everyday life and enjoyment of the beauty of the natural landscape. The horizontal form of the building is a result of the topography of the area and allows to admire the views from three sides.

Adaptation of historical buildings in the era of climate change. Torpedo house in Babi Doły
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Agnieszka Nyka
Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology

The author is working on three sites - the adaptation of a World War II torpedo house standing on the water and the ruins of the hall, as well as a new pavilion. The protected torpedo house with a wooden structure is designed for migrating birds, and the underwater rack serves as a shelter for small marine ecosystems.

Darsena and the city - revitalization of public space
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Agata Trela
Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lodz.

Cut off from the city, the post-industrial area of the Darsena harbor dock (part of the canal connecting Ravenna to the Adriatic Sea) is being redesigned by the author to allow it to be connected in every possible direction - to knit the area together with the city center and nearby residential areas, and to provide residents with a friendly and functional neighborhood.

Temperature House. Design of a wellness center and concept for the development of an area degraded by the exploitation of natural aggregates
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Aleksandra Biernacka
University of Arts in Poznań

Temperature House is a project for a wellness center on an area degraded by the exploitation of natural aggregates in the village of Dabrowa. The author's goal was to rehabilitate the area while preserving its character - restoring the natural landscape and enriching it with recreational and leisure functions.

The temporal museum
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proj.: Łukasz Modrzejewski
Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology.

The author of the temporal museum project chose the highest point in Wroclaw - the Maślickie Hill, a reclaimed municipal landfill, as the location of the building. The building is uncomfortable and disturbing in places, which is meant to provoke reflection and give impetus to firm changes in relation to our actions towards the planet.

The role of railroads as a component of tourism infrastructure, using the example of the Overland Railway
[see full presentation of the project]

designer: Radoslaw Bielucy
Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology.

The project involves connecting the Nadzalewowa Railway with the former railroad line No. 204 from Malbork to Braniewo via Elblag. It is to be an alternative to car transport and an answer to the problem of the lost tourist potential of the lagoon areas. It is also to solve the issue of communication between smaller towns and Elblag or Braniewo.

Project of a two-strip elementary school and kindergarten in Zory on Folwarecka Street
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Mateusz Śnieżek
Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology

The subject of the project is a facility serving as a two-strip elementary school and kindergarten in Zory - a safe school and kindergarten complex providing opportunities for integration and intellectual development of the child. The buildings were scattered throughout the plot and connected by glass connectors, which create two separate courtyards with a recreational function.

Habitat in Tallinn - an ecological living environment
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Miriam Mik
Faculty of Construction and Architecture of Opole University of Technology

The project involves the creation of an ecological living environment that is designed to be compatible with the alternative lifestyle of Tallinners. The proposed concept envisages spaces combining residential development, services, public buildings, recreational activity zones with ecological solutions in order to increase the quality of life of residents.

Slóð - a spa resort in Iceland
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Paweł Danielak
Faculty of Architecture, Poznan University of Technology

The SPA center on a hot river in Iceland is, as the author writes, an architecture whose main task is to conduct a dialogue with the landscape. The monolithic and minimalist building provides a place of tranquility (inside it houses a sauna area) and a public zone (a path, leading to a hiking trail).

Marina - currents of history
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Alicja Jaroszek
Faculty of Architecture, Białystok University of Technology

The project envisages the creation of a water streetcar stop on the Western Breakwater in Gdansk. The title Przystań would also have the function of a gallery, a source of information about the city and its history. The building, thanks to its expanded function and landscaping, is to be an interesting point not only for travelers, but also for Gdansk residents and tourists.

KoMo - a complex of houses in Cracow
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Sebastian Krawczyk
Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology

The goal of the KoMo housing complex project was to create buildings that use materials of natural origin (hemp-lime compositeand wooden load-bearing structure) instead of traditional building products, a development whose buildings will be as environmentally friendly as possible throughout their life cycle.

Educational Zero Waste Center. Architectural manifesto
[see full project presentation]

designer: Katarzyna Kosch
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow Academy of Technology

The project presents an installation on water, an experimental educational facility that reflects the tenets of zero waste both ideologically and practically. The main task of the solid and its function is environmental education and addressing the structural and material challenge in underwater and above-water conditions.

Biomimetics in the Service of Architecture. The design of an academic forum for biotechnology innovation in Warsaw's Powiśle North.
[see full project presentation].

designed by Slawomir Szczotka
Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology.

The author proposed a body of the biotechnological innovation forum, referring to the structure of a honeycomb and allowing free expansion. The idea is based on the adaptation of the idea of a circular economy to the way of thinking about construction and the life cycle of a building, so that the architecture is treated as temporary and its elements can be used in various industries.

Museum of Sailing in Gdynia
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Agata Morawczyńska
Faculty of Architecture, Poznan University of Technology, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus - Senftenberg

The high-rise building of the Gdynia Sailing Museum allows visitors to admire sailing boats from different perspectives and heights. The facade of the building is formed by parametrically designed concrete panels, their form is to prevent direct sunlight from entering the interior while providing visitors with a view, and to create a background for the exhibits.

AURORA - Sky observation in northern Norway
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Mateusz Wojtanek
Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

AURORA is a building that was developed for visitors to the Norwegian archipelago of Lofoten. The designed building looks like a monolith rising from the high rocks, resembles a concrete arrangement of geometric figures, topped by a tower towering above the premise. The complex creates convenient conditions for observation and contemplation of the sky, aurora and stellar spectacles.

Restoring forgotten history. Revitalization of the former Jewish quarter in Przedborz
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Michal Kolodziej
Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

The project is an attempt to capture the image of the absence of the heritage of the Jewish people in the consciousness of Poles. The work is located at the site of the defunct wooden synagogue in Przedborz, and assumes the restoration of the sacred space and the addition of new functions of a public utility nature to bring the forgotten Jewish history, culture and tradition closer.

"White" Route of Opole - Museum of Cement Industry with a didactic path on the route of Opole's technological monuments
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Paulina Müller
Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology

The Museum of Cement Industry is intended to be a memorial, to encourage thinking about the heritage and history of Opole. The building's shape is reminiscent of industrial chimneys, and it is also a viewing tower from which one can enjoy a panoramic view of the city. It is accompanied by a didactic path leading through current and former cement plants, which, thanks to the use of special concrete, purifies the air.

Oleśnicka 7a. Metabolic Hostel in Wroclaw
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Patrycja Janiszewska
Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology.

The author took from the philosophy of metabolism the idea that the structure of the building should function with a fixed load-bearing skeleton (here a prefabricated reinforced concrete frame and a reinforced concrete core) and interchangeable and movable elements that can be freely changed over time, replaced when they wear out, moved around and adapted to the changing needs of users, so that form follows function.

School as a stimulating development environment. Architecture of alternative teaching methods based on Montessori pedagogy
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Ewa Bubik
Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology

Drawing on Montessori pedagogy, which treats the school building itself as an important element of learning, the author designed the building to be a place to learn rather than be taught. Its layout is based on a hierarchy of spaces, communication in the form of corridors has been abandoned, and vertical partitions that are barriers have been reduced.

Airport passenger terminal of the future
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Łucja Janik
Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

The futuristic floating island - the passenger airport of the future - is a floating platform on which, among other things, runways, two passenger terminal buildings and air traffic control towers are distributed. Its structural base is a composite foundation system made of composite materials and patented by Prof. Janusz Rębielak.

Nursing home for the elderly in Powsin
[see full project presentation]

designer: Katarzyna Szmołda
Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology

The care home for the elderly in Powsin is a facility that responds to both social needs, including intergenerational integration, and ecological needs, with an emphasis on current climate change. The building was designed with a high quality of life for the elderly in mind. It consists of four volumes connected by glass connectors.

Poland for Poland
[see full project presentation]

designer: Agnieszka Witkowska
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk

Poland for Poland is a design for a series of modular buildings that attempt to solve the current problems of the village of Poland on the island of Kiritimati. Built from local, readily available and inexpensive materials (parts of coconut palm and plastic trash were used), the objects fit into the local cultural landscape and traditions.

The world of Zdzislaw Beksinski's vision - art gallery project
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Karolina Rabczak
Faculty of Construction, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology

The shape of the building is inspired by Zdzislaw Beksinski's painting depicting groups of creatures sitting by a fire flowing from the numerous elevations in the area. This gave rise to the idea of creating five towers corresponding to the artist's fields of art - photography, sculpture, painting, drawing and computer graphics.

Bridge the gap: a multi-purpose center, Rotterdam
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Weronika Graś
Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology

The project concerns a volume bridge serving as a recreational center in an unused part of the Merwe-Vierhaven harbor in Rotterdam. The diploma is intended to draw attention to the connections between architecture and contemporary problems of civilization, focusing primarily on the aspect of the disappearance of biodiversity in cities and the responsiveness of architecture with the user.

Architecture connecting cultures. Concept for a vegetable market on the Lusatian Neisse River.
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Bernadetta Budzik
Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

The premise of the project was to create an architecture that would enable cultural exchange in border towns, referring to already existing schemes - "Polenmarkt" bazaars. The author located the market on the designed bridge over the Lusatian Neisse River, complementing it with additional functions - bicycle paths, viewpoints and catering.

Tea Pavilion
[see full project presentation]

proj.: Sara Kowalczuk-Fijałkowska
Faculty of Architecture, Bialystok University of Technology

In the historic Planty Park in Bialystok, the author designed the Tea Pavilion - a sustainably maintained single-story building, a place to celebrate the moment. The conceptual design was created according to Le Corbusier's five principles of modern architecture. Functionalism, with its origins in the Bauhaus school, is also an important aspect.

Mountain Center on Bronislaw Czech Street in Zakopane
[see full project presentation].

proj.: Tomasz Jałocha
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow Academy of Technology

The author's goal was to create a building embedded in the tradition of material and structural solutions of the Zakopane style. The result is a modern form made of local materials. The Mountain Center is to commemorate the most outstanding Polish Himalayan climbers and allow visitors to actively enjoy its program.

* Voting lasts until January 20, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. It is allowed to cast only one vote for one work participating in the voting for the Audience Award. The system allows more than one vote from the same IP to allow multiple people from the same network to vote, e.g., academic, architectural studio, etc. The allowed number of votes from one IP is 11. If more votes are cast by one person (by clearing cookies, changing IP locations, browser and session footprints, or using bots), it will result in the invalidation of such votes.

NOTE: The system counts all votes. At the end of voting, all votes for each work will be checked for violations of the rules and invalidated if they violated these rules. The correct number of votes cast will be made public after checking the server logs when the voting results are published.

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