On May 13, 2022, as part of the Łódź Design Festival, the Spanish company Cosentino, invites to a panel discussion "Responsible Architecture. Sustainable Design". The owners of Poland's most successful and recognized architectural firms have already confirmed their participation. The discussion on the goals and importance of sustainable architecture will include: Robert Konieczny of KWK Promes, Marta Sękulska-Wrońska, representing the WXCA studio, Agnieszka Kalinowska-Sołtys of APA Wojciechowski, as well as architecture critic Marcin Szczelina and Aneta Konowrocka, Marketing Manager of Cosentino.
Sustainable architecture standards pose important tasks to the architect as a designer and coordinator of the design process, opening up new perspectives on both the urban and social levels. The intention of sustainable design becomes durability and longevity of materials, energy efficiency, turning to renewable raw materials, recyclability and integration with the natural environment to the fullest extent possible. The implementation of these goals remains mostly voluntary. Increasingly, however, it is beginning to show that architects and investors are serious about the common good, which is the future of our planet.
When shaping space, decisions on the choice of specific materials affect not only the present, but also the well-being of future generations. That is why it is so important to take responsibility for one's choices already at the design stage. During a panel discussion to be held on May 13, 2022, at 3:00 pm, at the Art Incubator space in the Art Factory (ul.Tymienieckiego 3 in Lodz), exceptional guests, invited by the Spanish company Cosentino, which specializes in the production of large-format stone cladding for the world of cubic architecture and interiors, will try to answer the question: is contemporary architecture ready to build with sustainability in mind, and what challenges do its creators face? The panel will be held in Building C (lecture hall on the first floor).
Voice of the best in the industry
The panel, moderated by Ewa Trzcionka, a lecturer at SWPS University and a specialist in value-based business strategies, will feature distinguished guests. Cosentino's invitation was accepted by Robert Konieczny (for the first time as a speaker at the LDF in the festival's 16-year history), owner of KWK Promes, a studio that has made a huge contribution to the development of European architecture. Konieczny has been nominated ten times for the European Prize of the Mies van der Rohe Foundation. He won the prestigious House of the Year award for his design of the Aatrial House, winning the World Architecture News competition for the best residential house in the world. His studio was included in the list of the world's 44 best young architects by the publication "Scalae," and Wallpaper magazine ranked KWK Promes among the 101 most exciting architectural offices in the world.
Robert Konieczny
Among the guests invited to the debate, we will also see Marta Sekulska-Wronska, president of the Warsaw Branch of SARP and a partner in the WXCA studio. The WXCA team, which she co-founded, is the winner of many architectural competitions in Poland and abroad. It has awards to its credit for concepts such as: Poland's pavilion at the 2020 Expo in Dubai, the European Center for Geological Education in Chęciny, the XYZ Apartments in Szczyrk, or the Office Building at the Popowice Port in Wroclaw.
Marta Sękulska-Wrońska
Agnieszka Kalinowska-Sołtys, partner and board member of APA Wojciechowski Architekci, also accepted Cosentino's invitation. Agnieszka Kalinowska-Sołtys is Vice President of the Association of Polish Architects for Environment and Climate Protection. She has been certified for BREEAM and LEED building certification since 2010, and is also an auditor of the Green House certification system and a member of the Green Building Standard certification verification committee. She has been involved in many award-winning office and retail and service projects that meet high sustainability standards.
Agnieszka Kalinowska-Sołtys
The esteemed architecture critic and curator, editor-in-chief of Architecture Snob magazine, Marcin Szczelina, will be an important voice in the discussion. Szczelina is the Artistic Director of Warsaw Home&Contract, and since 2014 he has been an expert of the European Mies van der Rohe Award and an expert of the Climate Leadership Programme under the auspices of the UN Environment Programme.
Marcin Szczelina
On behalf of Cosentino, Aneta Konowrocka, Marketing Manager of Cosentino, will talk about groundbreaking, environmentally friendly manufacturing options, such as the widely reported,CO2-reducing HybriQ technology. It is worth mentioning that the company has been set as a model in the field of responsible, circular production of finishing materials for years.
Aneta Konowrocka
Awards for winners in the make me! 2022 plebiscite
Łódź Design Festival is not only about important discussions, but also about presenting the latest, best-designed objects and a mission to tell a story about the world around us through their form. As every year, a key element of the Łódź Design Festival will be the awarding of prizes in the make me!, which has grown into one of the most important international competitions for designers of the young generation. Cosentino, as a Partner of the competition, wishing to appreciate the creators, will fund its special prize of PLN 10,000 for the designer whose work is particularly distinguished by its aesthetic qualities and workmanship.
New face of Cosentino materials
An exhibition, referring to Cosentino's important idea of sustainable development, will be on display in the main space of the Łódź Design Festival from 12.05-22.05.2022, throughout the festival. The company will present in an unconventional way its leading products, used on a daily basis as countertops, kitchen islands, wall coverings, stairs, floors and even house facades. Visitors will be able to see Dekton ultra-compact sintering and Silestone mineral surfaces in a completely new look. At the same time, the exhibition will give a second life to the display, designed by Szymon Hanczar, which premiered at last year's Warsaw Home fair at the Cosentino booth.
Silestone Ethereal Noctis
© Cosentino
For more information, visit the company's Cosentino Poland sp. z o.o. | DEKTON page on the A&B portal.
