Two months ago, during the Prologue of the Open Eyes Economy Summit — the International Congress on the Economy of Value, representatives of various communities — architecture, urban planning, development, science, culture, media and urban activists — solemnly signed the Pact for Krakow's Space, a declaration of common concern for a better city space. You'll hear about each of its demands on Radio Krakow.
The Pact for Space (Pakt dla Przestrzeni), initiated by Małgorzata Tomczak, editor-in-chief of A&B, consists of ten demands touching on issues related to the creation of a coherent, thoughtful and inclusive spatial policy. It's a grassroots response to costly spatial chaos, urban sprawl and the scattering of voices of those interested in fixing it.
Video of the Pact's official launch
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Developed by a group of experts, the document calls for harmonious spatial design and coherent policies that will improve the quality of life in the city, open debate on spatial issues, definition and adoption of urban and architectural standards that will contribute to the creation of a healthy and inclusive city, conscious use of resources in the face of climate challenges, revitalization of space, transparency in the work of public administration, selecting the best solutions through competitions, restoring the status of the institution of the city architect, making the opinions of the Urban Planning and Architectural Commission available, and creating a space for the exchange of ideas, consultation and education.
Prof. Magdalena Kozień-Woźniak, dean of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology, talks about the Pact for Space
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See the full content of the document in pdf form: PACT FOR SPACE
Pact for Space on Radio Krakow
The individual postulates of the Pact for Space are discussed every Thursday at 2:10 p.m. on Jacek Bańko's program on Radio Krakow, we encourage you to listen to the discussions online:
1. Spatial order: about whether spatial order determines the shape of all urban policies, by Małgorzata Tomczak, editor-in-chief of A&B and Marceli Łasocha, president of the Society of Polish Urban Planners, Krakow branch.
2. Debate: how to debate space is discussed by Malgorzata Tomczak and Krzysztof Gorlich, former Deputy Mayor of Krakow.
3. Urban-architectural standards: about standards that would detail the provisions contained in local plans are discussed by Małgorzata Tomczak and Bartłomiej Kisielewski, architect from Horizone Studio.
4. Climate challenges: the city in the face of climate change are discussed by Malgorzata Tomczak and Magdalena Milert, architect, creator of the Pieing blog, space expert of the Krakow for Residents Association
5. 3 x Re: revitalization, recovery and reuse in the city will are discussed by Małgorzata Tomczak and Marek Grochowicz, geographer, doctoral student at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management of the Jagiellonian University.
6. Integration of activities: Malgorzata Tomczak and Piotr Legerski, president of the Home Builders Association, discussed the idea of creating an interdepartmental structure to guide the city's spatial processes.
7. Competitions: the search for the best solutions in architectural competitions will are discussed by Małgorzata Tomczak and Magdalena Buczyńska-Zapała, acting president of the Association of Polish Architects, Krakow Branch.
8. City Architect: the need to restore the rank of the institution of the city architect are discussed by Małgorzata Tomczak and Janusz Sepioł, Architect of the City of Rzeszów.
9. MKUA: the activities of the Municipal Urban Planning and Architectural Commission as an advisory and opinion-making body discussed by Tomasz Janowski, member of the Program Council of Open Eyes Economy.
10. Urban forum: activities related to the exchange of ideas and public participation will be told by Małgorzata Tomczak and Bartłomiej Kisielewski, architect from Horizone Studio.
The invitation to sign the Pact is open to everyone who is interested. If you would like to join the ranks of signatories, please contact: PAKTDLAPRZESTRZENI@GMAIL.COM
