"10 Questions to..." is a weekly series of short conversations with architects to whom we address the same pool of questions. In the second installment of today's series, we talk to Rafał Grudziąż of the 81.WAW.PL studio.
RafalGrudziaz is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. Since 2010, together with Anna Paszkowska-Grudziąż, he has been running the Warsaw-based architecture studio 81.WAW.PL.
1. architecture in three words...?
a. Idea.
b. Body.
c. Function.
2. the three most important buildings to you...?
a. Our house / studio on the water, Warsaw.
b. Sears Tower / Willis Tower, Chicago.
c. Farnsworth House, Illinoise.
3. the most important book on architecture...?
"The Source" by Ayn Rand - every young architect should read it and choose their path....
4. most inspiring city and why...?
Warsaw, because we live here.
5. architect with whom you would like to design something and why...?
Anna Paszkowska-Grudziąż, because her ideas never end.
6. hand drawing or computer drawing?
Computer drawing.
7. mockup or 3D model?
3D model.
8. modernism or postmodernism?
Modernism.
9. After-hours work or sports?
Sports.
10. architecture or business?
Architecture is a business.
We also encourage you to read Katarzyna Jagodzinska's conversation with Anna Paszkowska-Grudziazand Rafal Grudziaz in the December issue of A&B.
