The eleventh edition of the Architectural Award of the Mayor of the City of Warsaw competition has been launched. Residents of the capital can decide which buildings, places or events should win their award. A total of 17 projects are nominated. Which of the proposals should win? The organisers are waiting for votes until 11 May.
The list includes the following city investments: a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, the Museum of Modern Art, Chmielna and Bracka in a new version, a school on Świderska Street, the Intergenerational Centre on Korotyńskiego Street and the Suwak linear park. Each of these investments responds to the needs of Varsovians. Other nominees included the Warsaw University dormitory, the sweet Chocolate Museum, an office quarter and important revitalisations: Cepelia Pavilion and the Palace of the Republic – National Library. There are also new houses and even a tram depot. There were also architectural events.
– We are beginning the most exciting stage of our competition. Before voting, I encourage all of you to take a spring walk around Warsaw. Take a look at the nominated buildings and choose the realisation that you consider to be the most beautiful and best serving us all. The next edition of our award shows how quickly and dynamically our city is changing ,” says Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw.
Voting by residents
The hardest part of the work was done by the 10-member competition jury headed by Deputy Mayor of the City of Warsaw Renata Kaznowska. The experts made many field trips. As a result, they selected the best investments in six categories. All of them are nominated for the Architectural Award of the Mayor of the City of Warsaw. But only one investment or event will win the prestigious Residents’ Award and PLN 20,000. The winner of the Residents’ Award and the results of the entire competition will be announced on 3 June at a gala event.
The poll of the public lasts until 11 May. How to vote? Just visit the website nagroda-architektoniczna.pl, read the descriptions and photos of the nominations and cast your vote for the chosen project. The building, place or event with the highest number of votes will win the Residents’ Award.
And there will be an exhibition presenting all of this year’s nominees on the square in front of the ZODIAKA Warsaw Architecture Pavilion (Stefan Wiechecki Wiecha Passage 4).
Investments and events nominated for the Award
This year, you can vote in the following six categories:
Public architecture
- Museum of Modern Art, 103 Marszałkowska St., authors: Thomas Phifer and Partners in collaboration with APA Wojciechowski Architekci, investor: Museum of Modern Art (funding: City of Warsaw);
- Primary School No. 406 in Białołęka, 93 Świderska St., by Bujnowski Architekci in collaboration with topoScape, investor: City of Warsaw Białołęka District;
- Intergenerational Activity Centre in Ochota, 13 Korotyńskiego St., designed by xystudio, investor: Capital City Development Authority.
Residential architecture
- Student House No. 7 of the University of Warsaw, 4 Sulima Street, authors: Projekt Praga, investor: University of Warsaw;
- Kardan and Splendor in SOHO, 31 and 31A Mińska Street, authors: HRA Architekci in collaboration with urbandesign.pl, investor: Yareal Polska;
- Aroma Park estate, quarter between ul. Klasyków and ul. Dziatwy, authors: KAPS-Architekci in collaboration with Jolanta Krzyżanowska, investor: YIT Development.
New life for buildings
- Palace of the Republic, Plac Krasińskich 3/5, designers: Konior Studio in collaboration with Pas Projekt and Group AV, investor: National Library
- Cepelia Pavilion, 99/101 Marszałkowska St., architects: Bernatek Architekci i Partnerzy, AMC – Andrzej M. Chołdzyński, investor: Sienna 111
Public space design
- Pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Vistula River, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie – Wybrzeże Szczecińskie, authors: Schuessler-Plan Engineers in collaboration with DKFS Architects, investor: Zarząd Dróg Miejskich;
- Nowe Centrum Warszawy – Zielona Chmielna, Chmielna and Bracka Streets, authors: RS Architektura Krajobrazu, investor: Zarząd Terenów Publicznych;
- Suwak linear park, within Woronicza, Konstruktorska and Suwak streets, by LS-Project Maciej Sikorski, investor: Warsaw Greenery Authority.
Commercial architecture
- LIXA office complex, quarter between Kasprzaka Street and Giełdowa Street, authors: HRA Architekci in cooperation with urbandesign.pl, investor: Yareal Polska;
- E.Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum, 5 Wedel Avenue, authors: BIM Architekci, exhibition architecture: WWAA, investor: Lotte Wedel;
- Annopol tram depot, 1 Warszawskich Tramwajarzy Street, authors: Pas Projekt, Czyż Mariusz Siblej (for access road), Pig Architekci, Prota Polska, Systra (concept), investor: Warsaw Trams.
Architectural event
- Warsaw for Beginners. Lectures on the history of architecture, curatorial team: Agnieszka Rasmus, Filip Dańda, Anna Wrońska, organisers: City of Warsaw, Architecture Centre Foundation;
- Exhibition Apartment Product, curatorial team: Zofia Piotrowska, Łukasz Stępnik, Milena Trzcińska, organisers: City of Warsaw, RZUT Architectural Quarterly;
- FROM-HOW? Archi-questions to build. Architectural education for schools, author: Anna Cudny, organiser: City of Warsaw.
The competition organiser and sponsor of the Award is the Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw. Substantive partners are the Warsaw Branch of the Association of Polish Architects, the Mazovian Regional Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland and the Warsaw Branch of the Society of Polish Town Planners. Media patrons of this year’s edition are: Architektura i Biznes, Architectural Digest, Architektura Murator, Zawód: Architekt, Nowa Warszawa, Architecture Snob, Eurobuild CEE, Kwartalnik RZUT, WhiteMAD.
source: press materials
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