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Jan Zachwatowicz – Distinguished advocate of restoration of Warsaw’s Old Town

Prof. Dr. Jan Zachwatowicz was one of the main specialists involved in the process of rebuilding Polish cities after World…

8 May 2024

Warsaw’s Przyjaźń Estate is in for a revolution! Wooden houses will undergo renovation

The Przyjaźń estate located in Warsaw's Bemowo district was established in the 1950s as a residential base for the builders…

8 May 2024

The Spodek in Katowice is now more than 50 years old. It is one of the icons of Polish architecture

Spodek is one of the icons of Polish post-war architecture. This extremely bold and innovative structure was built more than…

7 May 2024

Weichmann textile house – iconic architectural landmark of Gliwice

The Weichmann Textile House (Seidenhaus Weichamann) is one of Upper Silesia's most important objects of modernist architecture. It combines functionalist…

6 May 2024

How to develop the Free Railway Line in Poznań? One idea is an ecological district

Wolne Tory is an area of approximately 117 hectares located between the districts of Wilda and Lazarus in Poznań. Today,…

6 May 2024

Their installations showed a different world. Christo and Jeanne-Claude

They carried out their bold installations decades ago. They meticulously chose the places they would transform. The artist duo Christo…

4 May 2024

The Royal Gardens at Wawel Castle have opened to the public. There you can see an exhibition of sculptures

The Royal Gardens at Wawel Castle have been opened to all visitors. For the first time in history, a secret…

30 April 2024

Stargard Town Hall – a Gothic gem of Western Pomerania

The Stargard Town Hall is one of the most valuable surviving Gothic monuments in Pomerania. Its creator decorated it with…

29 April 2024

The Officer’s House in Warsaw’s Filtry district – monumental architecture of the inter-war period

The Officers' House on the corner of Niepodległości Avenue and Koszykowa Street is the largest of the residential buildings erected…

29 April 2024

Redevelopment of an old Prague townhouse. The elegant building now has spacious terraces

Prague's Břevnov neighbourhood is unique in many ways. Despite its proximity to the bustling centre and major tourist attractions, it…

29 April 2024

Marian Lalewicz: the great architect of Warsaw-Petersburg. His works still inspire admiration today

Marian Lalewicz is one of the most prominent architects of pre-war Poland. He was active not only in the country,…

29 April 2024

Rector’s Palace on Koszykowa Street. A neo-Rococo gem awaiting renovation

At 80 Koszykowa Street, at the busy intersection with Tytus Chałubiński Street, there is a small building. Although the current…

29 April 2024

Another patch of the capital is turning green. Tree planting is underway in the square on Bracka Street

Another patch of the capital is becoming green. As part of a wide-ranging investment called the New Centre of Warsaw,…

26 April 2024

Major investment in the centre of Katowice. Tenement houses on Dworcowa Street will undergo modernisation

A wide-ranging investment will soon begin in the centre of Katowice, changing the face of the Silesian capital and strengthening…

26 April 2024

Pharmacy “Under the Blackbird” – avant-garde modernism from the Oder River

The "Pod Murzynem" (German: Mohrenapotheke) pharmacy is one of the most characteristic buildings in Wrocław built in the spirit of…

26 April 2024

Hala Mirowska in a new version. One of the offices proposed an openwork installation on the extension

Mirowska Hall is today a unique monument of engineering art in the capital. Together with its twin, Gwardia Hall, they…

25 April 2024

Krasiński Palace opens its doors! For the first time in its history it will present valuable exhibits

Krasiński Palace, also known as the Palace of the Republic, will open its doors to the public for the first…

25 April 2024

The Grand Hotel is almost a century old. The Sopot icon is still a symbol of luxury

Sopot's Grand Hotel is one of the most famous hotels in Poland. Construction of the building, now operating under the…

25 April 2024

The city will subsidise the renovation of Poznań’s historic buildings. Among others, Art Nouveau townhouses will regain their splendour

The city will subsidise the renovation of Poznań monuments. Thanks to grants of PLN 1.3 million, 11 buildings will regain…

24 April 2024

Skarpa was one of the most popular post-war cinemas in Warsaw. The building was demolished in 2008

The Skarpa cinema was one of the most popular buildings of its kind erected in the post-war capital. It operated…

24 April 2024

A hotel on Lake Malta in Poznań is getting closer. The investment has been given the green light

A 150-metre-long lakeside hotel will stand across the slope, right on one of Poznań's largest bodies of water. The investor,…

24 April 2024

Another Łódź townhouse will regain its former glory. 1 Włókiennicza Street is currently undergoing modernisation

Another Łódź tenement will regain its former glory. In 2022, the city settled the ownership rights to the property at…

23 April 2024

Grossówna’s house was rebuilt. The building was moved to Wola Zamkowa Street in Toruń

A reconstructed Grossówna house, where the artist lived in her youth, has been erected at Wola Zamkowa Street in Toruń.…

23 April 2024

A market hall in the shadow of the Palace of Culture. It was built to bring order to the local trade

The company Kupieckie Domy Towarowe, abbreviated to KDT, was established in 1999 by an agreement between the Warsaw authorities and…

23 April 2024

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