Arctowski station design in the finals of WAF World Building of the Year
Several projects from Poland, including the design of the new building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station and the new building of the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia, are in the finals of the WAF World Building of the Year competition.
The shortlist of the best architectural designs presented by the organizers of the World Architecture Festival 2019, one of the most important architectural events in the world, includes several architectural designs from Poland.
Among them is the design of the new building of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station created by the Kuryłowicz & Associates studio. The building has not been built yet, but its construction is possible thanks to the Ministry of Science subsidy amounting to nearly PLN 88 million. The design was nominated in the "Future Projects - Education" category.
Another shortlisted Polish design in this category is the 3.0 Smart HUB Nursery School created by a team from W.P.I.P. Sp. z o.o.
Among the finalists we will also find the design of the Integrated Intermodal Metropolitan Station in Lublin, created by Tremend ("Future - Infrastructure" category)
A candidate in the "Completed Buildings - Higher Education and Research" category is the new building of the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice. It was designed by BAAS arquitectura, Grupa 5 Architekci and Maleccy Biuro Projektowe.
Among the already completed projects, two designs compete in the "Completed Buildings - Production Energy and Recycling" category: BILAMED pharmaceutical storage with office part in Pisz designed by 3XA studio, as well as the Aquatic Center - `Wodny Park Tychy` designed by TKHolding.
The list of over 500 projects from 70 countries can be viewed on the festival website.
The winners will be announced on December 6 during the awards ceremony in Amsterdam.
Source: PAP - Science in Poland
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06.08.2019
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