Polish Architecture in Contemporary Innovation

Thoughts, Dreams and Places

Nina Juzwa, Jakub Świerzawski

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Routledge
19 December 2024

Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; Urban & municipal planning; Civil engineering, surveying & building

Authored by two architects, Polish Architecture in Contemporary Innovation: Thoughts, Dreams and Places tells a story of buildings that were built in Poland between 1980 and 2020, as architecture developed in the Western world and Japan. Its main focus is public utility buildings which the authors “have touched” in situ and which have moved them or sparked their interest. The book is divided into three parts:

Part I focuses on the problem of creating and shaping architectural form and uses examples of both international and Polish architecture. In this section, the authors pose the question: why is the Pritzker Prize so important? Part II attempts to answer the question of how architecture can change the image of a place. The answer consists of mainly Polish examples of user-friendly architecture, value, and beauty in architecture and place.

Part III analyses buildings that were created in contemporary Poland. Examples are listed in groups, according to their function, pointing out forms that were inspired by the culture of the region, the historical culture of the place, or those which are a new quality and are the foundation of the creation of a place.

This book aims to demonstrate Polish architectural solutions in the context of contemporary trends in the West, traditionally seen as more technically and technologically developed countries. The floor plans and sections of the buildings presented in the book show the beauty of geometric and formal solutions and give a new and rare perspective on the latest changes in modern Polish architecture. This book will be of interest to architects as well as researchers and students of contemporary Polish architecture and culture and its place in the European and international context.

The Polish edition of this book, published in 2021 by the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning in Warsaw, received the Vitruvius Prize 2022 by the Architecture and Urban Planning Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

By: Nina Juzwa, Jakub Świerzawski
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9781032537849
ISBN 10: 1032537841
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 19 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nina Juzwa is an author, editor, and full professor, architect. She has written numerous books and articles on architecture, for which she has received many awards. She has worked with various offices and universities in Poland, Germany, and France. She was Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology (1999–2005). Jakub Świerzawski is an author and PhD architect worked in Poland with local and international offices. His thesis, supervised by Prof. Nina Juzwa and Prof. Jan Salm, was awarded by the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development of the Polish Republic. Since 2019, he has been Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Applied Arts at the Academy of Silesia in Poland.