This year’s Architecture and Construction Festival will be focused on issues related to cities and the functioning of the commercial buildings that adorn them. It will also attempt to answer the question of where the people of the future will be living, working and resting. Experts and panellists will also discuss the possibilities for combining modern technology with what we know about human nature.
As a taster for our upcoming Festival of Architecture, a bicycle ride is to take place along the streets of Warsaw two weeks before the conference – on September 7th, 2018.
THE IDEA
The idea behind the bike ride is to stimulate discussion between real estate and construction market players on the future of our cities. As the density of the development in large conurbations such as Warsaw and Kraków increases, their inhabitants’ public transport systems and quality of life are impacted. But by getting away from our office desks and onto our bikes, we will be able see the actual problems faced by those living in cities. We will then discuss the infrastructural issues as well as the challenges that need to be met by urban planners – and together will try to come up with conclusions about whether a transport meltdown is on the cards in a few years’ time, or if, instead, we will be living in friendly, healthy and attractive cities. The event has been devised to provide everyone with the opportunity to share their views on planning green areas, transport systems as well as access, walking and cycle paths.
This year we will be focusing on the problems of the city’s Wola district, which has been experiencing a construction boom as residential and office projects spring up across it. Wola’s whole character is being reshaped. But will it eventually be a friendly place for local residents and office users? We will discuss Wola’s future during and after the bike ride.
Anyone can participate in the event and everyone who does so will be encouraged to share their views. This year we invite people who work in Wola, residents and enthusiasts of this district and local government officials to participate.
THE PLAN
– Starts at 16:30 on September 7th
– The two or three starting points will be located near selected office buildings. Those participating will receive maps of the route
– Bicycles will be provided at the starting points (it will also possible to bring your own bike)
– Each group will have a supervisor provided by the organiser
– En route the participants will stop at few places and discuss the architecture and space they encounter
– At the end of the ride a meeting will be held with representatives of the city of Warsaw and Wola district
– Comments and conclusions from the ride will then be discussed in an informal atmosphere
Length of the route: about 5 km
Important: office clothing is preferred!
Bene GmbH is an Austrian leader and one of the major European players in the market innovative concepts for office. The company originates from Austria, headquarter and manufacturing facility are located in Waidhofen. Thanks to advanced technologies supporting the production and high standards regarding quality, Bene is one of the most advanced companies producing office furniture in Europe. High-quality products of Bene, formed based on 225 years of tradition and experience, are available in 40 countries around the world. Polish branch of the company named Bene Warszawa Sp. o. o. was founded in 1997. The company is headquartered in Warsaw.
As a supplier of integrated solutions for offices, Bene develops its own product port-folio, complementing it with an assortment of leading brands. Philosophy of Bene defines the office as one of the important life spaces and emphasizes that there is a clear relationship between the office equipment, the work environment and culture of the company and its success. Every day Bene seeks to translate this philosophy into reality. With this approach, office systems of Bene are characterized by ergonomics, high quality and innovative design, which change the quality and efficiency of daily work.
With over 20 years of experience in the industry CONCESSION is one of the most dynamically operating carpentry companies in Poland.
CONCESSION offers comprehensive carpentry works and services for offices, hotels, interiors of shopping malls, cinemas, cafes, restaurants, shops and all kinds of service areas. CONCESSION also offers furniture for yachts, building development projects, apartments and housing estates.
CONCESSION is a group of more than 110 specialists working in the departments of: quotation, project management, wood technologies, logistics, production and quality control. The complete machine park lets to conduct all carpentry works in one place under one roof. The Company has its own CNC centres including: our curved-edge-banding centre, numerical drills, new modern varnishing department with CEFLA varnishing automatic unit and professional drying chambers, veneering department, Solid Surface materials processing unit.
CONCESSION is able to run efficiently contacts with exceeding value of carpentry works for over 250K EUR in less than 8 weeks only.
Vectorworks cares about design. Since 1985, we have served the architecture, landscape, and entertainment industries, drawing inspiration from the world around us and encouraging the more than 650,000 designers who use our software to create experiences that transform the world. Our commitment to develop the world’s best cross-platform design software has taught us a simple truth: great design begins with the inspiration of the designer. Vectorworks supports that inspiration by guiding the exploration of discovery and finding creative solutions. We provide powerful tools to help designers capture ideas, nurture innovation, communicate effectively, and realize their vision. We serve those who desire to create experiences that are memorable and build things that truly matter. We recognize that great design is about revealing opportunities that explore the unexpected, while fully satisfying the demands of an increasingly complex world. We acknowledge the value of a designer’s dream and strive to facilitate the creation of something that’s truly appreciated and uniquely positioned to express the best in the built environment.
ES-SYSTEM. A leading Polish lighting company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of professional, original, high-efficiency LED lighting solutions for architectural, industrial, commercial and urban environments. ES-SYSTEM is a pioneer in the development of 100% LED lighting equipment. Its history began in 1990 in Krakow, and modern technologies, continuous improvement and prestigious lighting projects have been the company’s hallmarks ever since.
PUCZYŃSKI – street furniture was established in 1978 and is the leading producer and designer of street furniture in Poland.
We specialise in the design and manufacture of different types of street furniture. Our extensive product range, as presented on this website and in our catalogue is based on the successful combination of quality, functional design, durability and comfort. We invite you to have a closer look at our diverse reference list supported by photographic documentation of thousands of completed projects, mainly for the well-known, demanding clients. Our client portfolio is the best guarantee of the quality of our product.
Due to the variety and sheer number (over 2000) of combinations of our products, we manufacture exclusively to order. This allows us to meet your requirements with tailor-made solutions. Anti-corrosion, vandalism proofing and other technical innovations mean that our street furniture is robust enough for the most exposed and heavily used sites, without prejudicing ecological or safety standards. Individual design created in-house, combined with production from scratch, constitutes the basis for the unlimited development of new ideas and modernisation of existing designs.
We also welcome our clients designs and ideas and are ready to cooperate; creating bespoke street furniture to their specific instructions.
Firma Rathscheck Schiefer- Zajmujemy się produkcją płytek z łupka naturalnego na dachy i elewacje. Ten szlachetny materiał jest wydobywany i stosowany już od setek lat. Nowoczesna metody wydobycia sprawiły, że łupek naturalny nie jest już dostępny tylko i wyłącznie dla najzamożniejszych. Mimo to, dachy z łupka to rzadkość, każdy łupkowy dach jest niepowtarzalny. Łupek znakomicie komponuje się z architekturą budynków nowoczesnych, jak i tych o klasycznej architekturze. Mnogość kształtów, wielkości i odcieni sprawia że każdy klient znajdzie odpowiednie pokrycie dla swojego dachu czy elewacji. Walory estetyczne i najwyższe parametry jakościowe gwarantują trwałość i piękno pokrycia przez lata. Wychodząc naprzeciw architektom opracowaliśmy szereg rysunków rozwiązań architektonicznych takich jak np. detal rynny ukrytej, połączenie dachu i elewacji, sposób wykończenia stref okapowych, cokołowych i wiele innych. Na co dzień współpracujemy z architektami tworząc razem niezwykłe i niepowtarzalne projekty.
At Rapid Crafting, we make extremely detailed architectural models that allow you to visualize and implement development and urban projects. The latest technologies as well as traditional methods of creating models as well as rich experience of our specialists allow us to provide the highest quality product.
PKIG to przede wszystkim kadra doświadczonych inżynierów oraz nowoczesne zaplecze sprzętowe, pozwalające realizować nawet najbardziej wymagające zadania z zakresu szeroko rozumianej inżynierii pomiarowej.
Świadczymy usługi zarówno dla klientów indywidualnych jak i dla firm oraz instytucji. Wykonujemy:
W codziennej pracy wspierają nas certyfikowane instrumenty firmy Leica oraz inne dedykowane naszej firmie rozwiązania sprzętowe i software’owe.
Zapraszamy do zapoznania się z ofertą usług na stronie fotogrametria.pkig.pl oraz do bezpośredniego kontaktu.
Integracja is one of the biggest non-profit organizations in Poland. For last 25 years we have been combating with every type of barriers against disabled people. Nowadays we are an expert in architectural, social and web-based accessibility. Within the scope of architecture we are concerned in creating friendly public spaces for every disabled person and help about adjusting buildings and means of transport. Our mission is also to teach a sensibility and provide training how to serve a customer with a disability.
St. Paul’s Developments – firma działająca na rynku brytyjskim od prawie 30 lat. Znana z trudnych i ambitnych projektów, jakm.in.: zagospodarowanie byłej kopalni węgla Cortonwood w Rotherham czy budowa obiektów biurowych i powierzchni przemysłowych na terenach pokopalnianych w Brookfields.
St. Paul’s Developments Polska zasłyną w Polsce z rewitalizacji dziewiętnastowiecznej remizy strażackiej zrealizowanej wspólnie z firmą Armada Business Park. Projekt zdobył nagrodę w konkursie “Modernizacja Roku 2000”. W 2009 roku formaoddała do użytku pierwszy biurowiec klasy A w Łodzi – Textorial Park, wyróżniony nagrodą “Najważniejsza inwestycja roku 2008”.
St. Paul’s Developments – firma działająca na rynku brytyjskim od prawie 30 lat. Znana z trudnych i ambitnych projektów, jakm.in.: zagospodarowanie byłej kopalni węgla Cortonwood w Rotherham czy budowa obiektów biurowych i powierzchni przemysłowych na terenach pokopalnianych w Brookfields.
St. Paul’s Developments Polska zasłyną w Polsce z rewitalizacji dziewiętnastowiecznej remizy strażackiej zrealizowanej wspólnie z firmą Armada Business Park. Projekt zdobył nagrodę w konkursie “Modernizacja Roku 2000”. W 2009 roku formaoddała do użytku pierwszy biurowiec klasy A w Łodzi – Textorial Park, wyróżniony nagrodą “Najważniejsza inwestycja roku 2008”.
Aby wziąć udział w warsztatach należy podczas rejestracji na Festiwal Architektury w polu „Uwagi” wpisać temat wybranych warsztatów.
16:30
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16:30
Gathering with participants
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17:00
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17:00
Start of the ride
The starting points:
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18:30
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18:30
Finish of the ride
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19:00
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19:00
Talks about Warsaw and Wola district in context of road infrastructure, planned investment projects, etc.
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19:30
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19:30
Summary - conclusions and observationst
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20:00
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20:00
Networking
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10:00
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10:00
Registration and networking
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11:00
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11:00
Welcome speech and the inauguration of the conference
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11:10
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Presentation
11:10
Trends in design: Shaping the future of work - the story of STUDIO by Thomas Feichtner
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Thomas Feichtner is a designer who has received many international awards and who has worked for such brands as Swarovski, Laufen, Bene, Adidas, Head and Absolut. He outlines the latest trends in contemporary design.
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11:40
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Presentation
11:40
For the sake of future generations – architecture that is balanced and rooted in tradition
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12:00
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Discussion
12:00
It’s nicer without them
(Discussion)
Billboards, banners, posters and meshes on buildings, large-format posters, illegal advertisements –most Polish cities are blighted by a deluge of advertising. Those who campaign for a more aesthetic approach and that actually succeed in this can be counted on the fingers of one hand. The landscape law, which has been in force since 2015, was supposed to provide the solution for this kind of visual chaos, but it actually didn’t change things much. Maybe coherent and well thought-out visual identification is the answer? And what else could be done to reduce the amount of unsightly advertising hoardings in Polish cities?
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12:45
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Discussion
12:45
The city-forming role of real estate
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Improving the attractiveness of public space, influencing its development and re-energising urban life – these are now regarded as the prerequisites of a modern commercial development. However, in order to achieve this you need to be receptive to both the local environment and the kind of high-quality architecture that takes into account the needs of people and their comfort as building users. Such large projects cannot just be business enterprises. They must also have a wider, city-forming dimension.
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13:30
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13:30
Lunch and networking
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15:15
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Presentation
15:15
Innovations for healthy light
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ES-SYSTEM’s product assortment includes luminaires equipped with CIRCADIAN technology, which supports the circadian rhythm of human activity and is consistent with the idea of Human Centric Lighting (HCL). CIRCADIAN is a very technologically advanced lighting control system that not only changes the color temperature of light, but also has an actual influence on the processes of melatonin suppression and release occurring in the human body. Luminaires with the CIRCADIAN system closely mimic the spectrum of sunlight, which is why they can have a real impact on people and harmonize with their circadian rhythm.
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15:30
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Presentation
15:30
3D construction printing – a global overview
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15:50
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Discussion
15:50
Experimental construction
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Houses printed using 3D technology. Wooden skyscrapers. Towers overgrown with vegetation... this is not the set of a science fiction film, but examples of how the construction sector could operate in the future. As with container and floating houses, replacing traditional commercial buildings with ‘earthscrapers’ could perhaps turn out to be the perfect remedy for the shrinking land resources in cities.
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16:35
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Discussion
16:35
Under a common roof
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How do designers approach the layout of common areas in commercial buildings? How do they reconcile the arrangement of co-working spaces, the catering space and the rest zones with the actual expectations of their users? How do people function in public areas and what can be done to make them feel good when using them?
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18:00
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18:00
Announcement and presentation of the winners of the Eurobuild Awards in Architecture
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18:30
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18:30
Cocktail party and networking
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11:00
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Workshop
11:00
The ‘BIM does not bite’ seminar
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We have the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar aimed at introducing and providing greater understanding of BIM systems. It will involve explanations of all the terminology related to BIM and an introduction to the design, execution and management processes it offers for the development and construction sectors. It will also cover issues related to how businesses can prepare to the integrate BIM with their own operations. Along with outlining the best approach to take, it will also point out the pitfalls that need to be avoided in its implementation. The initial phase of BIM, when architects and other designers are particularly involved in the process, will be discussed in detail. A presentation will also be given on one of the author's own projects that was designed and brought into being using the BIM method.
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12:30
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Workshop
12:30
Save me! – how to save energy in the office?
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14:00
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Workshop
14:00
The Buzz Group – how to design a bee-friendly city
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- why keep bees in the city and is it safe - where to put the hives - what to look for when positioning the hives / the site selection criteria - what to plant, what not to plant and how to care for the local flora from the point of view of both the bees and the beekeeper
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15:00
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Workshop
15:00
Modern Reflections
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The aim of the workshop is that each group of four has to design a set of wall collections inspired by the modern and bauhaus style. In addition, each group has the task of creating a moodboard with their proposal of accessories, finishes, and visual arrangements.
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