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Meet the new Silesian Museum

March 30, 2011 Katowice the City 0

While a preparatory work is running at the construction site of the new Silesian Museum and the prime contractor waits to sign the contract and to enter the site, take a few minutes and become familiar with the future building. Here is the interview with Anna Pędziwiatr, an architect from the Austrian Riegler Riewe Architekten studio based in Graz, which is responsible for an architectural and urban concept of the new Silesian Museum’s seat.

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Oval elevation of new SCC emerges

March 29, 2011 Katowice the City 0

Construction works on the new part of Silesia City Center (SCC) started 7 moths ago. Today, a raw skeleton of characteristic oval elevation of the extended part finally can be seen. The new building will be finished in autumn 2011.

According to the project manager of the extension, DIL Polska Baumanagement, the semicircled elevation should be concluded in summer. It will be made of glass, aluminium and ceramic elements forming an open-work “screen”.

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EEC 2011: first guests revealed

March 28, 2011 Katowice the City 0

The President of the European Parliament, Commissioners of the European Union, Polish and foreign government officials and representatives of the most recognised firms and corporations, in total over 4 500 people and 900 panelists will meet at the Third European Economic Congress in Katowice (EEC). There are only 48 days left to the largest conference in Central Europe …

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Renewal of Spodek elevation starts

March 28, 2011 Katowice the City 0

Mostostal Warszawa S.A., a prime contractor of the refurbishment of “Spodek’s” elevation, started preparatory works for assembling a new building’s facade. A fair-sized scaffolding is just coating the hall.

The facade of “Spodek” covers approximately 3 500 sq. meters and is made of 30 thousand concrete scales. Another 10 thousand scales are on the facade …