On Friday, 26th of June, the Silesian Museum officially opened gates of its new seat located in the post-industrial site of the „Katowice” coal mine in the area of the so called culture district.
The construction work’s inauguration took place in July 2011. The works were carried out by the consortium of two companies: Budimex and Ferrovial Agroman. The building was handed over to the Silesian Museum in …
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the 40 shortlisted works that will compete for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. One of the works is the new seat of the Silesian Musuem.
The prize, one of the most prestigious …
Despite the heart of the new Silesian Museum will be hidden under the ground, the most characteristic feature of the project – glass boxes – already present its shape. Builders of the seat are providing the so called cuboids with the last slabs of glass.
The innocent-looking glass boxes are in fact quite massive buildings reaching several meters in hight. There are seven cuboids including one to serve as the entrance to the underground foyer.
The open international competition for an architectural concept of public spaces in the heart of Katowice City Center – the Market Square – was decided today in the forenoon. The jury was confront to decide between sixteen projects and finally chose to not award the first prize.
“We did not award the first prize …
Warbud S.A., a building firm had contracted to erect the new seat of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NPRSO), entered the construction site in the turn of February and March. The company already commenced removing digs to prepare the building’s foundation. This way, works on the last …
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