Julian Lisiecki (1881–1945) – architect and restorer

In 1990, a newsreel which registered the emergence of new types of services after the end of socialism in Poland, showed an intervention of a security contractor in the neighborhood of Przyczółek Grochowski, a housing estate in Warsaw built in 1974 which, as the lector authoritatively states, “was first harmed by the architects”. Their names were not mentioned in the movie, but for those interested in Polish post-war architecture, this was not necessary: Przyczółek Grochowski was designed between 1963 and 1969 by Oskar Hansen, the Polish member of the Team 10, and his wife Zofia. The estate was a part of their visionary Linear Continuous System (LCS): an overarching design for the complete urbanization of Poland in four large stripes stretching throughout the whole territory of the country, from south to north. The design of Przyczółek, a block of flats for 6600 inhabitants, stretching 1.5 km, aimed at an egalitarian space for living and at paving the way to the visionary project of the LCS. When built within the restrictions of state-socialist construction industry, much of the vitality of its original vision was lost, leading to the incomprehension of architects' intensions among the inhabitants of Warsaw. After the end of socialism it became a paradigmatic example of the dilapidated postsocialist city characterized by socio-spatial segregation and fragmentation, surrounded by recently constructed gated apartment houses and nicknamed “Pekin” (Beijing) with regard to the poor condition and inhabitant density. This paper analyses the design process, construction, and use of the estate by its inhabitants, as well as of the shifts in social composition and ownership structures of Przyczółek in the last 40 years. Such account is necessary to speculate about the possibilities and challenges for the preservation of this building which did not fulfill its promise of a renewed everyday.

Wiadomości Konserwatorskie / Journal of Heritage Conservation, nr 69, 2022

Koźniewo Wielkie zlokalizowane jest na północnym Mazowszu, w gminie Sońsk, w niedalekiej odległości od Ciechanowa. W centrum wsi, na terenie silnie przekształconego założenia parkowego wznosi się nieużytkowany budynek dawnego dworu, jeszcze do roku 2011 wykorzystywany przez miejscową szkołę podstawową. Wyniosły łamany dach obiektu i bogata dekoracja snycerska jego elewacji od dawna budziły zainteresowanie krajoznawców oraz badaczy architektury rezydencjonalnej Mazowsza, uważających go za jeden z najbardziej wartościowych przykładów barokowej, drewnianej architektury dworskiej regionu. Celem opracowania jest przedstawienie przekształceń dworu na podstawie przeprowadzonych w roku 2020 badań architektonicznych struktury zabytku oraz materiałów i technik budowlanych wykorzystanych do jego wzniesienia. Badaniami objęto konstrukcję obiektu (wzajemne relacje poszczególnych części i powiązania konstrukcyjne, rodzaj materiału i sposób jego obróbki, układ konstrukcyjny, połączenia ciesielskie poszczegól

2021

The Warsaw architectural community was the largest such group within the territory of the Second Polish Republic, a fact influenced by Warsaw's role of as the capital, the number of investments undertaken during the interwar period when the capital was being rebuilt, and the presence of Warsaw Polytechnic Institute to educate new academic staff. During the occupation, this large community did not cease its professional activity. The article reviews professional activities undertaken by architects between 1939 and 1944 — i.e., from the outbreak of the Second World War until the Warsaw Uprising. This subject has not been dealt with comprehensively until now. The author looks at both institutionalized works, prepared under the auspices of the City Board as part of the clandestine activities of the Architecture Department at the Warsaw University of Technology, as well as individual architectural projects. From the perspective of the history of Warsaw's urban design, the work of...

2018

The rational and intuitive trends in projects of reconstructing historical development were extracted in Poland during the period of the transformation in 1989 and during German reunification in 1990. These projects were subordinated to the adopted rules of restoration programs to restore the damaged space systems and to reconstruct of the most valuable development. A reconstruction of shattered historical cities forms a contrast with the modernist concepts of shaping an urban space. A redefining of the radical trends of the avant-garde movement of the modern style were discussed after a few decades and resulted in a trend of returning to traditional aspects of the beauty in all the form as well as returning to the classic rules of composing the façade and the urban complex development. During extensive reconstruction programs the return trends tend to reach the “sources” – a reconstruction of forms of classical architectural styles (of demolished objects that constitute national cu...

2015

On the basis of Józef Pius Dziekoński’s projects: a house for the Industrial “Saturn” Society officials in Czeladź (1907), transformer building for the “Saturn” mine in Czeladź (1907), the administration building for the “Saturn” Society in Czeladż (1910), industrial architecture that is not just a package for technology, but creates a new aesthetic and functional qualities, is shown. such architecture also provides added value to the technology. analysis of the projects can lead to the conclusions that the work of architect can create the origins of new concepts,

Architectus, 2023

Czasopismo Techniczne, 2019

The results of research into two city gates, Kłodzka and Wodna (Water), and into the rycerska (Knight’s) Tower in bystrzyca Kłodzka are discussed in this paper. The research into the architecture of the three structures helped review the chronology of transformations they were subjected to between the beginning of the fourteenth century and the second half of the twentieth century. The city walls, together with the two gates and the tower, were probably erected by alderman Jakub rücker in the first half of the fourteenth century. all the towers were probably raised and converted in the fifteenth century and in around 1568, they were topped with masonry pyramid cupolas. The work performed in the nineteenth century was aimed at restoring the damaged elements and at introducing bells to the rycerska (Knight’s) Tower. The conservation work conducted in the years 2013–2017 resulted in the restoration of the damaged details and in the enhancement of all of the structures’ features of historical value.

This thesis will explore the history of monument protection of Lemko wooden churches in the 20 th century in Czechoslovakia, more exactly in today northeastern Slovakia. The attention is focused not only on historical overview of the institutionalization of monument care and protection in Czechoslovakia in the interwar and postwar period, but also on history of Lemkos. Of course, we will mention case studies that demonstrate examples of protection of wooden sacral buildings which were often influenced by political situation in Czechoslovakia. The photographic addendum will show rare historical photographs of existing and non-existing wooden churches as well as archive documents.

Architectus, 2020

Wystawę na 30-lecie istnienia pracowni JEMS Architekci i twórczość malarską przedstawicieli Bauhausu, takich jak m.in. Mies van der Rohe, łączy chęć ponownego zderzenia dwóch tylko z pozoru odrębnych światów-zbudowanej architektury i plastyki. Spojrzenie na twórczość awangardową XX w. z dzisiejszej perspektywy wydaje się zasadne, gdyż w niemal każdym swoim przejawie działalności awangarda odnosiła się do otaczającego ją świata, reagowała na jego dynamikę, pojawiające się nowe problemy społeczne czy techniczne i można nawet powiedzieć, że w pewnym sensie wywoływała nowe problemy kulturowe. Tak jak sto lat temu rzeczywistość zmieniała się pod wpływem postępującej industrializacji, tak teraz świat w każdym swoim aspekcie podlega rewolucji technologicznej, a wydarzenia związanie z ograniczaniem osobistego kontaktu jeszcze przyspieszają ten proces. Wpływ technik komputerowych na zawód architekta oraz dyktat obrazów generowanych cyfrowo spra-Tomasz Trzupek* Obrazy idei architektonicznej w twórczości JEMS Architekci na przykładzie wystawy z okazji 30-lecia działalności pracowni na tle twórczości wybranych przedstawicieli Bauhausu Images of an architectural idea in the works of JEMS Architekci on the example of the exhibition on the occasion of the 30 th anniversary of the studio's activity against the background of the creative activity of selected representatives of Bauhaus

2017

Komisja Architektury i Urbanistyki została powołana Krótka informacja o działalności Komisji Architektury i Urbanistyki Oddziału PAN we Wrocławiu Brief information about activities of the Committee for Architecture and Town Planning of Wrocław Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences Sprawozdania/Reports Praca przedstawia zarys historii działalności Komisji Architektury i Urbanistyki od chwili jej utworzenia w 1974 roku do końca roku 2015. Zaprezentowano składy osobowe władz Komisji w poszczególnych kadencjach oraz podano główne zakresy tematyczne prac badawczych prowa dzonych w omawianych okresach. Przedstawiono tematy najważniejszych konferencji, sympozjów, seminariów oraz warsztatów naukowych zorga nizowanych przez Komisję oraz podano listę wykładowców wraz z tematami wykładów wygłoszonych przede wszystkim w ostatniej dekadzie.