The building, which has been shortlisted for the award in the Higher Education and Research category, was designed by the Warsaw-based Kuryłowicz & Associates Studio.
Located at 55 Dobra Street in Warsaw’s Powiśle district, the building has four overground and two underground levels and includes 92 language labs, 70 administrative rooms, 39 research and development rooms, and seven conference rooms. It also offers recreational spaces and a multimedia room that can accommodate 150 people as well as a library and reading areas.
Its architecture is based on lightness, with a refined framework of steel, concrete and glass, according to its designers.
In 2019, the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station on King George Island in the Southern Shetland archipelago, currently under construction, designed by Kuryłowicz & Associates was among the finalists in the World Architecture Festival Awards.
The other Polish project competing this year's World Architecture Festival Awards is the Polska Zagroda/Polish Farmhouse designed by Bogusław Barnaś’s BXB studio in the southern city of Kraków.
It consists of five modern barns, whose scattering is carefully defined by the surrounding landscape, the position of the sun and the function of the building.
They serve as an entrance area, kitchen, children’s rooms, the main living area and bedroom, and the garage.
The design is an example of the transformation of a historical homestead into a modern home. Each barn is finished with different styles of wood texture to reflect the individual character of the historical buildings.
The awards ceremony is due to be held during an architectural symposium in Lisbon starting on November 30.
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