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NM Architekci win design contest for US$63m Polish Army Museum
by Andy Knaggs | 23 Sep 2019
NM Architekci has won an international competition to design a permanent exhibition space for the new Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. The decision was based on functional, spatial, aesthetic and educational considerations, followed by the financial credibility of the project, according to the secretary of the selection jury, Marek Szaniawski. Costing an estimated PLN 250m (US$62.7m, €57m, £50.5m) and due to open in November 2020, the new museum will be
FAAB Architektura present concept for revamped WWII museum in Poland
by Andrew Manns | 17 Jan 2019
Polish firm FAAB Architektura have revealed plans to extend the Museum of Pawiak Prison (MPP) in Warsaw. The renovated building, which will occupy the former grounds of the largest Nazi-run internment centre in Poland, will take the shape of a three-storey polyhedron and feature new exhibition spaces, a library, shop, information centre, and an observation deck. To enter the museum, patrons will mount an elevated ramp, which will run alongside
Thomas Phifer and Partners to design Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art
by Katie Buckley | 04 Sep 2014
Thomas Phifer and Partners (TPP) has been chosen, from a shortlist of eleven architectural practices, to design Warsaw’s new Museum of Modern Art and TR Warszawa Theatre, Poland. The New York-based practice has beaten other architectural heavy weights to the win the commission, including Foster + Partners and UNstudio. The new museum will be located in Warsaw’s Defilad Square, at the foot of the Palace of Culture and Science. TPP
Construction begins on Adventure World Warsaw
by Tom Walker | 26 Jul 2012
Image: The theme park will have five themed areas A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of work on the 230-hectare (568-acre) Adventure World Warsaw theme park in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near the Polish capital city Warsaw. Companies involved with the scheme include JoraVision, Vekoma Rides Manufacturing and AGS Architects - all based in The Netherlands, as well as Poland-based RCK and Imtech. German water ride manufacturer Hafema
Construction work to start on Poland's Adventure World Warsaw
by Pete Hayman | 12 Jul 2012
Image: Castle Island – one of the proposed zones A groundbreaking event is to take place on 21 July in order to mark the start of construction work at Adventure World Warsaw - a new theme park at Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland. The development of the 240-hectare (593-acre) attraction is intended to provide Poland with a comparable experience to other European theme parks, such as Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. Companies involved
Funding boost for Warsaw's new Museum of the History of Polish Jews
by Pete Hayman | 10 Jul 2012
Image: The new museum complex in central Warsaw The new Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ) - currently being built in the heart of Warsaw and due to open in the second half of 2013 - has secured two major donations. A US$7m (EUR5.7m, £4.5m) grant has been received from the US-based Taube and Koret Foundations, which will go towards the creation of the museum's Core Exhibition. Meanwhile,
Warsaw's National Stadium nears completion
by Pete Hayman | 04 Nov 2011
The new National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, which is to host a number of games at next summer's UEFA European Football Championship, is due for completion later this month. Built at a cost of around PLN1,915bn (£378m, EUR440m, US$604m), the new stadium is being developed on the site of the former Stadion Dziesieciolecia, which closed in 2008. Hamburg, Germany-based Gerkan Marg and Partners (GMP) designed the scheme, which also involved
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