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Open Poland : Architecture and Identity

7 Oct-25 Nov 2009

Riba, Royal Institute Of British Architects
London W1B 1AD

Overview

From communist era housing estates to ex-industrial structures and empty stadiums, discover how adaption and change of even the most anonymous buildings and spaces has allowed for new readings of the fabric of the Polish city. A focus also on contemporary Polish buildings and projects that are designed to draw on and connect with ideas of Polish identity and history, whilst transforming within the new pressures of a global economy. See interviews and practice profiles of eight architects and practitioners working in Poland.