Katowice science centre 'best Polish building of 21st century '
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
06.12.2012 11:22
The Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library in Katowice, southern Poland has been awarded 'Best Polish building of the 21st century' by President Komorowski.
Architect Dariusz Herman (L) President RP Bronisław Komorowski (C)and architrect Wojciech Subalski (P): photo - PAP/Jakub Kaminski
Architects Dariusz Herman and Wojciech Subalski received the award on Wednesday.
“Whether out grandchildren, great-grand-children and great-great-grandchildren are proud of Poland depends on our sense of ambition,” said Bronislaw Komorowski at the award ceremony.
Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library: photo - wikipedia
The 'Life in Architecture' awards are organised by the magazine Architektura-Murator, and there have been six editions to date since 1996, five focused solely on Warsaw and one nationwide.
Members of the jury included chairman of the Association of Polish Architects (SARP) Jerzy Grochulski and chairman of the Polish Chamber of Architects Wojciech Gesiak.
However, the decisions were not confined to the jury.
In a special public prize voted over the internet, punters picked the new Lublin Airport as their favourite Polish building from the period 2000-2012. Some 268,000 votes were cast in the public contest, with the public choosing from 120 possible buildings. (nh/pg)