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Reflection. The Power of Three.
Wise Habit: Reflection. The Power of Three is an exhibition that treats architecture and design as tools for reflecting on the contemporary world. The inspiration for its structure is the number three, an archetypal symbol of balance, cyclicality, and harmony, present in both culture and nature.
The exhibition unfolds around three thematic axes: Sustainability, Ethical Design and Crisis, which together create a framework for discussing the future of the built environment. Each of these themes reveals a different tension present in design, between social needs and economics, between nature and technology, and between comfort and responsibility.
The installation has been designed as a multisensory experience. Three spatial elements of the exhibition correspond to three modes of perception: image, sound and matter. Visitors can see architectural projects, hear the voices of designers and researchers, and touch materials that may shape the future of architecture, from biomimetic structures to self healing materials.
In this way, the exhibition becomes not only a presentation of projects but also a narrative about transformation, a shift from traditional ways of thinking about construction toward more responsible, circular and socially conscious design models.
BOOKSHOP by The Architecture Centre Foundation
The Architecture Centre Foundation focuses on quality, creative joy, and independence. These values have guided our work since 2011. We tell stories about architecture and encourage conversations around it by providing tools: thoughtful and carefully published books as well as popular events (architectural walks, meetings, architecture book fairs, lectures, and podcasts). Our activities are aimed both at professionals connected with architecture and urban planning, and at anyone else interested in these subjects.
Among other things, we publish the pioneering Foundations series, which includes previously unpublished-in-Poland translations or long-unreprinted groundbreaking architectural theories and manifestos (including Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Jane Jacobs, and Beatriz Colomina). We are proud of our much-loved illustrated architecture atlases, created by our team of talented architect-illustrators. We publish academic monographs, guides, memoirs, thematic and popular science books, as well as architectural comics. We also develop our own collection of architectural posters and the Radio Architecture podcast.
We believe that architecture, as the only art that affects everyone, is therefore an especially important subject for conversation.
Oskar Zięta. Sculpting with air
Oskar Zięta sculpts with air. He creates metal objects that are hollow, yet remarkably stable. During his presentation at A@W in Warsaw, the artist will demonstrate the FiDU process live - the deformation of thin metal sheets through internal pressure. Zięta will inflate steel, transforming its dimension, function, and meaning.
More Than Stone: Let’s Talk About Accessibility of Heritage Sites
PLACES Foundation and Cieszyn Castle in cooperation with the Warsaw Branch of SARP Association of Polish Architects.
Can architectural heritage truly be considered a “common good” if spatial barriers exclude millions of people from it? The Warsaw Branch of SARP, as curator of the exhibition presented during ARCHITECT@WORK, invites participants to engage in an in-depth discussion on the ethics and practice of contemporary design in a historical context.
The exhibition “More Than Stone” is a manifesto of inclusive architecture. It moves away from the traditional question, “Is it allowed to intervene in a historic monument?”, placing at its center a more professional response: “How can it be done wisely?” Through the presentation of groundbreaking projects from around the world - from Pompeii to Polish museums - SARP Warsaw demonstrates that modern accessibility solutions (such as elevators and ramps) are not a threat to historic fabric. Rather, they are an essential element in restoring architecture to society.
For members of the Association and all event visitors, the exhibition serves as a practical guide to design that combines conservation rigor with empathy and care for user well-being.
The exhibition “More Than Stone” was designed as part of the “Design in Public Space” series at Cieszyn Castle.
Original exhibition organizer: Cieszyn Castle
Exhibition curators: Magdalena Storożenko-Polak and Blanka Przedpełska (PLACES Foundation)
Exhibition design: PLACES Foundation
Graphic identity: Justyna Pianka (PLACES Foundation)
Daniel Franek