What They Left Behind: The influence of Jewish architects on Gdynia’s built environment during the Interwar period (1918-1939).

The Second Republic of Poland (1918-1939) was hopeful of rebuilding the nation. The country regained its independence after 123 years and got shaped by newly distributed borders in the Treaty of Riga. Following, 35% of the population identified themselves as ethnic minorities (14% Ukrainians, 10% Jews, 3% Belarusians and 2% Germans). The...

Socio-ecological Cohesion: Bioregional Strategy ‘Beyond Growth’ for the Szczecin Functional Area, Poland

Climate changes, sixths mass extinction, use of naturalenvironment and extreme landscape transformation have beenbringing question of long, sustainable future. Broadly accepted‘growth paradigm’ has been reaching ecological limits on theplanetary level (Steffen et al., 2015). On the local level Szczecincity, with its rural region, localized in...

Common Ground: The project as a soft border

Addresses questions social isolation, privatization and individualization of urban sprawl. Focuses on existing boundaries fences, walled estates, commonly<br/>present in contemporary gated society. Enables negotiation of limits between neighbors, houses, possessions and streets. Introduces human proximity to nature and other neighbors by...

Adaptable Nowa Huta: Revitalizing the socialist legacy

The research in this master graduation focuses on Nowa Huta, a neighborhood located in the Krakow Metropolitan Area (Poland). Nowa Huta was designed and build as a socialist ideal city in the socialist era, complete with its own steel plant where the majority of the inhabitants worked. The Lenin steel factory provided work, but it also financed...

Reading of an urbanised Landscape: The Unesco Silent Stewardship

<b>A self-organised community within the polish countryside - </b><br/><br/>Alongside the fast development of cities, digitalisation, threats of an unstable political situation and a wish for a simpler life, more and more citizens are migrating towards rural areas. The absence of agriculture is not a problem for them - the countryside is not a...

The development of strategic spatial planning in Central and Eastern Europe: between path dependence, European influence, and domestic politics

Focusing on three of the Central and Eastern European countries–Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary–the paper investigates the evolution of spatial planning systems and the introduction of strategic planning practices from the beginning of the post-communist transition in the early 1990s to the present. It sheds new light on this issue by...

An exploration of concepts and polices on ‘affordable housing’ in England, Italy, Poland and The Netherlands

The term ‘affordable housing’ has been rapidly gaining currency over the last decade across Europe, both in policy and research circles. While it is often used as a synonym or close relative of the term ‘social housing’, more recently it is finding its own definition and policy instruments in specific cities and countries. However, boundaries...

The Good Banality and The Pleasure of Boredom

We have changed the way to house our productive activities – actions that have to do with work, goods production, running the machineries of living, so called ‘services’. <br/>We haven’t changed the way to house our non-productive activities, because instead, we have learnt not to be non-productive.<br/>Currently, the domestic space holds users,...

New estimates of potential impacts of sea level rise and coastal floods in Poland

Polish coastal zone is thought to be one of the most exposed to sea level rise in Europe. With mean sea levels expected to increase between 28 and 98 cm by the end of the century, and storms increasing in severity, accurate estimates of the consequences of those phenomena are needed. Recent advances in quality and availability of spatial data in...

Collage and Continuity

Towards LADM Country Cadastral Profile – Case Poland*

The Geographic Information - Land Administration Domain Model was formally published by International Organization for Standardization on the 1st of December 2012. At the same time, although independently, the new model of Polish cadastral system has been being prepared. It is defined as the part of the new order concerning the ground and...

Future prospects of the Low Cost Country sourcing strategy: A case study analysis of the critical uncertainties within: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and the Netherlands

The current globalized world continuously increases competitiveness and the pressure to raise operational efficiency in all industries. A popular approach among labour intensive industries is the Low Cost Country sourcing strategy. At present, central and eastern European regions are popular sourcing destinations for western European based firms...

Transformation of post-industrial areas in Bytom: South Poland

The industrial development after the destruction of the Second World War in Silesia region was not only an enormous achievement in reconstruction; it also caused massive environmental damage. Moreover, as a result of the political upheaval in central and Eastern Europe, the region’s heavy industry was no longer competitive. Between 1998 and 2001...

Oswiecim: Folding around the Pipes

The project of my graduation is situated in Oswiecim, Poland. Basically it started with a mapping of the heating system pipes network concentrated on use, perception and rhythm. This first research lead me to my design : a horse-riding infrastructure composed of 3 sequences : the hippodrome, the promenade, and the public facilities. The whole...

Historical Museum Lublin

A project of a historical museum within a historically diverse surrounding. Situated in Lublin, Poland, the project thrives on the views around the site as well as proposes a new kind of routing system aimed at higher degree of connectivity between different sections of the exhibition.

Shopping center management market: A comparative analyses of Portugal, Netherlands and Poland

A key factor in making a shopping center a success, one that should be considered from the start of the development, is the management. The shopping center management is responsible for carrying out the concept of the shopping center and adjusting it, if necessary, to the needs of changing society. The internationalisation and strong shopping...

Commissions for Environmental Impact Assessment: Their contribution to the effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment

De Poolse Binnenvaart

This report describes a visit to Poland by mr. R. Filarski and mr. J.U. Brolsma of the Transportation and Traffic Engineering Division of Rijkswaterstaat in the week of the 22nd through 26th of June 1992. The trip was guided by prof. dr. M. Milkowski. Inland navigation is not very important in Poland: no more than 1% of the transportation, no...