Buro Happold project wins major award in Poland

Citation

(2000), "Buro Happold project wins major award in Poland", Facilities, Vol. 18 No. 5/6. https://doi.org/10.1108/f.2000.06918eaf.003

Buro Happold project wins major award in Poland

Keywords Building architecture, Awards, Poland

A new extension to the famous Palac Sobanskich in Warsaw has won the public building/office category in one of Poland's leading award schemes managed by the Association of Polish Architects together with Architectura magazine. Working with Dublin architects A. & D. Wejchert, Buro Happold provided environmental, building services and structural engineering as well as specialist faµade consultancy.

Palac Sobanskich is a well-known Warsaw building, and much public and media-led debate took place over whether planning and building permission should be granted to build a modern building on ground so close to the old Palace. The building, for Wejchert Investments Sp. z o.o, has been built within a few metres of the small, stylish ninteenth century palace, itself now restored as the Polish Business Council Club.

Paul Rogers, of Buro Happold's Berlin and Warsaw offices, comments; "We are especially delighted to see the new Palac Sobanskich Building recognised with this award. The new Palace represents a design departure, with a move away from the trend of incorporating references to traditional Polish architecture even in new buildings. It is very modern, in comparison to the old palace building. It makes a strong, individual contemporary design statement, rather than reflecting traditional vernacular styles. Despite the initial debate, the new building has been very well received."

For further information please contact: Helen Elias, Press and Public Relations Manager, Buro Happold, Camden Mill, Bath BA2 3DQ. Tel: +44 (0) 1225 320 627; Mobile: +44 (0) 403 129 599; Fax: +44 (0) 1225 320 601; E-mail: helen.elias@burohappold.com