Robert Konieczny/KWK Promes and Hayball among big winners in 2016 World Architecture Festival

2016-11-18T18:44:00-05:00

The 2016 World Architecture Festival has come to a close. After a final round of presentations and jury critiques for the Day One and Two category winners, the National Museum in Szczecin in Poland made it to the top as the ninth recipient of the coveted World Building of the Year. Designed by Robert Konieczny/KWK Promes, the museum joins previous winners like The Interlace by OMA/Ole Scheeren in Singapore and a21studio's The Chapel in Vietnam.

During the Friday awards gala dinner, other winning announcements included South Melbourne Primary School by Hayball for Future Project of the Year, while the Kopupaka Reserve in Auckland, New Zealand by Isthmus scooped Landscape of the Year. Last but not least, the Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Architecture won Small Project of the Year for their ZCB Bamboo Pavilion.

WORLD BUILDING OF THE YEAR: National Museum in Szczecin, Poland by Robert Konieczny/KWK Promes

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Philharmonic Hall of Szczecin scoops up the 2015 Mies van der Rohe Award

2015-05-11T18:47:00-04:00

During a ceremony recently held at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona, the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe officially announced the Philharmonic Hall of Szczecin as the 2015 recipient of the biennial European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The 2015 edition first rounded up 420 projects down to 40. Then, the jury selected five finalists to compete for the high-ranking €60,000 award.

Completed in 2014 after three years, the Philharmonic Hall replaced the former WWII-era Konzerthaus in Szczecin, Poland. Barcelona-based firm Barozzi / Veiga designed the 3.800 m² geometric structure with a symphony hall that accommodates 1,000 spectators, a chamber music hall for 200 spectators, a multifunctional exhibition + conference space, and a wide foyer that's spacious enough for also hosting events. To add to that, the hall received a nomination in the Design Museum's popular 2015 Designs of the Year.

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Robert Konieczny/KWK Promes and Hayball among big winners in 2016 World Architecture Festival

Philharmonic Hall of Szczecin scoops up the 2015 Mies van der Rohe Award