THE ENDING OF THE PROJECT

 

The project has already been completed. It continues its settlement procedure. But I expect to have three more publications (co-author all of them is Prof. Jan Rabiej, Ph.D. Eng. Arch.):

1. article titled "Influence of the modernist determinants on the urban form of European city" will be published in Architecture - Civil Engineering - Environment ACEE (Silesian University of Technology) in December 2016,

2. article titled "Architecture of modernist housing estates of the years 1950-1990. Tysiąclecie housing estate in Katowice on the background of European example" will be published in "Architectus" ( Faculty of Architecture Wrocław University of Technology),

3. article titled "Public investments of European postindustrial cities implemented in culture and science facilities" will be published as a monograph chapter in conference proceedings (international conference organized by the Department of Urban and Spatial Planning Faculty of Architecture Silesian University of Technology 'Region - City - Country': Big public investments in the cities of the agglomeration).

 

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ANOTHER PRESENTATION OF THE EXHIBITION

 

The exhibition "TALL, LOW ... ALWAYS DENSE" will be presented from the 4nd April till 3th of May 2015 in the Beskidy Regional Library. The ceremonial opening of the exhibition will take place on Monday, 11th April 2015 at 17 pm.

 

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SUMMATION EVENT

 

A summation event took place on 17th March 2016 in Educational House of the Silesian Library in Katowice. It was a presentation of project results titled "Modernist determinants in the spatial development of Katowice" connected with promotion of the monograph. Monograph titled "Modernist determinants in the spatial development of Katowice in the context of European examples" was published by Publishing House of Silesian University of Technology.

This event gathered representatives of city and region authorities, academic community and city residents. I thank all the guests for coming.

 

 

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PUBLIC DEFENSE OF THE PHD THESIS

 

Public defense of my PhD thesis took place on 30th November 2015 at the Faculty of Architecture Silesian University of Technology. PhD thesis was titled "Modernist determinants of the spatial development of Katowice in comparison with similar examples of European cities" and its advisor was Prof. Jan Rabiej, Ph.D. Eng. Arch. Reviewers of the PhD thesis were Prof. Ewa Węcławowicz-Gyurkovich, Ph.D. Eng. Arch. (Crakow University of Technology) and D.Sc. Ph.D. Arch. Szymon Opania (Silesian University of Technology).

 

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PRESENTATION A PART OF THE RESEARCH STUDIES, GLIWICE 2015

 

In October 2016 I took part in the 2nd international conference organized by the Department of Urban and Spatial Planning Faculty of Architecture Silesian University of Technology 'Region - City - Country': Big public investments in the cities of the agglomeration (28-29.10.2015, Gliwice, Poland). I presented the paper titled "Public investments of European postindustrial cities implemented in culture and science facilities". There was also prepared an article (with Prof. Jan Rabiej, Ph.D. Eng. Arch. as a co-author) which is under publication process.

 

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PRESENTATION A PART OF THE RESEARCH STUDIES, SZCZYRK 2015

 

In May 2015 I took part in the 15th PhD Scientific Conference in Civil Engineering (07.05.-08.05.2015, Szczyrk, Poland). It was an opportunity to present the results of a part of research studies in the paper titled "Housing of Katowice in the context of European modernist architecture. Selected examples". At the same time the article (under the same title) was prepared and published as a chapter of the reviewed monograph "The modern state of knowledge of civil engineering" edited by J. Bzowka (post conference publication), by Publishing House of Silesian University of Technology, May 2015.

 

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ANOTHER PRESENTATION OF THE EXHIBITION

 

The exhibition "TALL, LOW ... ALWAYS DENSE" will be presented from the 2nd till 28th of February 2015 in the Main Hall of Silesian Library in Katowice.

 

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AFTER EXHIBITION

 

The opening of the exhibition took place on 2nd December 2014. Among the guests who graced us with their presence were seniors of Silesian architecture Mr Henryk B. Buszko and Jurand Henry Jarecki, as well as Prof. Nina Juzwa, Ph.D. Eng. Arch. representing the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Dr. Aneta Borowik - Silesian Regional Deputy Conservator, Roman Olszewski - Head of the Department of Civil Engineering of the City of Katowice and Krystyna Jurczewska-Płońska - President of the University of the Third Age in Gliwice.

We thank all the guests for coming.

 

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MEDIA AUSPICES

 

The exhibition is held under the auspices of Architektura&Biznes magazin. Information about the exhibition will be published in December's issue, and report from the ceremonial opening in January's issue.

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INVITATION FOR EXHIBITION

 

On behalf on myself and PhD Eng. (Arch.) Aleksandra Postawa I would like to invite for exhibition titled:

 

The evolution of housing in Katowice

in the context of European examples of modernist architecture

TALL, LOW ... ALWAYS DENSE

 

The ceremonial opening of the exhibition will take place on Thusday, 2nd December 2014 at 1.30 pm in lobby of Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology.

 

The exhibition will be available for visiting from the 2nd till 14th of December 2014.

 

The exhibition is an summation of study trips which were carried out in 2014 as a part of the project. The aim of the exhibition is to show that architecture of Katowice were created according to trends of shaping modernist housing development. Comparison of Katowice examples and realizations from Gdynia (Poland), Zlín (Czech Republic), Saint-Etienne (France), Harlow, Stevenage, Crawley and Milton Keynes (UK), as well as Täby and Vällingby (Sweden) indicates connection of Katowice examples with modernist heritage of Europe.

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

At the end of the report on the first part of the study trips I would like to say thank you to PhD Eng. (Arch.) Aleksandra Postawa for the fantastic partnership during the grant realization - for competence, commitment and shown kindness.

 

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STUDY TRIP TO ZLIN

 

Last study trip, to Zlín in Czech Republic, was carried out from the 24th till 21st of October 2014. At the first day took place a meeting with Mrs. Ladislava Horňáková, a representative of the Regional Art Gallery in Zlín (Krajská galerie výtvarného umění ve Zlíně). Library research was conducted during a visit in 2012. Therefore, the remaining time we spent on the field research.

 

 

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STUDY TRIP TO GDYNIA

 

Study trip to Gdynia was held from the 19th till 24th of September 2014. First I and PhD Eng. (Arch.) Aleksandra Postawa took part in in 4th International Scientific Conference "Modernism in Europe - Modernism in Gdynia. Architecture of the 20th Century and its Assessment". After the conference was carried out the field research, mainly in the districts created in the interwar period.

 

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STUDY TRIP TO SWEDEN

 

Study trip to Sweden was held from the 3rd till 11th of May 2014. This time the field research concerned New Towns of Sweden including Vällingby, which is now a district of Stockholm, and Täby - an independent satellite city of the capital of Sweden. Library research was conducted as a part of the search for archives. The research included libraries of the Faculty of Architecture of the Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan) and the library of the Center of Architecture and Design (Architektur- och Design Centrum).

A meeting with Mr. Hakan Knutsson, former city architect of Täby (1990 - 2010), took place in Stockholm. It was an important event concerning the studied subject of spatial planning in cites whose image derives from modernism.

I would like to address special thanks to Mr. Hakan Knutsson - former city architect of Täby. Thank you very much for your time and the information you provided.

I would like to say thank you to the library staff of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan) and the Center of Architecture and Design (Architektur- och Design Centrum). Thank you for your help and kindness.

 

 

 

 

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STUDY TRIP TO UK

 

Study trip to Great Britain was carried out from the 6th till 21st of April 2014. A part of the trip was the field research of so-called New Cities of Stevenage, Harlow, Crawley and Milton Keynes. Literature studies in local libraries were carried out in each city. Archives were studied in Milton Keynes.

Many thanks for help and kindness to the staff of the city libraries of Stevenage, Harlow and Crawley. Special thanks to Mrs. Catherine McIntyre from Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre for her support and valuable guidance for my research.

 

 

 

 

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STUDY TRIP TO FRANCE continued

 

At this point I would like to say thank you to those who have shown their support at the stage of preparing the trip to Saint-Étienne.

For all the help, both in terms of essential information as well as in terms of organizing everyday life in the city, I would like to say thank you to Ms. Agnieszka Rabiej. Ms. Agnieszka Rabiej is a student of the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology. During the academic year of 2013/14 she was realizing an Erasmus scholarship in Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Saint-Etienne.

Special thanks to Mr. Robert Pyka of the House of the City of Saint-Étienne in Katowice, who enabled the contact with representatives of the mayor's office in the Saint-Étienne.

 

I give thanks to the staff of city hall of Saint-Étienne. I would like to thank Mr. Colin Rodet, the Head of the Department of Urban Planning City Hall (Directeur de l'Urbanisme), who helped to organize a meeting in the city hall. Many thanks to Mrs. Laurane Ponsonnet (Mission Project Urbain, Directrice) and Mr. Pascal Farrow (Pôle Développement Urbain), who organized the meeting. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences and for the documents you provided.

Once again, thank you very much for your help and commitment.

 

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MARCH 2014 - STUDY TRIP TO FRANCE

 

Study trip to France was carried out from the 1st till the 15th of March 2014. The purpose of the trip was to visit Saint-Etienne - an industrial city located in the Rhone-Alps region (région Rhône-Alpes) and Le Havre - the main harbor on the north coast of France. In addition to intensive field research a library research was carried out in the media library of Saint-Etienne (Médiatheque de Tarentaize) as well as studies of archival documentation in the Archives of the City of Le Havre.

 

Important points of the trip were meetings with representatives of the mayors' offices in both cities. These meetings allowed for discussion and exchange of experiences related to the legacy of modernism in the context of contemporary urban planning.

 

 

Saint- Étienne, Beaulieu housin estate

 

Le Havre, view on St. Joseph church