The Architecture Foundation is collaborating with the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, and Golden Lion winning curator Grzegorz Piatek on an exchange programme for emerging architects from Poland and the UK. Polish practices Beton, Aleksandra Wasilkowska and WWAA, and UK-based Common Office, dallaspierce+quintero and office for subversive architecture will be participating in programmes in both countries.
The programme launced last night with presentations by Lech Rowinski (Beton) and David Pierce and Juliet Quintero (Dallas Pierce Quintero), chaired by Marcus Fairs (dezeen). The programme continues next week with Aleksandra Wasilkowska and Finn Williams (Common Office) in conversation.
The UK practices will return to Poland this summer, and will present a lecture at the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, on Monday 28 June.
New Architects: Poland_UK is supported by the Royal College of Art, British Council (Poland) and is part of POLSKA! YEAR, a celebration of Polish Culture across the UK, coordinated by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Please Visit www.PolskaYear.pl for more details.