Museum of Polish History

This international project competition was organised by the Polish Minister of Culture and Heritage and the Museum of Polish History. It called for the creation of a Museum of Polish History in the city of Warsaw. 

This competition was endorsed by the Association of Architects of Poland and benefitted from the approval and supervision of the International Union of Architects (UIA).

 

Keywords : Culture

Competition results

First prize: Paczowski and Fritsch Architectes from Luxembourg-Poland

Second prize: Emjednacz architekci from Poland

Third prize: Jakub Krzyczkowski from Poland

Theme and objectives

The idea was to select the best future architectural concept for the museum. Covering an area of ​​20,000m2, the museum is located in the Jazdow district. It is situated near the Warsaw Escarpment and the vast prestigious parks that are an important symbol of the city.

The site is near a historic seventeenth-century Polish castle. The design needed to take into account the environment in which it would be located in order to respect the harmony of the natural and historical whole.

The task in stage 1 was to present an architectural concept which would meet the programmatic and spatial objectives of the investment project and set out the direction for development and execution of the investment project. The task in stage 2 was to develop, based on the concept from stage 1, selected design elements which would meet the required standards for the investment project and set out the direction for its development and execution. 

For more information, please visit the official website of the competition organiser: http://www.muzhp.pl/competition

 

Key criteria

Entries submitted to the competition were evaluated according to the following criteria, in order of importance: 

  • Aesthetic, attractive features and the suitability of solutions to the nature and status of the project site;
  • Functionality of the facility and its relation to the immediate surroundings and wider city;
  • Compliance with spatial and functional guidelines;
  • Compliance with construction guidelines;
  • Estimated cost of project execution based on evaluation of the presented balance sheet; 
  • Maintenance costs, based on evaluation of descriptions required in stage 2 of the competition.

Jury Members

  • Grzegorz Bucek, Architect, Poland;
  • Christine Dalnoky, Architect, France;
  • Aurelio Galfetti, Architect, Switzerland;
  • Ryszard Jurowski, Architect, Poland;
  • Jong Soung Kimm, Architect, (UIA representative), Republic of Korea;
  • Tomasz Merta, Historian, Poland;
  • Marek Mikos, Architect, Poland;
  • Rafael Moneo, Architect, Spain;
  • Roman Rutkowski, Architect, Poland;
  • Eduardo Souto de Moura, Architect, Portugal. 

Eligibility

This competition was open to all architects from all countries. 

 

Results

Competition closed. Results announced in 2010. 

COMPETITION RESULTS

Reference documents

Competition Brief
Jury Report
Past
Culture
Two-stage
Professional