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The sixth issue of the Zawód:Architekt magazine closing the year 2011, the theme of which is culture and education, has been made available for free download at www.wod-architekt.pl . There are many very interesting texts in the pages, including:
• We work without propaganda - an interview with the president of IARP, arch. Wojciech Gęsiak, among others. about the model model of construction law, liability and insurance, difficulties with the unanimity of the community, professional standards and the problem of public tenders for author's supervision,
• Architect at the health resort - an interview with the former city architect of Kołobrzeg, Marek Perepeczo, about the history of the architectural development of the seaside city and the difficult role of the city architect, who had to reconcile the expectations of investors pushing for the construction of apartments with restrictive provisions in the act on health resorts,
• Castle por publico bono - about the revitalization of the historic Międzylesie Castle,
• Author's supervision in public tenders – arch. Tomasz Graj writes about cases of depriving architects of the right to supervise their own projects and explains why this is the case,
• as well as columns, columns, columns - this time: Michał Duda and the mysterious Lady with a sharp fineliner.
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Puzzles not only from culture
It was supposed to be a Z:A issue devoted to culture and education. First association? Museums, theaters, operas, universities, libraries, schools... Great themes! We've already compiled a list of objects... We've already traced their authors' phones... We've already arranged a series of questions... But what is it?
Culture? Education? Both of these postulates are fulfilled in a whole series of seemingly unrelated texts that have been received in the editorial mail in recent weeks or were created under the influence of current events. And yet they seem to fit together...
I take the first puzzle in my hand: "Do we really know where we are going?" – the question is asked – "Darlings, let's sell ourselves culturally!" - arch. Andrzej Pawlik proposes a deeper reflection (p. 34), also touching on the problems of community of the environment, dialogue, professional bond...
It is not difficult to arrange further: "Participation in the convention is the right and the ensuing privilege of deciding about oneself" - points out arch. Władysław Sadurski (p. 20) and concludes with the words: "Who then will take care of good architecture and spatial order ... probably not “followers” of market freedom, admitting (...) anyone who wants to prove themselves as a doctor, architect or lawyer”...
When you click, you click on the next excerpt: “It turns out that the Public Procurement Office stated that it is possible to announce a tender for author's supervision in isolation from the author (or authors) of the project. This circumvention of copyright law...” – a short quote from the interview with the President of IARP arch. Wojciech Gęsiak sounds in your ears (p. 14)...
Here it jumps in smoothly: "Remember that for a broad audience, the concept of culture is a narrow understanding, i.e. several main industries (music, literature, dance, cinema, theater, etc.) among which architecture basically does not exist." – enumerates Anna Rumińska (p. 40) trying to diagnose the social image of architects, and what is worse, “the image effect: 10 x 20 = PLN 200 – this is how laymen estimate the cost of the concept. Shock, right?"...
And the upheavals overlap: "Architects may have recently come across proceedings in which the object of author's supervision for public investments is exercised." Amazement! how is it? What about the author? arch. Tomasz Graj (p. 86) undertook the first analysis of the problem, forced (as he admits) by the desire to defend himself against an attempt to take away supervision over the fate of the project, which was being developed for two years...
The culture puzzle cannot be separated from the broadly understood education, money and law puzzle. Everyone can see for themselves how well these blocks fit together and how the picture is arranged... This explains why even in the "cultured" Z:A you will find less album photos and the latest projects shining in the sun than anywhere else. Instead, more experiences, explanations, analyses, views and knowledge. Once again, we give you Z:A full of content and "down-to-earth".
Useful reading!
