The boys from the East

Rafał Ostrowski, Tomasz Szpyt, ‘Eurobuild CEE’: Why are you still absent in the West? Michał Sadowski, co-owner and vice-president of the board, APA Wojciechowski: Because we are boys from the East. It’s that simple. Szymon Wojciechowski, co-owner and president of the board: Because we have a lot of work where they want us. And due to the over-supply of architects, the chances of entering one of the Western markets are simply low. I have a great deal of respect for the people who try to do this; however, it has to be said that the hit-rate is close to zero. We cannot afford to do it, it is not our policy and we do not have enough time. MS: We have participated in open competitions a few times. There would be 300 entries and suddenly the one considered to be the best pops out of this washing machine of designs. Having entered a few such competitions, we eventually said to ourselves: no, listen, this is simply a