The pride and spirit of Łódź

How did the Virako team and your partners react to the news that Monopolis had won an award at MIPIM? Krzysztof Witkowski, CEO, Virako: Well, to start with, this emotional journey stretched out over a long period and was divided into different stages. We were overjoyed at the beginning of January when we heard that Monopolis had been nominated for the Best Mixed-Use Project of the Year. Then came the news that the gala in Cannes in March had been moved to Paris in September. But when we heard that we had won, that was truly amazing and a source of great pride to us. And we felt even greater pride in the fact that we were the first ever 100 pct Polish owned company to win an award at MIPIM, and added to that the building was designed by a Polish architectural studio – Grupa 5 Architekci. It’s true that previously two other Polish projects had won this award, but they’d been developed by international corporations with the help of international architectural studios.