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Polish project the best at Munich

Architecture and urban planning
POLAND The Ludwik Grohman factory in Łódź has won the award for best commercial property at the Expo Real fair in Munich.
The building was judged to be superior to almost 40 other projects from across the world. The voting was done via an internet poll based on an evaluation of the architecture and the renovation of the facility. “We are proud that Fabryka Grohmana, which has been completely renovated by MCKB, turned out to be the best project of the last year in the international arena. It is an honour for us to have been able to participate in such a great project as the revitalisation of a unique historic building in the city. Both we and our partner the Łódź Special Economic Zone are happy with this well-earned success,” commented Piotr Grabowicz, the president of the board of MCKB. The revitalisation of the 19th century factory started in 2012 and took one and half years. The building houses the conference and office centre of the Łódź Special Economic Zone.

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