Is it a square – or is it a palimpsest?
Architecture and urban planningschedule 14 December 2018
The re-design is by Zygmunt Borawski, Srdjan Zlokapa and Martin Marker Larsen of A-A Collective
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POLAND The architectural competition for the concept for pl. Centralny square (part of pl. Defilad) in Warsaw has been won by A-A Collective.
“The greenery, new buildings and the attractive cultural programme that is planned for it will fulfil an important social function, making the centre of the city more attractive. This is reflected in A-A Collective’s design. It will involve the creation of a unique palimpsest, by imprinting the history of Warsaw symbolically into the surface of the square with the paving and greenery,” explains Marlena Happach, the official city architect and the director of Warsaw’s architectural and sp
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