How to reduce urban sprawl

Architecture and urban planning
POLAND Urban space in the twentieth century belonged to cars. In the 21st century it has been reclaimed by people – this is how current urban trends can be summarised. Inward development, the narrowing of streets to expand space for pedestrians, the building of a dense network of cycle lanes and strengthening the role of public transport are some of the measures taken in modern cities to improve the lives of residents, according to report by Colliers International.
The progressing urbanisation and rapid development of cities mean that we are paying increasing attention to spatial planning. “Cities today must be more than just a collection of housing estates and office buildings. The quality, functionality and aesthetics of the surrounding space is extremely important. A city should not overwhelm, create barriers or restrict. Conversely, urban space should be planned so that it offers residents safe and comfortable living and working conditions and facili
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Retail & leisure

Poland Pako Lorente doubles in size

schedule 13 March 2026
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Polish retailer Pako Lorente has doubled the size of its store at Designer Outlet Sosnowiec. The tenant currently occupies over 210 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Poland Hdrèy enters Manufaktura

schedule 13 March 2026
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Hdrèy, a luxury cosmetics brand for face, body, and hair care, has opened a store in the Manufaktura shopping centre in Łódź.

Retail & leisure

Poland Ochnik grows with Neinver

schedule 13 March 2026
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Neinver has expanded its partnership with Ochnik. The Polish leather goods manufacturer has increased its space in three Factory outlet centres in Poland by nearly 1,000 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Czech Republic Kenneth Cole enters Europe

schedule 13 March 2026
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American fashion brand Kenneth Cole New York has made its European debut with the opening of its first store in the Westfield Chodov shopping centre in Prague. The store occupies nearly 200 sqm.

Retail & leisure

Poland The Flame opens in Brama Jury

schedule 13 March 2026
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A 230 sqm Flame restaurant has opened in the Brama Jury shopping centre in Zawiercie. The centre is owned by Master Management Group.

Public buildings

Poland A new look for central Warsaw

schedule 13 March 2026
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The city of Warsaw has allocated PLN 5 million for the construction of al. Centralna, a green passageway between the Warsaw Śródmieście railway station and the Palace of Culture and Science. The promenade is to be repaved and will feature large green areas.

Retail & leisure

Poland Auchan takes on Bi1 stores

schedule 13 March 2026
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Auchan Polska has signed a franchise agreement for eight hypermarkets previously operating under the Bi1 brand. The French hypermarket chain will now number 80 stores.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Fiege expands with Accolade

schedule 12 March 2026
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Logistics operator Fiege is expanding its operations in two locations and extending its lease in a third, covering over 20,000 sqm of space in Accolade parks in Zielona Góra, Gorzów Wielkopolski, and Goleniów.

Infrastructure

Poland Road agreement signed for CPK

schedule 12 March 2026
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The Central Communication Port (CPK) and the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) have signed an agreement regulating the preparation, construction, and maintenance of key road developments that will serve the future airport.

ESG

Poland Designer Outlet Sosnowiec goes green

schedule 12 March 2026
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the Designer Outlet Sosnowiec shopping centre has installed a 50 kWp solar panel installation, with all of the energy to be used by the centre.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Chemical company stays on in Mogilska

schedule 12 March 2026
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An international chemical company, the anchor tenant of the Mogilska 43 Office building, has decided to extend its 5,000 sqm lease.

Hotels

Romania Mercure expands in Romania

schedule 12 March 2026
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Mercure has signed a contract to develop a hotel in Craiova and has also announced it is to open the Mercure Oradea hotel.

Retail & leisure

Europe Generation alpha to change the rules

schedule 12 March 2026
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The youngest generation of consumers is already influencing household purchasing decisions and gradually changing the face of retail. Estimates show that Generation Alpha, which makes up approximately a quarter of the world's population, will have, according to estimates, purchasing power exceeding USD 5 tln by 2029 according to data from Colliers,

Investment & finance

Poland Brain Park A sold

schedule 12 March 2026
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Echo Investment has sold the Brain Park A office building in Kraków to the SCPI Transitions Europe fund, managed by Arkéa REIM. The building comprises nearly 14,000 sqm of leasable space and is BREEAM certified with a rating of Excellent.

Events

FRANCE Greetings from day three of MIPIM!

schedule 12 March 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

On a very busy second day of the MIPIM in Cannes, Eurobuild CEE and MDDP held their MIPIM lunch at the La Plage du Festival beach restaurant on the resort's Croissette boulevard. This was followed by Eurobuild's second big event, this time at the Palais des Festivals: the 'Why Poland Now? How Polish Cities Compete for Capital in the CEE Investment Cycle' discussion panel.

Retail & leisure

Europe Convenience takes centre stage

schedule 11 March 2026
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Investment in the retail real estate sector across Europe saw its first rise in five years in 2025. According to the 'European Grocery Report 2026,' by Savills, transaction volume increased by 16 pct year-on-year, reaching EUR 6.1 bln.

Office & mixed-use development

Hungary Alkotás Point under modernisation

schedule 11 March 2026
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The first stage of the modernisation of the Alkotás Point office building in Budapest has been completed. The property is part of the Torony fund portfolio, managed by Gránit Asset Management. The work included a technical upgrade of the building and the renovation of the common areas.

Retail & leisure

Poland FIT:30 to come to Fuzja

schedule 11 March 2026
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The FIT:30 fitness club chain is to open its first location in Łódź. The new studio has leased nearly 300 sqm of space on the ground floor of an office building in the Fuzja complex.

Retail & leisure

Poland Stores open in Zachodnia

schedule 11 March 2026
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Lagardère Travel Retail in Poland has opened its first retail and dining area at Warszawa Zachodnia station.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland More playing cards in Kraków

schedule 11 March 2026
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Playing card manufacturer Trefl-Kraków is to take 12,500 sqm of warehouse and office space at Panattoni Park Kraków East V.

Latest in Architecture and urban planning

schedule 06 March 2026

Świecie remodelled around castle

The Teutonic Castle in Świecie is undergoing a restoration as part of a broader plan to redevelop the town, providing space for education, culture and tourism.

schedule 09 January 2026

Dance centre opens in Warsaw

The Dance and Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Warsaw's Powiśle district.

schedule 30 December 2025

Public consultations held for Park Wilanów

The Nhood Services Poland team has completed another round of public consultations for its mixed-use Wilanów Park development. Residents voiced their opinions on the proposed uses, services, and surroundings of Wilanów Park.

schedule 17 December 2025

Need for clarity introducing reforms

Polish cities and investors are preparing for the biggest change in spatial planning in two decades. By mid-2026, all municipalities must adopt general plans, which will replace existing zoning studies and become the primary document defining the framework for building location.

schedule 12 December 2025

Competition to modernise former Soviet block announced

Warsaw has announced an architectural and urban planning competition for a development concept for 100 ul. Sobieskiego. The competition results will be announced in June 2026. 

schedule 04 June 2025

MoMA wins architectural grand prix

The 11th Architectural Awards of the Mayor of Warsaw [11. edycji Nagrody Architektonicznej Prezydenta m.st. Warszawy] were held on June 3rd, at Teatr Studio in the city’s Palace of Culture and Science, with EurobuildCEE being one of the media patrons of the event.

schedule 09 May 2024

Poznań with a green Aura

In Winogrady district of Poznań, the construction of the Aura residential building, designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes, has begun. The façade of the building with its organic architecture will be covered with 140,000 plants.

schedule 21 September 2023

Dutch-Czech team wins Dejvice contest

Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square) in Dejvice district (Prague 6).

schedule 20 September 2023

Alto launches Sky Park arch-comp

Alto Real Estate, the owner of the Sky Park complex in Bratislava, has launched an architectural competition for its further development on an adjacent plot.

schedule 12 September 2023

Okam unveils new Warsaw district design

Okam has presented a concept for the development of the former FSO plant site in Warsaw's Żerań. Created in cooperation with the city and the WXCA architectural studio, the masterplan envisages the creation of 12,000 flats as well as a new 10-ha park. 

schedule 04 July 2023

A centre with towers behind

Italian Studio Fuksas has won an international competition to design a trade fair and exhibition centre to be built in Tirana. The planned development is to be built on a 10,000-square-metre site on New Boulevard, in the centre of the city.

schedule 10 February 2023

Love me tender

The City of Helsinki, Finland, has launched a tender competition to sell the Old Customs House in Katajanokka harbour area for redevelopment. The goal of the competition is to find a technically and economically feasible and architecturally outstanding solution for redeveloping the building.

schedule 07 December 2022

Penta holds competition for Dynamitka site

Penta Real Estate is holding an architectural competition for the development of a 4.5 ha brownfield site that formed part of the former Juraj Dimitrov chemical works (known locally as ‘DImitrovka’ or ‘Dynamitka’) in Bratislava.

schedule 17 November 2022

Foster+Partners wins Solidarity Airport design gig

London-based studio Foster+Partners in a consortium with Buro Happold has won the competition to design the Solidarity Airport near Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

schedule 06 October 2022

Modular R&D centre by Chybik+Kristof

A modular construction research centre has been completed for Koma Modular in Vizovice, in the Czech Republic’s eastern Zlín region. The design of the facility is the work of Prague-based architectural studio Chybik+Kristof.

schedule 30 August 2022

Architectural contest launched for Victory Square

An international architectural and urban planning competition has been launched for the development of the ‘4th quadrant’ of Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square) in Prague’s Dejvice district.

schedule 19 August 2022

Penta launches ‘Southbank Bratislava’ architectural competition

Penta Investment has launched an architectural and urban design competition for a site along the southern bank of the Danube River in Bratislava.

schedule 05 April 2022

Iulius and Atterbury to transform Cluj district

The Iulius group and Netherlands-based Atterbury Europe are to invest EUR 0.5 bln in a large-scale, mixed-use urban redevelopment project on the 14 ha site of the Carbochim abrasive products plant on the banks of the Someșul Mic river in Cluj-Napoca.

schedule 17 February 2022

Tallest Czech tower design unveiled

The Chybik + Kristof architectural studio has revealed its designs for Ostrava Tower in Ostrava city centre, which will be the tallest building in the Czech Republic.

schedule 18 January 2022

Globalworth extends student competition

Globalworth Foundation and the Igloo – Habitat and Architecture Association have extended the deadline extension for the ‘2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years’ student competition to February 1st 2022.

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