Architecture and urban planning
RSSWomen’s Day award for Eva Jiřičná
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech architect Eva Jiřičná has been awarded the 2013 Jane Drew Prize for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture.
Małopolska Garden of Arts picks up another award
POLAND/ROMANIA The Małopolska Garden of Arts in Kraków and the Cluj Arena in Romania have been chosen as winners of Architizer A+ Awards.
Sweco Architekci wins Golden Trowel
POLAND The orthodox garrison chapel in Biała Podlaska has won the ‘Golden Trowel’ for extensions and redevelopments in the Construction of the Year 2011 awards.
Two Polish buildings honoured
POLAND Two Polish buildings designed by two teams of Polish architects have been honoured at the ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2012.
Architects walk away from Tallinn city hall
ESTONIA The city of Tallinn has cancelled its contract with architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group, which had been commissioned to design a new 28,000 sqm city hall.
New urban plan for Bucharest
ROMANIA A consortium led by the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism in partnership with Spanish architectural studio Arnaiz Consultores has won the competition to redesign the urban plan for Bucharest.
Mine becomes cultural centre
POLAND The Stara Kopalnia coal mine complex in Wałbrzych is to be converted into one of the biggest centres of science and the arts in Eastern Europe.
Emke to be refurbished
HUNGARY The Emke building in Budapest, which offers 12,500 sqm of office space, is soon to undergo extensive renovations.
Emilia ain’t so historical
POLAND The inclusion of the Emilia store on ul. Emilii Plater in Warsaw in the city’s index of listed buildings was contrary to the directives of the Minister of Culture.
Competition to redesign Narutowicza square
POLAND The city of Warsaw has announced an architectural competition for the development of the pl. Narutowicza square.
IKEA shopping centre takes shape in Lublin
POLAND The BDP architectural studio has designed a shopping centre for IKEA Centre Group to be built in Lublin.
GeoEducation Centre wins SARP prize
POLAND SARP (The Union of Polish Architects) has awarded its prize for the best architectural structure in Poland built in 2011 to the GeoEducation Centre, constructed by Eiffage Budownictwo Mitex.
KWK Promes earns another nomination
POLAND A new design of the KWK Promes architectural studio, which is called Autofamily House, has been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013.
Modřanský Háj wins architects award
CZECH REPUBLIC The Modřanský Háj residential development in Prague 4’s Cholupice district has won the architects award at the Czech Real Estate Awards 2012 organised by the Czech Chamber of Commerce.
Wilo to build Polish HQ
POLAND PM Group has been commissioned by Wilo, one of the largest manufacturers of pumps and pumping systems, to design and develop the company’s Polish HQ.
Vantage chooses Maćków studio
POLAND The competition for the design of Promenady Zita, the second office building in the Promenady Wrocławskie project, which is being developed by Vantage Development, has been won by a team led by Zbigniew Maćków of the Wrocław-based Maćków Pracownia Projektowa architectural studio, which defeated six other entrants.
Finishing touches at the construction of Museum of the History of the Polish Jews
POLAND The opening of the Museum of the History of the Polish Jews is planned for April 19th, 2013. The main exhibition of the museum will be available for viewing only at the end of the next year.
Plac Małachowskiego to be renovated?
POLAND The State Ethnographical Museum in Warsaw, the Zachęta National Gallery of Art, the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Warsaw and Hochtief Development Poland have come together in an attempt to renovate the historic Plac Małachowskiego
B23T to design Korona
ROMANIA B23T is to draw up the design for the Korona shopping centre in Braşov. The completion of the design work is planned for Q2 2013.
Minimalist fire station in Lesznowola
POLAND Warsaw architectural studio 81.WAW.Pl, in cooperation with Aries Consulting Bogdan Pękacki, has designed the concept for the Voluntary Fire Service building in Zamienie in the Lesznowola administrative district.
Categories
Architecture and urban planning
Praga to tower up over Warsaw
High-rise developments may be developed near the National Stadium metro station. The city's spatial policy clearly aims to break down the division bet ...
ULI releases New Urban Poland report
Plans created for Airport City around CPK
Construction
Dekpol Budownictwo strengthens its position in the public-sector construction market
Public-sector construction has become one of the fastest-growing areas of Dekpol Budownictwo’s business. Over the past two years, the company has sign ...
Topping-out ceremony held at new primary school in Biedrusko
Mirbud wins PLN 168 mln contract for Warsaw sports hall
Coronavirus
Vaccination centre provided by Globalworth
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Employers in no rush to return to workplaces
Catella sees hope and chances for real estate after Covid-19
Corporate social responsibility
Not only for horses
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Panattoni sticks to the fairway
Colliers ends operations in Russia, Belarus
Data centres
Data centres could supply more heat to Polish cities
Poland’s growing data centre market could create a significant new source of waste heat for heating networks. According to analysis by the Polish Data ...
AI and cloud demand drives growth in European data centre market
Hillwood moves planned data centre further from homes
E-commerce
This is the end
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
Wildberries now growing in Ukraine
Wildberries growing in April
ESG
A green office is more than a certificate
More than 97 pct of newly developed office space in Poland is environmentally certified. Certification has therefore become standard, while the buildi ...
Wrocław Fashion Outlet cuts energy usage by 14 pct
PAD RES to construct three solar farms
Eurobuild Awards
New venue and date for the Eurobuild Awards Gala!
The 16th Eurobuild Awards Gala is now on the horizon! And there has been a CHANGE OF DATE AND LOCATION. The Gala will now take place on December 8th, ...
All the winners of the EurobuildCEE Awards 2025!!
The winners of the Eurobuild Awards 2024!
Eurobuild FM
The power of community
We spoke with Zdena Noack, managing director of Zeitraum Student Housing, during the opening of Zeitraum Racławicka in Kraków.
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 3
A breath of fresh air from France, or comments from Cannes part 2
EurobuildCEE
The October and Expo Real edition of Eurobuild is now out!
In this issue, hot off the press in time for Expo Real in Munich, the cover story is an interview with Ugo Giordano and Katarzyna Rzetecka, who are le ...
The June issue of Eurobuild is now out!
This sporting real estate life
Events
Get yourself connected with us at Expo Real!
Expo Real kicks off on Monday in Munich, and Eurobuild CEE is the media sponsor for one of the top discussions on the first day: ‘High Speed Connectiv ...
JLL Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 6th
Three days of lakeside cycling: EQT on the Move
Exclusive
Leading the renaissance of local investors
One of the more interesting Polish property investors to emerge on the local scene in recent years is Syrena Real Estate. This year, it added the Rena ...
The man from NASA
Strengthening our presence – Wolfgang Molnar of Erste Group Bank
Eye to eye
Eye to eye… with Władysław Grochowski
After a long break, we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast! Today we talk with Władysław Grochowski, the head and founder of Arche.
Eye to eye… with Paweł Sapek
Eye to eye with… Daniel Bienias
For Ukraine
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Build Europe supports refugees and appeals to European Commission
Former Russian building to house Ukrainian refugees
Green projects
EIB grants CTP solar-powered €200m loan
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki
Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania
Hotels
Green House Development launches pre-sales for final phase of Wave Świnoujście
Green House Development has launched pre-sales for Building C, the final phase of its Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA development. The building will fe ...
Accor to open Tribe hotel at Kraków Airport
Bucharest Hotel Market Set for Growth
Human resources
Ghelamco reshuffles management team in Poland
Agnieszka Ciupak has been appointed managing director of Ghelamco in Poland. She joins Przemysław Dąbrowski, Jakub Kutzmann and Krzysztof Gozdecki as ...
Leadership change at Nepi Rockcastle
Change at the top for ULI Europe
Infrastructure
Port Polska and Kielce plan cargo terminal
Port Polska and the City of Kielce have signed a letter of intent covering plans for a cargo terminal in Obice, near Kielce. The centre would handle b ...
New railway station planned for Łapy
EUR 54 bln worth of contracts to be awarded for Port Polska in 2026
Interior design
ING Hubs Poland opens new HQ in The Form
ING Hubs Poland is officially moving into its new headquarters in The Form office building in Warsaw’s Wola business district. The more than 6,000 sqm ...
New food hall in Poznań
New look for Eurocentrum lobby
Investment & finance
Commercial property investment hits EUR 680 mln
Romania’s commercial real estate investment market recorded EUR 679.9 mln in transactions involving office buildings, retail properties, logistics ass ...
WING and Griffin seek to take Echo Investment private
DWS to acquire Peakside Capital Advisors
Land acquisitions
Panattoni enlarges its Swedish portfolio
Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg, Sweden. The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility.
CTP purchases land in Kragujevac
CTP secures major brownfield site
Material partner
Brownfield rather than greenfield – a model for sustainable development at City Point Targówek
Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures. Traditional infrastructure ...
Nordbygg 2024: Many innovations and strong interest
Excellent Fern at Off Piotrkowska
Office & mixed-use development
Inwestycje w nieruchomości komercyjne w Rumunii wzrosły o 19 proc.
W ciągu pierwszych dziewięciu miesięcy 2026 roku inwestorzy wydali w Rumunii 679,9 mln EUR na zakup biurowców, obiektów handlowych, magazynów i hoteli ...
Central Poland’s warehouse market grows beyond Łódź
Knight Frank to lease VINCI Office Center in Kraków
Property and Facility Management
ISS takes over technical management of Axis in Kraków
ISS has taken over the technical facility management of Axis, an office building in Kraków owned by French fund Corum XL. The company is providing tec ...
Savills takes on TFI PZU retail portfolio
JLL takes on Equal Business Park
Public buildings
Prague 14 begins construction of primary school in Jahodnice
Prague 14 has begun construction of a new primary school in Jahodnice. The school, at U Hostavického potoka Street, will accommodate 540 pupils, with ...
Construction begins on emergency care unit at Prague’s Thomayer University Hospital
Dekpol to redevelop the Poznań Palm House
Residential
Warsaw’s Kamionek district attracts new residential investment
Kamionek, in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district, is transforming from an industrial area into a modern urban neighbourhood. Infrastructure upgrades, cul ...
YIT Czechia to build 73 apartments in Prague’s Kamýk district
Górskiego rated Very Good
Retail & leisure
Aurum Optics opens its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura
Aurum Optics has opened its 27th store in Poland at Manufaktura shopping and leisure centre in Łódź. The new outlet combines eyewear from leading inte ...
Xtreme Fitness Gyms Opens First Club in the Czech Republic
Bricomarché opens new store in Włoszczowa
Technology
Skanska implements digital access control system at Studio A
Skanska has implemented a digital access control system at Studio A, an office building in Warsaw. The solution uses the company’s proprietary StudioA ...
Logicor brings smart metering to Polish portfolio
Singu takes over QRmaint
Warehouse & industrial
Zalando rolls out AI-powered returns
Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics have introduced AI-powered robots to process returns at logistics centres in Świebodzin, Poland, and Greven, Germa ...
