The new Academy building is a story of transformation – deep, multidimensional, and symbolic.
The project is an attempt to reinterpret the region’s heritage – both tangible and intangible – into a new architectural quality, rooted in the spirit of the place yet open to the future. It is a conscious transformation of the legacy of exploitation into an architecture of symbiosis.
The building’s form draws on the industrial landscape of the region – its characteristic geometries and structures. Yet their original meaning is reversed: it is no longer a space for the extraction of natural resources, but a space for reflection, creation, and regeneration. The Academy becomes an instrument of change – a physical and symbolic carrier of a new approach to the natural environment.
The new infrastructure does not exploit but supports – both the environment and the community. The Academy becomes a place for discovering and creating – knowledge, technologies, and materials that lead toward a sustainable future. It is a space for experimentation and education, but also a symbolic marker of transformation – from the exploitation of resources to their responsible use.
Its technical character does not imply distance from nature – quite the opposite. The form, materials, and functioning of the Academy are designed to deepen its symbiosis with the surroundings. The building lives in harmony with nature: it stores water, harnesses solar energy, breathes, and responds to changing conditions. Green roofs, bioclimatic solutions, and flexible spatial layouts embody the idea of regenerative design. This is not just a low-emission facility – it is a structure that teaches how to live in harmony with the landscape and its rhythms.
The Academy is a space of transformation – not only of architectural heritage but also of social consciousness. Former symbols of extraction become carriers of new values: regeneration, education, and coexistence with nature. The Academy does not merely teach how to act responsibly – it becomes a manifesto of that very attitude. Here, transformation is not a metaphor – it is a real change in functions, meanings, and values.
edukacja
użytecznośc publiczna
Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach
2025
Katowice
1922
m2
koncepcja
Szczepan Wroński, Małgorzata Bonowicz, Michał Sokołowski, Anna Majewska-Karolak, Dominik Zagajewski, Michał Czerwiński, Aleksander Górzyński