Architektki* is a project where the past meets the future. It’s a story about women who, by designing the world around us, influence how we perceive it.
*Architektki (pronounced: [arxiˈtɛktki]) stands for women architects in Polish.
Five duos, consisting of renowned Warsaw architects and five creators from the younger generation, created works interpreting the achievements of selected designers from earlier generations.
Do gender and location determine how we perceive the space around us? Is there a certain intergenerational continuity in the work of female architects working in our city?
We also show other aspects of women’s contribution to Warsaw and Polish architecture. Atlas of Warsaw Architects presents 41 female designers born before 1939 and their selected Warsaw projects. Experienced designers share their perspectives via video calls. The youngest generation shares their thoughts on the future role of architecture and the profession they are just entering.
The exhibition is about sharing knowledge, experience, and caring for space and the environment. This idea also guided the design and production of the exhibition, which was created almost entirely from recycled materials.
We want everyone who leaves the Architektki exhibition to take away something more than just aesthetic impressions:
- awareness that architecture created by women has been and is an important part of the landscape, although not always properly recognized; we want visitors to discover stories that have previously remained in the shadows and feel the desire to learn more about them
- a sense of continuity and the importance of intergenerational relationships; we show how important conversations, mutual learning and the transfer of knowledge are
- a reflection on the future of architecture – What role can empathy, social responsibility, and sustainability play? Can young voices and a diversity of perspectives change the profession, its values, and even the direction of development in our cities?
- the courage to create in your own way, drawing on both the experience of others and your own intuition
Architektki is more than a story about architecture. It’s a story about relationships, responsibility, and imagination.
Creators of the exhibition:
Organizer:
Capital City of Warsaw
Curatotial team:
Marta Wójcicka
Igor Łysiuk
Women Architects :
Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Barbara Sancewicz, Zespół „Wisła” Biura Planowania Rozwoju Warszawy (Krystyna Konopka, Barbara Złotowska, Halina Lenartowicz, Monika Sawicka-Góralska, Wanda Bogusz, Barbara Brodowska, Stefan Putowski, Józef Sigalin)
Natalia Paszkowska, Aleksandra Kijek, Nina Jankowska
Marta Sękulska-Wrońska, Zuzanna Jastrzębska, Eleonora Sekrecka
Aleksandra Wasilkowska, Karolina Padło, Anatolia Hryniewicka-Piotrowska
Anna Zawadzka-Sobieraj, Anna Nauwaldt, Halina Skibniewska
Women Architects – the Voices of an Older Generation:
Barbara Kaliszewska, Teresa Kelm, Ewa Kuryłowicz, Maria Sołtys, Magdalena Staniszkis
Women Architects – the Voices of a Younger Generation:
Zuzanna Baran, Aleksandra Boszke, Hanna Batyńska, Julia Broszkiewicz, Angelika Brzóska, Anna Halek, Wiktoria Kolaszyńska, Nina Kempa, Zuzanna Kubala, Magdalena Niewczas, Katarzyna Owczarska, Julia Pakuszewska, Oliwia Pakuszewska, Natalia Piestrzyńska, Zuzanna Piwek, Kaja Strzemiecka, Alicja Sutkowska, Aleksandra Wichowska
Mentoring Process:
Kirov & Partners: Iwona Bobrowska-Budny, Anna Gruszecka, Monika Kidzińska, Nadia Kirova, Joanna Mazurkiewicz, Kaja Prystupa-Rządca
Historical Research and Queries:
Anna Cymer, Miłosz Janczarski, Artur Wosz
Interviews:
Aleksandra Stępień-Dąbrowska
Production and Coordination:
Artur Wosz
Exhibition Architecture:
Miastopracownia: Barbara Nawrocka, Dominika Wilczyńska
Ferwor: Aleksandra Gryc
Exhibition Implementation:
Ferwor: Dawid Aniśko, Antoni Bartochowski, Aleksandra Gryc, Wiktor Ignatjew-Zielonka, Adrian Jermacz, Mateusz Lipiec, Jakub Mierzejewski, Wojciech Musiałek, Paweł Paciorek, Piotr Paciorek, Rafał Paciorek, Marcin Papiernik
Visual Identity and Graphic Design:
Nicola Cholewa
Editorial and Proofreading:
Karolina Matysiak
Translation:
Igor Łysiuk, Edyta Kaszuba
Contemporary Photos:
Artur Wosz
Online Materials:
Artur Wosz, Miłosz Janczarski
Video Production:
Natalia Cichoń, Edyta Kaszuba, Artur Wosz
Models:
Onimo
Communication:
Artur Wosz, Natalia Cichoń
Public and Educational Events Programme:
Artur Wosz, Wiola Januszko, Natalia Cichoń
Content and Organisational Cooperation:
ZODIAK Warszawski Pawilon Architektury: Monika Komorowska, Artur Wosz, Natalia Cichoń, Wiola Januszko, Miłosz Janczarski, Edyta Kaszuba, Katarzyna Sałbut, Katarzyna Zachara
Acknowledgements:
Karolina Andrzejewska-Batko, Tomasz Fudala, Fundacja BRDA, Marlena Happach, Małgorzata Idzikowska, Barbara Hijewska, Oddział Warszawski SARP, Zofia Płoska-Czartoryska, Aga Podgajna, Milena Trzcińska
Special acknowledgements for Monika Komorowska and ZODIAK Team.
Archival Photos:
„Architektura”, „Architektura i Budownictwo”, „Dom Osiedle Mieszkanie”, Muzeum Architektury we Wrocławiu, Muzeum Warszawy, Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe, Polona, „Stolica”, „Życie Osiedli WSM” oraz archiwa prywatne
Partners:
Kirov & Partners , Centrum Architektury, Muzeum Architektury we Wrocławiu, Zarząd Zieleni m.st. Warszawy, Lasy Miejskie