designers' task forceCentrala does not have a constant number of members, neither any order of operation to be routinely followed - it is not a company. More appropriately it should be called a platform where individual quests converge around common goals. It is rather a collective of as many people as a task ahead of them requires. Architects: Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Krzysztof Banaszewski and Jakub Szczęsny constitute Centrala's core. They co-operated as students of Warsaw Technical University on school Project and have been working together on projects for architectural contests, of which majority they won or were awarded prizes. Centrala undertakes actions in many scales ranging from graphics, every-day use objects to furniture, urban objects, interiors, houses, office buildings as well as districts or aglomerations. Apart from participating in contests and workshops Centrala also takes liberty of commenting upon the current state of affairs in Warsaw by means of a series of "decoy projects" published in press.
Grupę projektową CENTRALA założyli Krzysztof Banaszewski, Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Jan Strumiłło i Jakub Szczęsny jako platformę wspólnych poszukiwań architektów, designerów i artystów. Projektowanie to dla nich proces twórczy, który nie może odbywać się w oderwaniu od współczesnej myśli filozoficznej oraz innych dziedzin sztuki. Obok projektów ściśle architektonicznych i urbanistycznych CENTRALA tworzy projekty artystyczne służące krytycznej wypowiedzi na temat polskiej przestrzeni. CENTRALA otrzymała nagrody lub wyróżnienia w wielu konkursach w których brała udział. Wiele ich projektów to próba wywołania dyskusji społecznej na temat ochrony i rewitalizacji dziedzictwa powojennej awangardy modernistycznej.
CENTRALA TEAM 2010/2011:
Krzysztof Banaszewski, Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Jakub Szczęsny, Simone De Iacobis
oraz Tomek Gancarczyk, Borys Lewandowski, Anna Kotowska, Maciej Abramczyk, Anna Pawłowska, Piotr Zbierajewski
Equal rank distinction in competition for Architectural design of Concert Hall and architectural development of the real estate Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra (2010)
II prize in competition for the concept of the surrounding of the National Stadium in Warsaw (2008)
II prize in competition for the concept of the Main Railway Station of Wrocław (2008)
Wininng the competition for the sporting hall in Bierun end realizatin of the building (2002&2006)
Other accomplishments:
I prize in the competition for the Akademia Podlaska Humanities Department's building in Siedlce
II prize in competition for Warsaw's Konstytucji square architectural and spatial development concept
II prize in competition for the Park of Sciences and Technology in Lublin
Prize won in the competition for the concept of Warsaw's Foksal quarter developement
Distinction in the concept for spatial development of the paleonthological excavations area in Krasiejów
Distinction in the competition for the Cultural Centre in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
studied in Warsaw, Montpellier and Tampere, experienced MC Berlage Institute-Amsterdam and several EASA workshops, practiced at H-J Henket architecten bna. She has been writing on architecture, researching perception of space, developing her unique ideas of interior design. Guest tutor in several workshops.
graduated at WAPW in 2000, was on a scholarship at the architectural department of Technische Universitaet in Darmstadt. His professional experience includes working for international design companies. Currently, he co-operates with KJJ archtectural studio. Guest tutor in several workshops.
studied architecture in Warsaw (WAPW), Paris (Paris-la-Defense) and Barcelona (ETSAB), since 2008 involved in extra-architectural projects in Poland, Israel and Palestinian Autonomy with leading Polish and foreign curators and art institutions. Guest tutor in several workshops.
