EXPOSICIONES
Reflection. The Power of Three.
Wise Habit: Reflection. The Power of Three is an exhibition that treats architecture and design as tools for reflecting on the contemporary world. The inspiration for its structure is the number three, an archetypal symbol of balance, cyclicality, and harmony, present in both culture and nature.
The exhibition unfolds around three thematic axes: Sustainability, Ethical Design and Crisis, which together create a framework for discussing the future of the built environment. Each of these themes reveals a different tension present in design, between social needs and economics, between nature and technology, and between comfort and responsibility.
The installation has been designed as a multisensory experience. Three spatial elements of the exhibition correspond to three modes of perception: image, sound and matter. Visitors can see architectural projects, hear the voices of designers and researchers, and touch materials that may shape the future of architecture, from biomimetic structures to self healing materials.
In this way, the exhibition becomes not only a presentation of projects but also a narrative about transformation, a shift from traditional ways of thinking about construction toward more responsible, circular and socially conscious design models.
BOOKSHOP by The Architecture Centre Foundation
The Architecture Centre Foundation focuses on quality, creative joy, and independence. These values have guided our work since 2011. We tell stories about architecture and encourage conversations around it by providing tools: thoughtful and carefully published books as well as popular events (architectural walks, meetings, architecture book fairs, lectures, and podcasts). Our activities are aimed both at professionals connected with architecture and urban planning, and at anyone else interested in these subjects.
Among other things, we publish the pioneering Foundations series, which includes previously unpublished-in-Poland translations or long-unreprinted groundbreaking architectural theories and manifestos (including Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Jane Jacobs, and Beatriz Colomina). We are proud of our much-loved illustrated architecture atlases, created by our team of talented architect-illustrators. We publish academic monographs, guides, memoirs, thematic and popular science books, as well as architectural comics. We also develop our own collection of architectural posters and the Radio Architecture podcast.
We believe that architecture, as the only art that affects everyone, is therefore an especially important subject for conversation.
Oskar Zięta. Sculpting with air
Oskar Zięta sculpts with air. He creates metal objects that are hollow, yet remarkably stable. During his presentation at A@W in Warsaw, the artist will demonstrate the FiDU process live - the deformation of thin metal sheets through internal pressure. Zięta will inflate steel, transforming its dimension, function, and meaning.
Architecture You Can Hear
Architecture is not only what we see, but also what we hear. The installation featuring the SPIRIO |r model aims to demonstrate how sound can become a fully-fledged finishing element of an interior. It is a case study in which the traditional, handcrafted form of a piano becomes an autonomous source of authentic acoustic waves, capable of independently animating a space - without the physical presence of a performer.
For designers seeking innovation, the presence of this object is a lesson in invisible integration. The system hidden inside the instrument is a perfect example of how advanced digitization (the ability to record and reproduce performances with surgical precision) can be embedded within a classical form without compromising its aesthetics. It is rare proof that “smart” does not have to mean screens and cables.
In the black, minimalist scenography of ARCHITECT@WORK, the piano’s glossy silhouette acts as a visual anchor. The moving keys, responding to digital data, create a kind of kinetic sculpture. It is an invitation to reflect on how, in modern luxury design, we can combine “analog” objects with the digital comfort of contemporary living.
We invite you to pause by this installation not to admire the instrument itself, but to experience how sound transforms the structure of the space around us. It will be an opportunity to see firsthand how the immaterial layer of a design influences emotions and the perception of architecture.