{"id":12656,"date":"2026-07-10T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/?p=12656"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:08:04","slug":"former-villages-as-a-project-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/berlin\/2026\/07\/10\/former-villages-as-a-project-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Villages as a Project for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In June and July 2026, students from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology and the Institut f\u00fcr Stadt- und Regionalplanung at Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin are working together on the former villages absorbed by Warsaw as the city expanded. The international urban planning and architecture workshops are part of the \u201cWsie Warszawy\u201d project and ask whether old rural layouts can become tools for designing metropolises that are more sustainable, resilient, and rooted in local identity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former villages are not just a closed chapter in the history of cities. Their traces are still present: in the routes of streets, plot boundaries, place names, local stories, greenery, and everyday ways of using space. Recognising this layer of the city opens up a different perspective on today\u2019s urban challenges: developing local centres, protecting landscapes, adapting to climate change, thinking about food security, and building stronger district identities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Warsaw\u2013Berlin workshops combine research and design. Participants work in mixed Polish-German teams, analysing selected former village sites and developing proposals for their contemporary interpretation. The first week took place in Warsaw, where field research, conversations, and close observation of the local context formed the basis of the work. The second week takes place in Berlin, where the final design concepts will be developed. This format brings together direct contact with specific places and a comparative perspective on two European metropolises.<\/span><\/p>\n

The collaboration between the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology and the Institut f\u00fcr Stadt- und Regionalplanung at Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin has a long history. Since 1990, the two universities have jointly organised workshops on spatial planning in Warsaw and Berlin. The themes alternate between the two cities, and students work in international teams. This year\u2019s edition, taking place during the 35th anniversary of the city partnership between Warsaw and Berlin, places \u201cWsie Warszawy\u201d within a broader conversation about how cities remember their beginnings \u2013 and how this memory can be used to design their future.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cWsie Warszawy\u201d project is run by the B\u0119c Zmiana Foundation and co-financed by the City of Warsaw and the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Partners: Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology; Institut f\u00fcr Stadt- und Regionalplanung, Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin.<\/span><\/p>\n

In cooperation with: National Institute of Rural Culture and Heritage; Goethe-Institut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Media patronage: NN6T.<\/span><\/p>\n

Academic supervision:
<\/span>Miko\u0142aj Gom\u00f3\u0142ka, Leszek Wi\u015bniewski \u2013 Warsaw University of Technology<\/span>
<\/span>Jan Polivka \u2013 Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin<\/span><\/p>\n

Project curator:
<\/span>Bogna \u015awi\u0105tkowska \u2013 B\u0119c Zmiana Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n

www.wsiewarszawy.pl<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t