🎓 On 12 December 2025, the final gala of the ‘Wood in Architecture’ competition was held at the Faculty of Architecture of the Białystok University of Technology. This is a joint initiative of the Faculty of Architecture of the Białystok University of Technology, Unihouse from the Unibep Group and Danwood S.A., in which master's theses demonstrating the possibilities of wood as a structural, construction and finishing material are evaluated.
📢 ‘This event has been inspiring and encouraging the search for new directions in design for years, mainly in the context of the use of wood. I believe that prefabricated wood will play an increasingly important role in the design of modern solutions,’ said Elżbieta Łodko, who represented the company during the event.
During the gala, we met the winners, who received their awards from, among others, the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Dr Tatiana Misijuk, Prof. PB, and Contract Director Sebastian Dondziło from Unihouse.
The winners of this year's competition were:
1st Prize
‘Restored heritage – Design of a municipal auditorium based on research into wooden sacred architecture...’
Author: Robert Machura | Supervisor: Dr Anna Taczalska-Ryniak, Eng. (PK)
Jury's justification: the insightful analysis of wooden heritage and creative reinterpretation of forms with a strong ‘genius loci’ were appreciated.
Second Prize
‘Adaptability of structural forms in architecture and responsible development. Interactive Cultural Centre in Praga North in Warsaw’
Author: Zofia Konarowska | Supervisors: Dr Ewelina Gawell, MSc Sławomir Kowal (PW)
Jury's justification: a combination of socio-cultural themes and sustainable development, as well as an interesting combination of reinforced concrete prefabrication with glued laminated timber technology.
Third Prize
‘Arti-Gia-Nato... Centre for Local Identity and Crafts in the Papal Paper Mill in Grottaferrata’
Author: Alicja Kaźmierczak | Supervisor: Małgorzata Skrzypek-Łachińska, PhD Eng. Arch. (PG)
Jury's justification: award for a poetic, ‘minimalist’ architectural narrative and respect for the existing urban layout.
Equal honourable mentions
• ‘Dzielnia: a cultural quarter in Nowy Sącz’ — Zlata Hrabtsevich (PK)
• ‘A house at the crossroads of local influences...’ — Małgorzata Spierzak (PW)
Congratulations to the winners and their supervisors on their outstanding achievement👏 . We would also like to thank all the authors for their commitment and fresh energy. It was an excellent edition and we are already looking forward to the next one!
Photo source: Szymon Andrejczuk | Białystok University of Technology
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