Warsaw greenery
The spine of post-war capital rebuilding

  • Warsaw greenery

    Garden of Queen Bona, Jazdów, Warsaw, photo: Anna Wilczyńska

This year's Warsaw Under Construction festival touches issues of reconstruction of the capital after 1945. Warsaw’s greenery was an important factor in shaping the city, defining its contemporary look and identity.

One of the basic and underrated elements building the landscape of the city is Warsaw Escarpment, together with a unique in European scale string of green areas, it is a dominate and one of the most important ecological corridor in the landscape of the capital. In addition to the environmental and spatial values, Escarpment is sign of the history of Warsaw's development and also the space that uniting its communities.

Rebuilding the city is a starting point for further discussion on the development of the capital. The quality of greenery is the subject which is still not often enough addressed in a public forum. Contemporary examples of revitalization, especially smaller Polish cities show a lack of interest and investment in green fulfilling its role in the context of both natural and social aspects.

During the panel invited guests will try to develop a theme of historical view of greenery in the context of the development of the city of Warsaw, as well as its modern shape.

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Other archival events from that cycle:

DzieńGodzinaNazwa wydarzeniaMiejsce wydarzenia
16:00 Guided tour Curatorial guided tour Aleksandra Kędziorek guides through „Radical Pedagogies” exhibition Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology
ul. Koszykowa 55, Warsaw
18:00 Debate Urban autonomiesSocial space building Former building of the 9th Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School
ul. Emilii Plater 29, Warsaw
18:00 Debate Revolution or continuation? Debate about architectural education Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology
ul. Koszykowa 55, Warsaw
16:00 Workshops Inventing the CityWorkshops for junior high school learners during the “Reconstruction Disputes” exhibition Former building of the 9th Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School
ul. Emilii Plater 29, Warsaw
17:00 Workshops Learning from the CityPart two – a building Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology
ul. Koszykowa 55, Warsaw
16:00 Workshops Inter-generational WarsawWorkshop during the „Reconstruction Disputes” exhibition Former building of the 9th Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School
ul. Emilii Plater 29, Warsaw
12:00 For children Open actionsWorkshops for kids during the “Reconstruction Disputes” exhibition Former building of the 9th Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School
ul. Emilii Plater 29, Warsaw
16:00 Guided tour Guided tour in EnglishThrough „Reconstruction Disputes” exhibition Former building of the 9th Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School
ul. Emilii Plater 29, Warsaw
17:00 Guided tour Guided tour with VarsoviansMaria Sołtys guides through the „Reconstruction Disputes” exhibition Former building of the 9th Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School
ul. Emilii Plater 29, Warsaw