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Polish Solidarity Centre Competition, Gdansk
Winner: FORT Architects, Poland
Entries: 62
Announced Dec 2007
Prize: £70,000
2nd: Gray International and Stelmach i Partnerzy, Poland
3rd: Arkitema, Denmark
Polish Solidarity Centre Competition Entry by Zvi
Hecker Architekt

The Solidarity Centre is a Gate.
It is the Gate to the memories and history of Solidarity.
It is the Gate to the reconciliation of Polish society with its past.
It is the Gate to the knowledge about the struggle of Polish people with
its oppressors.
It is the Gate which young people will walk through to make the part relevant
and present understandable.
The Solidarity Centre is a Gate to the Freedom.

The architecture of the building expresses its functions as well as its
symbolic role within Gdansk and polish society in general. It certainly
will become the heart of Solidarity heritage and its visual image.
The form of the building is that of a Gate open to the Solidarity monument
and covered by a large roof which houses the most important function of
the Centre: its permanent exhibition of the History of Solidarity. The
structure of the roof is carried by a cross construction resting on the
two V-like pillars, actually the building.
The cross construction of the roof leaves two large opening which allow
the visitors to enjoy the view of the changing sky creating a feeling
of freedom when approaching and entering the Centre.

Solidarity Centre Gdansk - Building Info from Zvi Hecker Architects 220408
Polish Solidarity
Centre Competition 3rd place : Arkitema
Polish
Solidarity Centre Competition entry : Town Planning Design & Architecture
European
Solidarity Center : more details
Polish Architecture
Polish House
Polish Building
: British Embassy
European
Solidarity Center : main page
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European Solidarity Center Building
- page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
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