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Cymer, Anna
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
The culture of the prefab building
In post-communist Poland, modern buildings were regarded as the ugly legacy of communist times. Only gradually did an awareness of their cultural-historical value develop. A new exhibition which opened last week in the Warsaw Centre for Contemporary Art is testimony to this new understanding. "Enough time has passed for research into the true value and significance of this legacy to be objective," Anna Cymer quotes one of the curators of the exhibition as saying, and comments: "The exhibition shows how the organised life of the housing estates consisting of prefabricated blocks of flats influenced Polish culture... It demonstrates how these 'cement deserts' acted as a melting pot from which artistic ideas emerged and are still emerging today. However, the sponsors' lack of willingness to have their logos placed in the context of the exhibition is proof that the negative stereotype of the prefab still prevails."
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Warsaw architecture gains international standing
Anna Cymer is pleased to see that a series of architectural projects led by the likes of Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster are boosting Warsaw's international profile in architecture. "This is the product of major investments (a famous architect doesn't come cheap), but also a shift in the Polish mindset. Even here on the Vistula, people have realised that for a European city, modern, even daring architecture is a must... The famous architect Daniel Libeskind will construct a building that is to compete with the Cultural Palace, a 22-floor apartment building which resembles a sail or – as some say – an eagle's wing. The design was recently presented at an exclusive gala – as befits the project of an international architectural icon. This is an indication that Polish architecture is catching up with international trends in which architecture isn't just about beautiful buildings but about trade with stars and marketing, as in all other sectors."
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