transformation

Warsaw’s ‘Avenue of a Thousand Trees’ nominated for prestigious green cities award after getting major facelift

Beating off completion from 14 other Polish city projects, Warsaw’s Ul. Kondratowicza was chosen for its transformation from a brutalist, 60-metre grey stretch of road with ‘numerous parking lots’ to a green ‘citizen haven’. Press materials

After extensive renovation a street in Warsaw dubbed the "Avenue of a Thousand Trees" has been chosen as the ‘best project in Poland’ to go forward to the prestigious Green Cities Europe Award 2023.

Crumbling old windmill becomes online hit after being transformed into gorgeous family home

Located in Lubartów in eastern Poland and completed in 2021, the building was designed to fit into the surrounding rural landscape, combining the traditional form of a windmill with a functional and modern 79 square metre living space set vertically across three above-ground floors, an additional mezzanine and underground section.

Breathtaking facelift to see barren railway wasteland transformed into stunning urban oasis

The project connecting two parts of Kraków that have been separated by a railway embankment since the Crimean War, will also see the debut of a ‘sensory garden’, a railway-themed children’s playground, an isolated green zone for rest and relaxation and wall art to break the concrete monotony of the flyover overhead.

Energy transformation costs must be fairly distributed - PM

Poland should do everything to fairly distribute the costs of energy transformation, the Polish prime minister said on Friday.

Łódź’s Karl Scheibler factory regains former splendour after stunning transformation

The team referred to archival photos of the building during the renovation process, which provided guidance when it came to the architectural style and individual details such as the huge stained glass windows.

OAP sends internet wild with his extraordinary transformation from portly pensioner into strapping senior

After letting himself go following retirement, the 67-year-old OAP from Wałbrzych now has 6.3 million YouTube views and over 30K followers on Instagram after his amazing transformation.

Gov't adopts energy policy 2040

The government on Tuesday adopted Poland's new energy policy, valid till 2040, which is based on a just transformation of energy generation, a zero-emission energy system and air quality.

Author’s mission to document fate of Lower Silesia’s forgotten palaces reveals ‘harrowing agony of a silent apocalypse’

Hannibal Smoke’s ‘The Silent Apocalypse - The ruined palaces of Lower Silesia’ is an emotive and harrowing tale documenting the fate of the region’s hundreds of abandoned palaces and estates.

Lublin’s commie bus station to get futuristic facelift

The design of the station’s buildings will include eco-friendly solutions to make the station self-sufficient in energy as well as smog-fighting paving slabs, which will convert toxic exhaust fumes into harmless substances, a wall of air-cleaning plants on the roof of the planned parking and a rainwater collection system.

Transformation of mining regions may boost investment - EC's Timmermans

Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans on Thursday said that transformation of mining regions may generate investment worth an estimated EUR 100 billion during the next seven years.

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