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berlin - based sales company films boutique has closed several deals on polish film “ floating skyscrapers, ” which won the best film award in the east of the west section in karlovy vary film festival last week, after having its world premiere in tribeca .
the first screening in new year' s erasmus cinema programme, floating skyscrapers (
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) by tomasz wasilewski, will take place at tuesday, january 13th, 8 p. m. film won east of west award at karlovy vary international film festival 2013. it also won audience award at new horizons film festival 2013 and was one of the
in today’s conservative, predominantly catholic poland, an open homosexual relationship is more likely to trigger gay bashing than gay pride; so it is in tomasz wasilewski’s sophomore feature, the feel - bad coming - out drama “floating skyscrapers. ” although the lead character is something of a lout as well as an emotional and intellectual cipher, this artfully shot, sexually [ … ]
floating skyscrapers taps into the culture of homophobia, which demands many to suppress, numb, or even kill their own desires, in order to bend to societal convention. it expresses that, although terrifying, when we follow our own desires we permit ourselves the space and potential to be happy. it’s only when we reject or ignore them that they start to become destructive .
berlin - based sales company films boutique has closed several deals on polish film “floating skyscrapers, ” which won the best film award in the east of the west section in karlovy vary film festival last week, after having its world premiere in tribeca. the film has been picked up by artsploitation (u. s .), outplay (france), match box (u. k .), [ … ]
in today’s conservative, predominantly catholic poland, an open homosexual relationship is more likely to trigger gay bashing than gay pride; so it is in tomasz wasilewski ’s sophomore feature, the feel - bad coming - out drama “ floating skyscrapers. ” although the lead character is something of a lout as well as an emotional and intellectual cipher, this artfully shot, sexually provocative feature nabbed the karlovy vary fest’s east of the west competish kudo and is making the festival rounds .
ideally there’d be a way around this, but it appears there is not: if you’re a gay couple in an independent film, things aren’t going to end well for you. the cloud of disaster hangs low over “ floating skyscrapers, ” a polish drama about two male lovers that begins with the conspicuous, unseen activity of consensual male sexual activity behind bathroom doors as if it was a big, honking warning: walk into this film, and you’re going to see and feel it all; if it wasn’t so upsetting, we wouldn’t be hiding it right now .
the anniversary edition of september 2015, on the occasion of the completion of 20 years of architecture through ek magazine, includes the utopian project “floating skyscrapers” of our firm. the proposal comprises three buildings of equal height, composed of individual modules that are arranged in order to slide one on the top of another. a glass surface / base connects the three volumes which give the impression that are floating in the water. a motive for this design conception was the notion of “solitary waves”, which are transformed constantly due to sudden changes in the bottom of the sea. these water forms come together and move as a ripple in order to divide again and return to their previous state. this process indicates the presence of a type of organic “memory”. this particular approach provided the opportunity to explore new potential relationships and ratios, which can be imported in architectural design through other, more dynamic organization systems .
it can much more than just a remote outpost: “ through its desalinization and power facilities, this arctic skyscraper becomes a floating metropolis equipped with noaa (national oceanic and atmospheric administration) research laboratories, renewable power stations, dormitory - style housing units, eco - tourist attractions, and ecological habitats for wildlife. ”
wasilewski’s intimate direction and interest in artifice manages to eclipse the fact that our leads seem unknowable, unreachable even. kuba and mikal grow closer and closer, but what appears to be love is only captured through lust, the duo rarely exchanging any meaningful words. it’s one of those films where you’re kept outside of the relationship to the point where a late scene showing them laughing at each other makes you wonder exactly what it is that these two discuss. tragedy is unavoidable in “floating skyscrapers” but wasilewski at least manages to make it immensely appealing from a visual standpoint, suggesting he’s only the right story away from making a truly transcendent piece of art. [ b ]
from the sea we shift our sights to the sky, where a high - flying design (third - place winner) aims to supplement dense cities with much - needed recreational and green space. capped with a helium balloon and supported by solar - powered propellers, light park (by ting xu and yiming chen) is a floating skyscraper .
the first skyscrapers were impossible drawings at the times they were imagined, yet today glass towers that scale to the skies are everyday structures. on land, by sea, in the air (or in one case: outer space), these entries are daring and visionary, defying convention, technology and at times even gravity .
tomasz wasilewski (b. 1980) initially took a course in film direction at the film and television academy in warsaw (2001) and later studied film and television production at the national film school in łódź (pwsftvit, 2006). he shot the short feature nawiść (2001) and the short documentary one - man show (show jednego człowieka, 2008) and worked as an assistant director on małgorzata szumowska’s 33 scenes from life (33 sceny z życia, 2008). his feature debut in a bedroom (w sypialni) was screened in its international premiere in the forum of independents at the karlovy vary iff in 2012 and subsequently enjoyed success at a number of other international festivals. floating skyscrapers is his second feature .
the title of “floating skyscrapers” refers to a third - act anecdote, but tomasz wasilewski ’s second film is deeply intrigued by the cold architecture of building exteriors and the claustrophobia of the indoors. while kuba and sylwie claim to be comfortable sharing space with another, the camera never fails to capture them cramped within the frame, inconveniencing each other. and when characters collide outside in scenes of lust or violence, one can’t ignore how they are framed against oppressive outdoor objects. with a fairly short runtime, it’s also worth noting how wasilewski manages to capture the nude body, both male and female: a mid - film intimacy session between kuba and sylwie lingers on what appears to be an unsimulated act of cunnilingus between the actors, their hips eventually uniting like two pieces meant to be together .
as evidenced by his debut feature, wasilewski is interested in provocative sexual behavior and has no problem getting his thesps to play intimate, graphic scenes. however, he’s less successful when it comes to creating appealing characters in which the audience can take a rooting interest. nevertheless, “skyscrapers” marks a big step up from the low - budget “bedroom” and showcases the helmer’s flair for composition and intelligent use of sound .
dubbed the “ first lgbt polish film ”, the subject of tomasz wasilewski’s floating skyscrapers is sexual identity in a predominately conservative central europe. the film focuses on kuba, a determined athlete who is forced to confront the feelings he has been, literally, running away from. we are introduced to kuba and the domesticity of his relationship with long - term girlfriend, sylwie, and his highly disciplined, training regime. however, something does not feel right. he is hostile and unengaged by life and the others around him. it’s not until we witness him attend a party that we see a pulse. when he meets mikal, an instant bond is made between the two men, as sylwie looks on. from this moment, the two start meeting regularly defying both the practical and their own personal boundaries of falling in love with each other. there’s something magnetic between them that negates everything else around .
young athlete kuba lives with his mother and girlfriend sylwia; he spends a lot of time training and preparing for his swimming competitions. at a gallery opening, which he reluctantly attends with sylwia one evening, he meets michał, a guy of similar age. while michał is aware of his homosexual orientation, kuba, until now experiencing a relatively satisfactory heterosexual relationship, is still finding out who he is. a fragile bond gradually forms between them, yet unfavourable circumstances begin to complicate matters... . in his visually compelling romance, talented young polish director tomasz wasilewski offers a sensitive take on issues concerning the unmasking of human sexuality, the quest for identity, and the desire for social acceptance. the film also delivers a superb portrayal of the way in which we muddle through relationships. floating skyscrapers, which director wasilewski describes as
the first polish lgbt film, ” boldly raises the theme of homosexuality, until now a considerably taboo subject in the film’s country of origin .
before we get to a few back on the ground, we have covered sea, sky and the next step? space. that’s where the stratosphere network of skyscrapers comes in – a bold idea by a chinese team to create a skyscraper grid in space. the buckminster - fuller - worthy hex network of globe - spanning architectural infrastructure is mind - boggling in its implications. independently, these incredible towers are impossible to support, but as a network, they reinforce one another, and are mutually suspended above the earth .
the boys have an instant connection that immediately raises a red flag with ewa, in the same way ewa' s presence in kuba' s life raised a red flag with sylwia. it' s narrative symmetries such as these that not only help make skyscrapers a compact and structurally reinforced item but also suggest that wasilewski' s a gifted, detail - oriented writer. a scene in which kuba' s cooked dinner for the two most important (but unfortunately incompatible) people in his young life, ewa and michal, not only beautifully plays up the desires, awkwardness, suspicions and embarrassment of each but also does so without barely any dialogue, relying on looks and mise - en - scene .
the events that unfold feature the secretive life they must maintain to see each other. kuba allows the resistance he holds against his sexuality to give way to his initial hedonistic pleasure in the illicit relationship. his underlying self - loathing must play out before he can eventually hold up his hands and allow himself to love mikal despite the odds. it’s very much a film about the unspoken. the script is suggestive and prefers to leave the emotional worlds of the characters to the audiences’ interpretation. the sparse dialogue and tense scenes reveal the unacceptability of his sexuality and the disorder it has made of his world .
tomasz wasilewski understands that film can be an experience that engages all the senses. his cinematographic aesthetic of clean lines and sobering, often desaturated, grading presents the atmosphere of the characters’ rigid and orderly environment. one scene in particular hits home where the camera is inside the car in which kuba and mikal drive to the top of a multistorey carpark. the elongated scene is repetitive and measured, yet, as they climb from one floor to the next there is a sense of freedom as they find a place to enjoy each other’s company alone .
the director also utilizes sound in a way that brings to life poland’s cultural atmosphere. the electronic music throughout reflects the austere and detached sentiment that pervades the film. the programmed beats and synthesizers are used in a way that soundtracks the inner lives of the characters. depeche mode’s ‘i feel you’ punctuates a heightened scene that marks a turning point in the film in which all involved can no longer continue to ignore the reality of the new relationship. still, it’s not only the music that stays with you. the sounds contained in the film are at once familiar and uneasy to listen to. in kuba’s home the clink of cutlery, the buzzing traffic outside and shouting from the streets are all noises which are routinely true to everyday life. the domestic commotions are pitched as loud as the dialogue, echoing the noise and buzzing thoughts going on in kuba’s mind. a signature of the film is the shots of kuba swimming underwater. the aquatic drones as we watch him swim are almost otherworldly demonstrating the level of escape he reaches through training and routine. the outside world is drowned out and wasilewski allows us to be there with him .
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there' s a startlingly honest tone to this difficult polish drama, which confronts issues of sexuality and machismo in complex ways. and even though it' s rather bleak, the story is involving and even compelling as the naturalistic acting and filmmaking hold our attention .
at the centre of the story, kuba (banasiuk) is an athletic and masculine swimmer in his mid - 20s whose sexy girlfriend sylwia (nieradkiewicz) is living with him and his mother ewa (herman). but kuba is clearly struggling with his internal desires, which are further sparked when he meets michal (gelner) on a night out. as their friendship develops, there' s definitely a spark of mutual attraction between them, but kuba can' t even begin to admit that he might be feeling something. michal on the other hand is much more open about it, admitting his romantic feelings and turning to his mother (kuna) for help with coming out to his father (zbrojewicz) .
polish cinema has been reluctant to explore homosexuality on - screen, and this film is almost a companion piece to the berlin - winning in the name of, which tackled the same themes in a very different way. the title refers to the way the city looks through tear - filled eyes, and offers a rare touch of emotion for characters who are reluctant to admit their true personal longings. as kuba, banasiuk offers a striking portrayal of a young man who feels betrayed by his emotions. this is a prime specimen of masculinity, often naked on screen as he struts around the locker - room or lounges in bed with sylwia. and his internal yearning for the love of a man makes him doubt everything about himself .
this certainly isn' t the kind of gay drama we' re used to seeing in the west, where these issues are tackled head - on. this film is much more delicate about it, admitting that in some parts of the world there are deep - seated cultural issues and generational factors that make it very difficult for gay youth to be honest with themselves and others. thankfully, filmmaker wasilewski finds reasons to be hopeful in the repressed polish society. and his beautiful photographic style, particularly in the underwater scenes, gets deep beneath the skin .
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people from outside the eastern european block don' t understand that this contradicting reality is the truth. i know because they doubted my stories from romania when i was forced to wake up at 5 - 6am and wait in line for 1 - 2 hours to get 2 kg of milk during the 70' s and the 80' s. i had no reason to lie because i was making a good living in toronto for decades and i needed no sympathy for my early life. the critics' approach looks pretentious and arrogant to me. i know why they think this way but they shouldn' t judge what they don' t understand. this is the reality today in poland, romania, bulgaria, etc and even worst in russia. romanians got stoned during the gay pride in recent years and this is impossible to digest by the ignorant americans. nothing is new in this world and the story was told before. the idea of the movie was to show people discovering their true identity, the struggle and the beauty / ugliness in their relationships. a unique experience in one' s life, if you are lucky, that gives clarity. otherwise, it' s just meaningless living. i think it was captured brilliantly, despite the unqualified critics and minor flows. this movie is only for the people that accept the complexity of the human nature. period .
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a film by tomasz wasilewski, 2013, poland, 93' urltoken in polish cinemas from nov 22... coming soon to uk, france, us, germany, austria, switzerland... urltoken when kuba, a young man in a stable relationship with sylwia meets michal, the life of the three teenagers soon gets upside down. in a rollercoaster of emotions and confusion all three have to find their own way in life .
a film by tomasz wasilewski, 2013, poland, 93' urltoken in polish cinemas from 22 / 11... in uk from dec 6. coming soon to france, us, germany, austria, switzerland... urltoken when kuba, a young man in a stable relationship with sylwia meets michal, the life of the three teenagers soon gets upside down. in a rollercoaster of emotions and confusion all three have to find their own way in life .
polish director tomasz wasilewski delivers a feel - bad coming - out drama in artful, sexually provocative fashion .
with: mateusz banasiuk, bartosz gelner, marta nieradkiewicz, katarzyna herman, iza kuna, miroslaw zbrojewicz, olga frycz .
buff, macho, bantam - sized, twentysomething kuba (mateusz banasiuk) has been training as an elite swimmer for the past 15 years. he spends most of his time working out and having hot sex with his pretty blonde girlfriend, sylwia (standout marta nieradkiewicz), who lives with him and his attractive, controlling mother, ewa (katarzyna herman, star of wasilewski’s first film, “in a bedroom”). the relationship between the two women is tense, exacerbated by sylwia’s inconsiderate behavior and ewa’s calls for her son to rub her back while she’s in the bathtub .
otherwise, kuba seems to have few responsibilities or interests, apart from being a dab hand in the kitchen and indulging in wordless sexual encounters with men in bathroom stalls at the gym. when sylwia drags kuba to an art opening, he ungraciously decamps to a balcony, where he shares a joint and a long conversation with effeminate - looking college student michal (bartosz gelner). glimpsing the two men from across the room, sylwia glowers at the way they seem to be really into each other. she soon has a lot more to scowl about, as kuba abandons her and their plans every time michal calls .
a subplot addresses michal’s relationship with his parents. his mother (iza kuna) sympathizes with his sexual preference, yet still encourages him to date girls. his father (miroslaw zbrojewicz), however, plays deaf when michal tries to come out publicly during a family dinner .
one of the weaknesses of the film is that while kuba convincingly comes across as a closeted, self - loathing gay man, his sudden declaration of love for michal at the one - hour mark seems out of character. indeed, their relationship is shown to revolve around physical desire; we never get to hear their conversations or find out what makes the not particularly likable kuba tick .
thesping is strong, with the actresses managing to suggest more about their characters than their male counterparts do with theirs. eye - catching widescreen production design makes interesting use of water motifs, while sophisticated soundscapes leave some sexual activity to the imagination .
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a macho swimmer falls in love with a shy young man in up - and - coming polish filmmaker tomasz wasilewski' s downbeat second feature .
though the narrative ends on a rather abrupt and downbeat note - - perhaps in keeping with the realistic view of how gay people are perceived by a large part of polish society - - this is nonetheless a quite touching story about a sexually voracious young man who, despite frequent action between the sheets with his girlfriend, finds himself falling in love with another guy. it will appeal to lgbt audiences around the world, though the film' s world premiere at tribeca; the east of the west honors at the recent karlovy vary film festival and audience award at poland' s new horizons festival also suggest it has wider cross - over appeal .
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nieradkiewicz), has also moved into their cramped apartment, much to the chagrin of ewa, who can' t stand the fact the pretty girl also vies for - - and clearly gets - - most of kuba' s non - pool time and attention .
but the bristly tension between the women at home is nothing compared to the testosterone - fueled tension the sexually aggressive kuba experiences during and after practice, as the hard and ripped bodies of his fellow male swimmers have started to act like a red cloth on an aroused bull. initially, it seems that the dominant and indefatigable swimmer just wants to get off any way he can, but this eventually and slowly changes when he meets the soft - spoken, elfin - featured michal (bartosz gelner) at a gallery opening he' s been dragged to by ewa .
, for every demonstration of innate filmmaking flair or talent, there' s proof of a debutant' s maladroitness that pops up elsewhere. the most jarring examples include the ostentatious use of portishead' s
- - and some scenes with a totally unexpected switch of perspective to fill in the viewers on michal' s (beautifully observed) coming out to his bourgeois family .
the key scene in which michal and kuba finally become an item is also strangely lost in an ellipsis. the boys' first sex scene, however, is not only convincingly played but also well - placed, suggesting that, perhaps for the first time, kuba has decided to not rush into sex but finally make love .
the young central trio of actors is a wonder to behold, with nieradkiewicz (out of love) sexy and suspicious in equal measure; theater thespian and swimmer banasiuk impressive as the macho whose mask slowly comes off as he recognizes he' s capable of real feelings and gelner (suicide room), who looks strikingly like a young alain delon in some shots, turning michal into someone whose emotional intelligence is greater than that of most of his peers .
shows he' s got a good eye for widescreen compositions and interesting angles and excels at using sound - - or the absence of it - - to conjure up images and emotions that are actually kept off - screen .
kuba (mateusz banasiuk) moves through the waters like a shark, zipping through the pool as he trains daily, bred seemingly from his early youth to produce a certain kind of results. this is mirrored with his relationship with conventionally - gorgeous blond girlfriend sylwie (marta nieradkiewicz), whom he seduces regularly, the two of them seemingly in love. or maybe that’s just the cinematic allure of two gorgeous heterosexual people always half - naked around each other: whatever the case, the two live with an older woman in an unexplained arrangement that apparently goes hand - in - hand with his sporting skills. even sex is based around a certain set of requirements .
a date takes the two of them to an art museum, which leads kuba to roll his eyes and even burp at the works collected on the wall. moving outside, he strikes up a conversation with mikal (bartosz gelner), another man seemingly dragged to this presentation, but enjoying the balcony with a thick, well - packed joint. as the two of them trade a spliff, sylwie watches from a distance wordlessly. could she have expected this ?
eventually, because these gay tragedies also function as horror stories for straight females in monogamous relationships, kuba starts sneaking out under his girlfriend’s nose to meet with the mysterious mikal, getting picked up on the side of the highway, or even meeting right after work. despite his domesticated routine with sylwie, kuba begins to question the confident path that’s been set out for him already: it eventually bleeds into his career, with his skills suddenly slacking, his desire to compete waning almost completely .
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but it builds a compelling narrative on the back of its understated performances, sexual realism and austerely beautiful cinematography .
, a promising athlete locked into a daily routine of training and trying to keep the peace at home between his doting girlfriend and possessive, inappropriate mum. the appearance of the cabinet - jawed michal (bartosz gelner) forces him to reassess where his loyalties lie. wasilewski leads us into a perfect storm of domestic anguish, towards a climax as bleak as the deserted industrial spaces that form the backdrop. put it this way ,
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strong and disciplined kuba is sideswiped by the feelings unearthed when he meets handsome mikal. their connection is instantaneous and intoxicating, leaving kuba to grapple with conflicting emotions. suddenly his comfortable life with his girlfriend sylwie is less interesting, and after training for fifteen years, his motivation to compete as a top - tier athlete dissipates. unable to deny himself any longer, kuba begins a relationship with mikal. as sylwie’s dreams of a life with kuba slip away, kuba accepts who he is and what he wants, only to find himself drowning in the destruction of his desires .
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in his fifteenth year of training, aspiring champion swimmer kuba lives a normal, uneventful life - at home with his mother and girlfriend. he happily switches back and forth from good sex with sylwia to the occasional back rub his mother craves .
but kuba has also been growing more curious about some of the boys at the gym. at a gallery opening one night, he is out of place and totally bored until he meets michal. sylwia picks up on his fascination, but kuba has her heart .
she keeps her feelings to herself, as from one day to the next kuba puts michal in the middle of his life with her. kuba drops his training program and begins to dream of another life. his mother is incredulous and urges him to stay on track .
meanwhile, michal takes on the task of convincing his concerned mother and distant father that his lifestyle is not just a passing fancy. kuba comes to recognize he has never experienced feelings as deep as those he has for michal. it takes all the courage he can muster to face those who love him and dive in. then he must deal with the consequences .
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young athlete kuba, who lives with his mother and girlfriend sylwia, makes the acquaintance one evening of michal, a guy of similar age. a fragile bond gradually forms between the two young men, yet unfavourable circumstances begin to complicate matters... .
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young athlete kuba lives with his mother and girlfriend sylwia; he spends a lot of time training and preparing for his swimming competitions. at a gallery opening, which he reluctantly attends with sylwia one evening, he meets michał, a guy of similar age. while michał is aware of his homosexual orientation, kuba, until now experiencing a relatively satisfactory relationship with sylwia, is still finding out who he is. a fragile bond gradually forms between them, yet unfavourable circumstances begin to complicate matters... .
the film has been picked up by artsploitation (u. s .), outplay (france), match box (u. k .), salzgeber (germany and austria) and xenix (switzerland) .
the pic, which is helmed by tomasz wasilewski, and produced by roman jarosz and izabela igel of alter ego pictures, tells the story of a young man discovering his homosexuality, while his girlfriend tries to cling onto him .
“the film is a very moving piece about everybody’s fight to accept his own identity within a conservative society, ” films boutique ceo jean - christophe simon said .
“ la jaula de oro, ” which is helmed by diego quemada diez, who was for many years ken loach’s cinematographer, has also been sold to several territories .
the pic, which won best actor award in cannes’ un certain regard section, will be distributed by pretty pictures (france), wild bunch (benelux), golem (spain), partenos (italy), xenix (switzerland), strada films (greece), peccadilo (u. k .), cirko (hungary), fidalgo (norway), maison motion (taiwan) and offers are still under discussion in the u. s. , germany, portugal and latin america .
our firm is co - founder and one of the main partners of
quadrant consulting group
, an independent consortium of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, which offers a broad range of professional services. visit quadrant’s website here
we should always remember that architecture is the product of historical progression and history is a perennial creation. but creation means differentiation .
“vacation house in messinia” and “the kindergarten of the german school of athens” have been awarded in german design awards 2018 with “winner” and “special mention” awards, respectively. both projects were presented in the exhibition organized by german design council for all winning projects, titled “german design award 2018 - excellent communications design exhibition” at the museum angewandte kunst design space in frankfurt / main .
“mykonos white boxes resort” is a winner of this year’s
a’ design awards
. the
a’ design award and competition
, the world’s largest international design awards, has grown even bigger in 2018 with 1, 962 winners announced from 100 countries and in 99 different design disciplines. each year, the platform aims to increase awareness for good design by highlighting and promoting only the very best projects .
two potiropoulos + partners' projects ,
the kindergarten of the german school of athens
and
vacation house in messinia
, are nominated for the
german design award 2018
. the nomination itself is considered as a significant honor and the nominees are entitled to compete with prominent designers in the field. the award is bestowed by the german design council, an international leading competence centre for communication and brand management and the winners are selected by a highly esteemed, international jury of experts .
potiropoulos + partners’ project “mykonos white boxes resort” has been nominated in
a' design award and competition
. it is considered as the worlds' largest design competition awarding best designs, design concepts, products & services .
a' award
is a certificate of excellence for designers and a proof of quality for companies and aims to highlight good design and services .
vacation house in messinia
, was awarded with the international “architizer a + award, popular choice winner 2017”, in the category residential - unbuilt - private house. potiropoulos + partners has been awarded with an a + award for a second consecutive year; last year’s awarded project was the kindergarten of the german school of athens. architizer is considered as one of the largest databases for architecture globally and a + awards winners include leading firms in the industry of architecture such as zaha hadid architects, mvrdv, big etc. a gala in new york city will take place to celebrate a + awards being one of the most sought - after events of nycxdesign week .
dimitris potiropoulos presented at this year' s eso conference the award - winning kindergarten of the german school of athens and mykonos white boxes resort project, which is under study. eso is one of the most important events for architecture and design in greece, and has evolved into an annual forum with international resonance, inviting prominent greek architects and designers to present their work and ideas. the workshop was held with success on march 8th, 2017, in the amphitheater of onassis cultural centre .
the kindergarten of the german school of athens was recently honored with the international award “a + award popular choice winner” of architizer, in the kindergartens category. the project was selected among entries from over 100 countries and online voting from all over the world. potiropoulos + partners will be honored at the a + awards gala on may 12th, 2016 in nyc. now in its fourth year, the architizer a + awards is the largest awards program focused on promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture and products .
the design proposal of our practice has been awarded with the third prize in the invited architectural competition that was conducted by “anatolia college” for its new elementary school in the area of pylaia in thessaloniki .
on february 10th 2016, liana nella - potiropoulou gave a lecture at westminster abbey, london, under the title :
the gaze
.
the issue of january - february 2016 of the architecture magazine “ek - architecture plus design” presents the proposal of our practice entitled “vertical living”. this particular synthetic approach – as a research study – provides the opportunity to explore possible spatial relationships and geometric proportions that can be embedded in the architectural design through dynamic organization systems. the proposal seeks to extend the field of boundaries and links between building / site, building / landscape, structure / form, indoor / outdoor space .
the well - known online architecture and design magazine “archisearch. gr”, presents our firm in the section “featured architect”. find out more about this presentation
our practice was commissioned by “kentriki odos s. a. ” to study the masterplan of two main service stations of the “e65 lamia - egnatia odos” motorway. the project constitutes part of the m. p. e. study that was undertaken by our collaborating consulting firms, in these two particular areas of the aforementioned motorway .
over the past few years, our firm increasingly broadens its activity in greece and abroad in the field of tourism, leisure and their subsequent uses. the collaborations we have already developed with leading business groups of the field, such as temes s. a. , lamda development and casino rodos – grande albergo delle rose, as well as the under discussion projects with porto carras grand resort or other investment funds, domestic and foreign, strengthen our firm’s place in this field of studies while enhancing its experience across the spectrum and scales of projects of this typology .
once again, flisvos marina, a project of our firm with regard to architectural design, received international recognition. in particular, it attained international accreditation after relevant evaluation from the european foundation for quality management (efqm) for its
efqm committed to excellence
program. flisvos marina received the accreditation fully complying with the fundamental committed to excellence concepts. flisvos marina, has been already awarded with five (5) gold anchors, obtaining the highest rating at the gold anchor award scheme program of the british marine federation, as well as with the distinction “clean marina” (clean marinas programme) from the international council of marine industry associations (icomia) after relevant evaluation .
in direct response to an increasingly globalised marketplace, potiropoulos + partners intensifies its actions in order to expand its activities in new markets outside greece. our global reach strategy is based on three “wagons”: our athens based prominent architectural practice, our subsidiary firm active grids ltd. in london, and quadrant consulting group, in which we are founding member and main partner. quadrant is an independent consortium of designers, planners, engineers and technical specialists, which offers a broad range of professional services. in this context, we are in discussion with foreign architectural and consulting practices exploring partnership possibilities outside and inside greece, while an agreement has already been reached with one of them. through our cooperations, we will ensure that potiropoulos + partners is the exemplary architect of choice for clients fusing international design quality with local service delivery.
floating skyscrapers ( polish : płynące wieżowce ) is a 2013 polish drama film written and directed by tomasz wasilewski , and starring mateusz banasiuk , marta nieradkiewicz , bartosz gelner and katarzyna herman . it follows the story of kuba , an aspiring professional swimmer who falls in love with another man to the disapproval of his mother and to the surprise of his girlfriend , who tries to hold on to him and their relationship . premiering at the 2013 tribeca film festival in new york city , the film is the first polish production that primarily deals with the topic of same-sex relationships , and is often paired together with in the name of by małgorzata szumowska — which covers the same themes in a different manner — as films that attempt to challenge existing local social and cultural norms on homosexuality . set in warsaw , the film is noted for using the urban landscape and its largerly clean , straight aesthetic as a means of conveying the existence of these strict pre-existing social conventions , which the film 's storyline attempts to deviate from . reactions to the film by both critics and the general public were mixed . while some have praised the bravery of the film for covering a topic generally considered by polish society to be taboo , as well as for its cinematography and soundtrack , others have criticized the film 's flat storyline and character development as its predictable conventional tragic end . 
floating skyscrapers (polish: płynące wieżowce) is a 2013 polish drama film written and directed by tomasz wasilewski, and starring mateusz banasiuk, marta nieradkiewicz, bartosz gelner and katarzyna herman. it follows the story of kuba, an aspiring professional swimmer who falls in love with another man to the disapproval of his mother and to the surprise of his girlfriend, who tries to hold on to him and their relationship. premiering at the 2013 tribeca film festival in new york city, the film is the first polish production that primarily deals with the topic of same-sex relationships, and is often paired together with in the name of by małgorzata szumowska — which covers the same themes in a different manner — as films that attempt to challenge existing local social and cultural norms on homosexuality. set in warsaw, the film is noted for using the urban landscape and its largerly clean, straight aesthetic as a means of conveying the existence of these strict pre-existing social conventions, which the film's storyline attempts to deviate from. reactions to the film by both critics and the general public were mixed. while some have praised the bravery of the film for covering a topic generally considered by polish society to be taboo, as well as for its cinematography and soundtrack, others have criticized the film's flat storyline and character development as its predictable conventional tragic end.
floating skyscrapers (polish: płynące wieżowce) is a 2013 polish drama film written and directed by tomasz wasilewski, and starring mateusz banasiuk, marta nieradkiewicz, bartosz gelner and katarzyna herman. it follows the story of kuba, an aspiring professional swimmer who falls in love with another man to the disapproval of his mother and to the surprise of his girlfriend, who tries to hold on to him and their relationship. premiering at the 2013 tribeca film festival in new york city, the film is the first polish production that primarily deals with the topic of same-sex relationships, and is often paired together with in the name of by małgorzata szumowska — which covers the same themes in a different manner — as films that attempt to challenge existing local social and cultural norms on homosexuality. set in warsaw, the film is noted for using the urban landscape and its largerly clean, straight aesthetic as a means of conveying the existence of these strict pre-existing social conventions, which the film's storyline attempts to deviate from. reactions to the film by both critics and the general public were mixed. while some have praised the bravery of the film for covering a topic generally considered by polish society to be taboo, as well as for its cinematography and soundtrack, others have criticized the film's flat storyline and character development as its predictable conventional tragic end.