The Association of Polish Architects (Polish: Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich, SARP) is a Polish professional architecture organisation. Since 1948 it has been a member of the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).[1] It also acts as a publishing institution of architectural journals, books and magazines. Since 1995, it has held status of a copyright collective.
 The Konstanty Zamoyski Palace, SARP headquarters. | |
| Abbreviation | SARP |
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| Formation | July 1934 |
| Type | Professional organisation Copyright collective |
| Purpose | Promoting architecture |
| Headquarters | ul.Foksal 2, Warsaw |
| Location | |
| Website | www |
The organisation's headquarters are located at the Konstanty Zamoyski Palace in Warsaw, but it also has 25 local branches across Poland, amongst them in Katowice, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan and Opole.[2]
History
editThe Association of Polish Architects was established in 1934, but traces its history to earlier institutions, such as the Krakow Technological Association (1877) and the Polish Architects' Delegation (1908).[1][3] It is a merger of the Polish Architects Association, established in Warsaw in 1926, and the Union of Polish Architects' Associations, established in Poznan in 1929.[1]
Main activities
edit- investing, and establishing the ultimate conditions for the development of architectural creativity and its protection,
- supervising the quality of Poland's built (architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture) and natural environment,
- organising cultural, scientific and educational exhibitions, as well as architectural competitions.[1][4]
Recent Presidents
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Awards
editThe SARP Honorary Award and the SARP Award of the Year are the two most significant and prestigious Poland's annual architectural prizes.[6] The former is awarded in the recognition of the outstanding lifetime achievements in the field of architecture,[7] and the latter to the designers of most significant contemporary buildings[8]
Publishing
editThe Association of Polish Architects is a publisher of architectural journals and magazines, such as the ARCH Magazine,[9] Biuletyn[10] and the Komunikat SARP.[1][11] In 2018 it published On Adam's House in Paradise (pol. O rajskim domu Adama), a book by the RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner, architect and historian Professor Joseph Rykwert.[12][13]
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich (1998). SARP 1925-1995: 70 lat działalności organizacji architektonicznych na Górnym Śląsku. Muzeum Śla̜skie. ISBN 9788387455354.
- SARP: http://www.sarp.org.pl/
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich - Encyklopedia PWN". encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Kontakt | SARP Warszawa". Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich - Historia SARP". www.sarp.org.pl. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "SARP Activities" (PDF). www.sarp.org.pl. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Presidents of SARP". www.sarp.org.pl. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ Art & business: gazeta aukcyjna. Epoka-Dialog. 1 Jan 2007. p. 179. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "SARP Honorary Award - Art of Architecture". sztuka-architektury.pl. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "SARP Award of the Year - Art of Architecture". sztuka-architektury.pl. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "ARCH Magazine". www.archsarp.pl/. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "Biuletyn SARP". www.sarp.org.pl. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich - Komunikat SARP". www.sarp.org.pl. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "On Adam's House in Paradise - SARP". Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ "On Adam's House in Paradise - NIAIU" (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
External links
edit- Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich website(in Polish)