The building by Robert Konieczny won the main award at the World Architecture Festival 2016

At the recently concluded World Architecture Festival 2016 in Berlin (November 18, 2016), it was decided that the best building in the world for this year is and the World Building of the Year 2016 award will go to The National Museum in Szczecin - Centre for Dialogue Przełomy, designed by architect Robert Konieczny and his team from KWK Promes.

At the festival, 343 projects from 58 countries around the world were evaluated. In strong competition, three buildings authored by Robert Konieczny (KWK Promes) made it to the shortlist, whose work was exhibited in the Czech premiere by the Architecture Cabinet in Ostrava at the turn of 2009 and 2010 in the Ostrava House of Art.

Two days ago, the festival jury was impressed by the following realizations of Robert Konieczny:

• The National Museum in Szczecin - Centre for Dialogue Przełomy
• Robert Konieczny's "family" house in the Polish Beskids, which was aptly named "Konieczny's Ark"
• Living-Garden House in the village of Izbice

The winner was determined by an international jury, whose members included Kai-Uwe Bergmann (BIG), Louisa Hutton (Sauerbruch Hutton), David Chipperfield, Ole Scheeren, and David Basulto, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the global portal ArchDaily. The jury, chaired by Sir David Chipperfield, provided the following explanation for the award: "This project enriches the city and life within it. At the same time, the building is a record of three chapters in the city's history: before World War II, the period of war destruction, and post-war development, resulting in a striking empty space in the middle of the city."
"In the case of this museum, it represents a certain interpretation of the local topography. When you enter underground, you can familiarize yourself with the pages of the city's history and archaeology, while above ground you have access to the public face of the building, namely its undulating roof, and all these aspects can also be understood and interpreted in many different ways."
"It is a project that looks optimistically at the past and utilizes poetic and imaginative ways to do so."