Designing in Kraków’s conservation areas (based on selected examples of own projects implementation) / Hubert Mełges, Małgorzata Mełges // W: Tradition and heritage in the contemporary image of the ... więcej

Designing in Kraków’s conservation areas (based on selected examples of own projects implementation) / Hubert Mełges, Małgorzata Mełges // W: Tradition and heritage in the contemporary image of the city : monograph. Vol. 3, Practice and process / ed. by Tomasz Jeleński, Stanisław Juchnowicz, Ewelina Woźniak-Szpakiewicz ; International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism. – Kraków : Wydaw. PK, 2014. – S. 31-35 : il. kolor. – Bibliogr. 4 poz., Abstr. – Na s. tyt.: 30th Anniversary of the International Centre of Education. – ISBN 978-83-7242-798-4

In our country, but also throughout the world, Kraków is considered one of the cities of priceless value due to its cultural heritage and the accumulation of cultural material from the beginnings of Polish ... więcej

In our country, but also throughout the world, Kraków is considered one of the cities of priceless value due to its cultural heritage and the accumulation of cultural material from the beginnings of Polish statehood. In 1978, Kraków was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage list. These values oblige the whole of society to comply with generally accepted principles, regulated by inter alia, the Act on the Protection of Cultural Property and Museums (on the redesign, overhaul, design, and implementation of new investments in Kraków and other cities which possess unique historical cultural assets.) The main motives to share gained experience and reflections – which may be of interest to designers and contractors – are design and implementation works concerning three different objects, completed and put into use. These two facilities, located in Kraków’s strict conservation area of Loretańska and Smoleńsk Streets, are part of St Padre Pio’s Works Centre. The third object is the monastery complex on Kordylewski Street. The following publication will signal the methods of substantive cooperation with the restoration and architectural services, as well as the construction companies, in order to nurture the above-mentioned values. Consequently, it is concluded that all design decisions in the historic city structures must be thoroughly considered and consulted and, if necessary, subject to verification.