On the wave. A Guide to Architecture 1945-1989 in the Pomeranian Voivodeship — book premiere

Welcome to the premiere of On the Wave. A guide to the architecture of 1945-1989 in the Pomeranian Voivodeship by Agnieszka Drączkowska-Gradzic and Bartłomiej Ponikiewski. The publication was published by the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning.

The fourth installment of the series “Guides” takes readers to the sea. Follow the sound of the waves, walk through the pine forests and discover with us the post-war architecture of the Coast. The book collects a little more than 100 realizations designed or put into use during the PRL period. They include iconic buildings, including Gdańsk's Hala Olivia and Sopot's Forest Opera, as well as forgotten modernist resorts, hotels and restaurants. The extensive introduction introduces the history of the region and presents the circumstances and context of the creation of selected projects. The whole is enriched by maps, archival and contemporary photographs.

The premiere meeting will take place on November 25 (Wednesday) at 6 pm at the Museum of the City of Gdynia. The discussion will be moderated by Aneta Lehmann.

About the authors

Agnieszka Drączkowska-Gradzik — art historian, architectural researcher, museum designer. Since 2017 he has been working at the Museum of the City of Gdynia. Curator and co-curator of exhibitions, coordinator of museum projects. Author of scientific and popular science articles on architecture, art and design of the 20th century. In 2015-2019 she co-created the Open House Gdynia architecture festival. He is currently preparing a doctoral dissertation on the architecture of residential complexes in interwar Gdynia.

Bartłomiej Ponikiewski — Photographer, political scientist, documentalist and popularizer of the architecture of modernism and its creators. Initiator and animator of events dedicated to architecture and photography realized as part of the city's festivals. Scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, participant of exhibitions.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The guide was created as part of the implementation of a comprehensive project of educational, exhibition and publishing activities “Architecture closer”.

Photo: Hotel Dom Marynarza in Gdynia, proj. Adam Knauff/Alfred Chrzan, from the collection of the Museum of the City of Gdynia.