Maciej (Matthew) Nowicki and Stanisława Sandecka-Nowicka and are two significant figures in the history of American and Polish architecture.

She was a talented graphic artist and designer and the first female professor of architecture in the history of the United States. He collaborated – despite his young age – with renowned architects on prestigious projects whose implementation was interrupted by his tragic death. Their story is a fascinating tale of creative passion, their life together, and the possibilities and limitations of the turbulent beginning of the 20th century.

The dramatic history of their homeland, their lived experiences, but also a great hope for a better future laid the foundation for an innovative curriculum and architectural designs that changed the history of the profession. By combining the latest building developments with great respect for the local context, their readiness for dialogue and understanding of others, as well as their enormous talent, they created a humanistic modernism that opened the contemporary understanding of architecture to previously unknown realms.

Side events:

3.04 – 6 p.m. – Otwarcie wystawy

6.04 – 2 p.m. – Oprowadzanie kuratorskie

10.04 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

17.04 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

24.04 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

8.05 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

15.05 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

22.05 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

29.05 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

5.06 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

12.06 – 10 a.m. – Oprowadzanie dla szkół

Creators of the exhibition:

Organizers:

Narodowy Instytut Architektury i Urbanistyki, Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa

Curator:

Kacper Kępiński

Curatorial collaboration:

Karolina Częczek, Grzegorz Piątek

Exhibition architecture:

Only If Architecture (Karolina Częczek)

Visual identity:

Katarzyna Nestorowicz

Exhibition graphic design:

Karolina Częczek, Katarzyna Nestorowicz, Weronika Nowak

Exhibition coordination:

Mateusz Włodarek

Production and licensing:

Mateusz Włodarek, Kacper Tomaszewski, Weronika Sołtysiak

Communication:

Dominik Witaszczyk, Aleksandra Zaszewska

Coordination of accompanying events:

Marta Baranowska

Educational program:

Karolina Scheibe-Skorczyk, Wioletta Januszko, Natalia Cichoń

Organisational cooperation:

ZODIAK Warsaw Pavilion of Architecture – Monika Komorowska, Wioletta Januszko, Artur Wosz, Natalia Cichoń

Editorial team:

Urszula Drabińska

Translations:

Natalia Raczkowska

Photo post-production:

Weronika Nowak

Exhibition implementation:

Artpath

Models:

Onimo, Marta Dachowska

Artists:

BAL architektek (Barbara Nawrocka, Dominika Wilczyńska i Dominika Janicka), Alicja Bielawska, Centrala (Małgorzata Kuciewicz i Simone De Iacobis), Jakub Ciężki, Wiktor Dyndo, Szymon Rogiński

Archival materials:

Centre Pompidou, NCSU University Libraries, Muzeum Warszawy, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Muzeum Architektury we Wrocławiu, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, UPenn Architectural Archives, Walker Arts Center, Smithsonian Archives of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago

Acknowledgments:

Peter Nowicki z rodziną, Burak Erdim, Dominika Stecyk, Izabela Gola, Izabela Iwanicka-Dzierżawska, Piotr Kibort, Ewa Perlińska-Kobierzyńska, Katarzyna Iwańska-Rybka, Wanda Urbańska, Katie Mullen, Ireneusz Kotlewski

Media patronage:

Architektura i Biznes, Architektura-Murator, Architectural Digest, Arte.tv, Czas Kultury, Notes na 6. tygodni, RMF Classic, Spotkania z Zabytkami, TVP Kultura, Vogue Polska