Only about a half of the year left to conclude construction works of the Scientific Information Center and Academic Library (SICAL) – a joint venture of the University of Silesia and the University of Economics in Katowice. Today, a press conference took place at the construction site ...

Sixty-nine architectural studios from Poland and abroad were qualified to submit entries of a competition for an architectural and urban concept of a new seat of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty. The competition was announced in July 2010 by the Katowice Branch of the Association of Polish ...

This week, a Consulting Council was appointed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Katowice (CCI, “Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza w Katowicach”). A purpose of the Council is to develop a cooperation between academia and business and to integrate both parties. The agreement was signed by the CCI, the originator ...

A seat of the Scientific Information Center and Academic Library (SICAL) is currently under construction and the works are moving at full steam, but a virtual journey around the building’s interiors is possible by now. Thanks to an interactive application which is available on the project’s website, we can ...

Representatives of the Colorado state from the United States had arrived in Katowice yesterday and started a business visit in the City. Until Saturday, September 18th, they will be meeting with local businesspersons and institutions. During they stay, the participants will get the feel of advantages of investing in ...

A building facade of the Scientific Information Center and Academic Library (SICAL) become more and more colourful after a temporary break. A red sandstone which will form the elevation is manufactured and transported from India. A montage of the slabs was stopped for a few weeks as India had ...

Fit-out works of the Scientific Information Center and Academic Library are progressing and the building becomes more coloured. The SICAL is covered by scaffolds which enable workers to fit windows and to install heat insulation elements and elevation of slabs of a red Indian sandstone. According to designers from ...

Several weeks ago a concrete structure of the Scientific Information Center and University Library was finished and the building was officially topped out. Nowadays workers are fitting hundreds of small, narrow windows and are preparing walls for elements of elevation. According to the project of architects from the ...

The Polish Architects Associations (SARP) in cooperation with the University of Silesia and the City Hall of Katowice invites architectural studios to submit proposals for a design of a new seat of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty (WRiTV). A chosen studio will prepare a detailed project’s specification ...

The University of Silesia in Katowice is preparing to realization of the MODLAB research laboratories project. Last year the project was granted by European Union within the framework of the European Regional Development Fund. The EU help amounts PLN 24 million. A total cost exceeds PLN 29 million. The ...