Contact Information:
B. Prusa 53/55, Wrocław, building E-1, room 203C
Office phone: 71 320 6265
Secretary's phone: 71 320 6460

Office hours in the winter semester 2023 (by prior appointment on Teams):
Wednesday (ODD WEEK) 10.00-11.00
Thursday (ODD WEEK) 17.15-18.15 (for diploma students)

The diploma studio consists of regular meetings with the entire group of diploma students, including workshops, seminars, and consultations. Work on the diploma project begins in the winter semester (research part with meetings every 1/2 week), and it continues in the summer semester (project part with weekly meetings).

Please note: The recruitment for engineering diplomas in 2023/2024 and master's degrees in 2024 has concluded. I invite you to apply for the next academic year, i.e., 2024/2025.

Application requirements for the next year (engineering diploma 2025 and master's 2025):
Interested individuals are kindly requested to submit their applications via email or Teams. The subject of the email should be "Diploma 2024/25". The application should include:
- A portfolio in PDF format or a link to an online gallery with your portfolio (any gallery or virtual drive location that doesn't require registration), along with a brief CV (professional experience, interests, participation in competitions and workshops, etc.).
- (Optional) Preliminary proposals for the diploma project topic, indicating areas of your interest and/or contemplated locations.

Award-winning projects carried out under my supervision:
- 1st prize in the 2020 Engineering Diploma of the Year Competition: Author: Weronika Kozak / Project: "Cuda-działki – neighborhood center with gardens under the railway viaduct at ul. Blich in Krakow."
- 1st prize in the Competition for the Revitalization Concept of EC Czechnica: Author: Damian Garbula / Project: "Centrum Multimedialne - adaptation of the existing EC Czechnica structure in Siechnice."
- Main prize in the international competition "Chord - challenge to design a cultural center to promote folk music". Author: Aleksandra Michalska / Project: "Kanatitsa - local folk cultural center with concert hall, inspired by Bulgarian culture."
- 3rd prize in the Wrocławska Magnolia competition: Author: Karolina Gabryańczyk / Project: "Impuls dla Kleczkowa - local activity center at the former Ołbin Gasworks in Wrocław."
- Second stage in the 2020 Engineering Diploma of the Year Competition: Author: Zuzanna Trela / Project: "Reaktywator. New social-service space with a housing cooperative in the Brochów district in Wrocław."

Selected examples of diploma project topics completed under my supervision:
- "Grain of Sand: model project of Desert Resort with accompanying facilities."
- "Coworking/Coliving HUB at Na Grobli Street in Wrocław."
- "Impuls dla Kleczkowa - local activity center at the former Ołbin Gasworks in Wrocław."
- "Reaktywator - new social-service space with a housing cooperative in the Brochów district in Wrocław."
- "ZETO – Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning. Remodeling and extension of ZETO Building at Ofiar Oświęcimskich Street in Wrocław."
- "NomadHouse - Digital Nomad Haven in Singapore. Architectural competition."
- "Airspot - multifunctional building with an aerodynamic tunnel at the Wrocław Airport."
- "Art School at Am Hof Square in Vienna."
- "Model Home for Single Parents with Social and Professional Activation Point."
- "Ślad - Special Educational and Care Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children in Poznań."
- "Laboratorium – Waldorf Primary School in Opole."

About me:
I am interested in adaptable architecture that transcends the limitations of its location and allows for the convergence of various functional programs over time and space. I conduct research on the adaptation of abandoned spaces (terrain vague, post-traffic areas) and the potential application of Open Building strategies in the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

Since 2017, I have been teaching Architectural Design, Service and Housing Development, and selected lectures on this topic. I also serve as a tutor and supervisor for engineering and master's diploma projects.

I have over 15 years of experience working as an architect and project manager, which I gained in Polish and foreign studios (Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands). Since 2012, I have had architectural specialization without limitations. Since 2017, I have been running my own design studio. I am a member of the Lower Silesian Chamber of Architects, the Architecture and Urban Planning Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Wrocław, and the Urban Affairs Association.

Contact:
Through the CONVERSATION or CHAT function on MS Teams within the respective course (team)
or
elzbieta.komarzynska-swiesciak@pwr.edu.pl

Tutoring:
In addition to teaching activities, I also serve as a tutor in the Semester Tutoring Program and Tutoring for Highly Talented Students. My tutor profile: [Tutor Profile]. More information about the program: [Tutoring PWr].

Teaching:
- Service and Housing Development (PROGRAM-IDEA-PROTOTYPE) at the II degree level
- Architectural Design - Service and Housing Development in the City at the I degree level
- Architectural Design 1. Public Utility Buildings at the II degree level
- Architectural Design 5. Public Utility Buildings at the I degree level
- Diploma Studio - Master's Degree (in Polish and English)
- Diploma Studio - Engineering Diploma
- Research in Contemporary Architecture (lectures and seminars) at the I degree level

Selected publications
1	Rozdział w monografii 2025 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Definicje i podstawowe pojęcia związane z tematyką zabudowy usługowo-mieszkaniowej. W: Zabudowa usługowo-mieszkaniowa. Zasady, uwarunkowania i formy kształtowania / red. Paweł Kirschke. Wrocław : Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, 2025. s. 21-31. ISBN: 978-83-8134-009-0 Zasoby:URL
2	Rozdział w monografii 2025 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Geneza i zarys ewolucji form zabudowy usługowo-mieszkaniowej. W: Zabudowa usługowo-mieszkaniowa. Zasady, uwarunkowania i formy kształtowania / red. Paweł Kirschke. Wrocław : Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, 2025. s. 33-47. ISBN: 978-83-8134-009-0 Zasoby:URL
3	Rozdział w monografii 2025 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Przegląd literatury dotyczącej projektowania zabudowy usługowo-mieszkaniowej. W: Zabudowa usługowo-mieszkaniowa. Zasady, uwarunkowania i formy kształtowania / red. Paweł Kirschke. Wrocław : Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, 2025. s. 51-65. ISBN: 978-83-8134-009-0 Zasoby:URL
4	Artykuł 2025 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Krystyna Kirschke Paweł Kirschke Timing circular regeneration with adaptive reuse potential: a century of transformations at the Renoma department store, Wroclaw. Sustainability. 2025, vol. 17, nr 24, art. 11276, s. 1-49. ISSN: 2071-1050 Zasoby:DOIURLSFX
5	Artykuł 2025 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Magdalena A Strauchmann Aleksandra U Tądel Comparative assessment of Finnish university campus transformation using New European Bauhaus–inspired sustainability indicators. Sustainability. 2025, vol. 17, nr 22, art. 10425, s. 1-54. ISSN: 2071-1050 Zasoby:DOIURLSFX
6	Artykuł 2025 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Anna A Wancel Reintegrating marginalized rural heritage : the adaptive potential of barn districts in central Europe’s cultural landscapes. Sustainability. 2025, vol. 17, nr 15, art. 7166, s. 1-45. ISSN: 2071-1050 Zasoby:DOIURLSFX
7	Artykuł 2024 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Anna A Wancel Drukarska 56 / Wrocław. Architektura Murator. 2024, nr 11, s. 58-64. ISSN: 1232-6372 Zasoby:URL
8	Artykuł 2022 Krystyna Kirschke Paweł Kirschke Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Rewitalizacja zabytkowej stajni we Wrocławiu = Revitalization of the historic stable in Wrocław. Materiały Budowlane. 2022, nr 11, s. 29-33. ISSN: 0137-2971; 2449-951X Zasoby:DOIURL
9	Artykuł 2021 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Piotr Z Kozłowski The acoustic climate of spaces located under overpasses in the context of adapting them for outdoor public events – a pilot case study. Budownictwo i Architektura. 2021, vol. 20, nr 4, s. 63-92. ISSN: 1899-0665; 2544-3275 Zasoby:URLSFX
10	Artykuł 2021 Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak Britt Adams, Laura Thomas, Transition from physical design studio to emergency virtual design studio. Available teaching and learning methods and tools - a case study. Buildings. 2021, vol. 11, nr 7, art. 312, s. 1-20. ISSN: 2075-5309 Zasoby:DOIURLSFX

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