*2.11. Architectural Research*

Historic housing development of the district of Podgórze is undergoing gradual regeneration (Figure 11). In the area of post-industrial Zabłocie, there is one of the most important historic objects, namely, Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory (Figure 12). The owner of the factory rescued Jews from the Holocaust during the Second World War, which was shown in the film "Schindler's List" made in 1993. The Municipal District Authorities incorporated this building into the Historical Museum of the City of Cracow (Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa) in 2005. The permanent exhibition held in this place "Cracow–Under Occupation 1939–1945" received an award for the best historical exhibition in Poland in the contest 'Sybilla 2010- . Monthly, as many as 15–20 thousand tourists from all over the world visit this exhibition [21].

**Figure 11.** Cultural dominants of Podolski Boulevard (Bulwar Podolski): (1) Project-related area; (2) Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory; (3) Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków-MOCAK; (4) Centre for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor–Cricoteka; (5) Centre of Literature and Language–'Planet Lem' ('Planeta Lem'); (6) Zabłocie Business Park; (7) Student Hall of Residence Livinn Cracow; (8) Park 'Vistula Station' ('Stacja Wisła'); (9) ATAL Residence; (10) Cracow Marina, (elaborated by E. Latusek).

**Figure 12.** Museum-Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory in Cracow (Item 10, Figure 1) (photo by E. Latusek).

In contrast to the heavily historically-oriented Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, there is the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków (MOCAK) (Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie) (Figure 13) focusing on ethical and cognitive values, and showing the connection art has with everyday life. The exhibitions encompass the latest international art, education as well as research and publishing projects.

**Figure 13.** Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków-MOCAK, designed by Claudio Nardi Architette (Item 10, Figure 1) (photo by E. Latusek).

Another characteristic building facing the Vistula (Wisła) river consists of the facilities of the former Podgórze Power Plant and plays a function of the Centre for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor-Cricoteka (Centrum Dokumentacji Sztuki Tadeusza Kantora–Cricoteka) (Figure 14) [22]. The form of regeneration of the former power plant presented by designers (Architectural Office Vision-Biuro Architektoniczne Wizja and nsMoonStudio) represents an interesting way of activisation of the Vistula (Wisła) riverside.

**Figure 14.** Centre of the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor-Cricoteka, designed by Biuro Architektoniczne Wizja and nsMoonStudio (Item 10, Figure 1), (photo by E. Latusek).

In March 2019, an architectural and urban planning competition was adjudicated. It aimed to select the best concept of a multi-functional centre of literature and language. The winning concept plans to regenerate the 18th century Salt Warehouse (Skład Solny) located at 8 Na Zje´zdzie street (ul. Na Zje ´zdzie 8) in Cracow and the creation of the Centre of Literature and Language–Planet Lem (Centrum Literatury i J ˛ezyka–Planeta Lem). The object is supposed to become an operational centre for the programme Cracow City of Literature (Kraków Miasto Literatury) UNESCO [23].

Zabłocie being one of the oldest Cracow districts lies in the vicinity of the city centre, a fashionable district of Kazimierz and numerous colleges, which undoubtedly is a great asset from a perspective of the localisation of office buildings. On the site of the Cracow Electronic Plants Telpod (Krakowskie Zakłady Elektroniczne Telpod) including shop floors of approximately 5 000 m<sup>2</sup> and 10 000 m2, a new office complex Zabłocie Business Park is to be created [24]. The first 7-storey building of class A, having

a BREEAM certificate and offering 11 300 m2 of surface, was commissioned in 2017. Another, out of four objects, will be completed in mid-2020 [25]. In the same area, a student residence hall, Akademik Livinn Kraków, was built (Figure 15). The building includes 290 flats for over 700 students.

**Figure 15.** Student Residence Hall Livinn Kraków, renovation and modernisation by Unibep (Item 10, Figure 1) (photo by E. Latusek).

In June 2017, in the area of the former railway station Podgórze-Wisła (later Kraków-Wisła) a park was created called Park Vistula Station (Park Stacja Wisła) (Figure 16). The competition was won by the design devised by Michał Grzybowski, a post-graduate student of the Landscaping at the Cracow University of Technology (Architektura Krajobrazu, Politechnika Krakowska). The park obtained an award in the competition for the best developed space in Poland [26]. The nearby premises of the former factory "Miraculum" were earmarked to be the site of construction of high-class residential buildings ATAL Residence (Figure 16) [27]. The investment was implemented nearby the Vistula (Wisła) river in Zabłocie street. A character of this building development fuses modern and post-industrial features, matching a new face of Zabłocie to its historic landscape. This policy contributes to the fact that Zabłocie is one of the best developing parts of Cracow (Kraków).

**Figure 16.** Park Vistula Station (Park Stacja Wisła), designed by Michał Grzybowski. In the background, residential building ATAL Residence Kraków, designed by Biuro Rozwoju Krakowa S.A. (Item 10, Figure 1), (photo by E. Latusek).

Not far from the project-related area, in the vicinity of Kotlarski Bridge (Most Kotlarski), a new investment is being planned, namely, Cracow Marina (Marina Kraków). Due to its location in the city centre, the marina will attract tourists. It will also become a leisure and recreation centre for the Cracow inhabitants who want to spend their free time by the river. The marina facilities are planned to stretch over a distance of approximately 1 km [28].
