Modernism in Kraków
My hometown is Krakow, a city in the south of Poland. 🇵🇱
The city is filled not only with churches that remember medieval times or secessionist tenement houses. Krakow also has its own gems of modernist architecture.
Before World War II, modernism was a style of elitist buildings in Poland, such as villas or civil service buildings. Postwar modernism had a much larger scope. Its great heyday came from 1956-1957, then was in practice a state-regulated design guideline for new buildings, and lasted until the late 1980s.I decided to pay tribute to the symbols of my city and turned them into a series of illustrated posters and postcards.
Dockside perspective, capturing the soul of the water.
The posters and postcards were sold in local concept stores - bringing both tourists and locals closer to the city’s architectural heritage
Could you use some similar illustration and storytelling for your project?
I might be just the right person to help!
Aleksandra Pekala
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Modernism in Kraków
My hometown is Krakow, a city in the south of Poland. 🇵🇱
The city is filled not only with churches that remember medieval times or secessionist tenement houses. Krakow also has its own gems of modernist architecture.
Before World War II, modernism was a style of elitist buildings in Poland, such as villas or civil service buildings. Postwar modernism had a much larger scope. Its great heyday came from 1956-1957, then was in practice a state-regulated design guideline for new buildings, and lasted until the late 1980s.I decided to pay tribute to the symbols of my city and turned them into a series of illustrated posters and postcards.
Dockside perspective, capturing the soul of the water.
The posters and postcards were sold in local concept stores - bringing both tourists and locals closer to the city’s architectural heritage
Could you use some similar illustration and storytelling for your project?
I might be just the right person to help!
Aleksandra Pekala
Home
About
Contact
Modernism in Kraków
My hometown is Krakow, a city in the south of Poland. 🇵🇱
The city is filled not only with churches that remember medieval times or secessionist tenement houses. Krakow also has its own gems of modernist architecture.
Before World War II, modernism was a style of elitist buildings in Poland, such as villas or civil service buildings. Postwar modernism had a much larger scope. Its great heyday came from 1956-1957, then was in practice a state-regulated design guideline for new buildings, and lasted until the late 1980s.I decided to pay tribute to the symbols of my city and turned them into a series of illustrated posters and postcards.
Dockside perspective, capturing the soul of the water.
The posters and postcards were sold in local concept stores - bringing both tourists and locals closer to the city’s architectural heritage
Could you use some similar illustration and storytelling for your project?
I might be just the right person to help!
