Jacek Krenz

architect, painter

born in 1948 in Poznań, Poland
professor of architecture at:
Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Poznan Academy of Fine Arts, Poland
Universidade da Beira Interior in Covilha, Portugal
where he teaches architectural design as well as gives courses on the theory of contemporary architecture.
Also active as an architect; designing public houses, residences, monuments, and renovation of historic buildings.

Architecture:

  • Festus, office building in Sopot PL 2005
  • Orphanage, with T. Mielczyński. Awarded a Honorary Mention in the competition. 2003
  • The Cemetery of the Lost Cemeteries in Gdansk PL, with H. Klementowska. First Prize in the competition. Realization of the design - 2002
  • Futura Leasing Ltd, new site in Gdansk PL 2000
  • Church in Waglikowice, with P. Loch, completion 1993
  • Renovation of the residential and public historical buildings.
    • - Bank NBP interiors Gdańsk, PL, with P. and B. Loch. Interior design.
    - The Center of Music in the Old Brewery in Kartuzy PL 2004
  • Pavilion of Gdansk at 11 Cities/11 Nations Contemporary Nordic Art and Architecture, Leeuwarden, NL 1999
  • Shipyard Workers Monument 1970. Gdansk, Solidarity Place: with S. Baum and W. Mokwiński.

    • Exhibitions

    designs, drawings and watercolours
  • Watermarks. The Old Market House Arts Centre in Dungarvan, Ireland 2006,
  • Watermarks. The Gallery of Temporary Exhibitions, Museu de Lanifícios of the University of Beira Interior in Covilhã, Portugal 2006
  • 21st Century Watercolour Exhibition 2005 and 2006. The Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside Gallery
  • Scarlet Sky, Indigo Sea. Exhibition Culture at a Crossing the Labyrinth Gallery in Kraków, Poland 2005 and Farum Kulturhus in Denmark 2005,
  • Looking for the sea, paintings (J. Krenz) and poems (K. Krenz), the Municipal Gallery, Łeba 2005
  • Aquametria paintings (J. Krenz) and poems (K. Krenz), the Municipal Library, Łeba 2004
  • The Best Public Design in 2002. Nomination to the Prize awarded by the Society of Polish Architects. Warsaw
  • Casa Dignano, Piazza Del Popolo (watercolours), XIV Ex Tempore 2001, Commune di Dignano (Wodnian), Croatia
  • Architecture - context and meaning. Faculty of Architecture, Kraków University of Technology 1999.
  • Church in Waglikowice Exhibition Archisacra '94. Warsaw 1994
  • Enduring and processing. Design – Construction – Test of Time, International Biennale of Architecture in Cracow1993. Awarded a prize.
  • Dutch Influences in the Architecture of Gdańsk/ Nederlandse invloeden in de architektuur in Gdansk TU Delft Faculty of Architecture. 1987, Town Halls of Haarlem 1985 and Rotterdam 1986
  • A Playhouse in Amsterdam with M. Nakonieczny. (an international idea competition). Muziek Theater Amsterdam 1987
  • International Symposium Ceramics for Architecture. Kadyny 1974, 1975, 1976.

    Publications

  • Cyfrowa Architektura - cyfrowa edukacja. TRANS-FORM. (R)ewolucja form we wspolczesnej architekturze. Digital architecture_digital education. (R)ewolution of the form in contemporary architecture. [in:] Architektura Murator, 10 2005 nr 10 = 133, p. 95-97.
  • Architektura znaczen. Architecture of meaning, The book published by Wydawnictwo Politechniki Gdańskiej in 1997
  • Continuity & Development of Diabelkowo in Gdańsk, Poland 1995. 17th Internationale Konferenz Making Cities Livable. New Urban Neighborhoods. Freiburg 1995.

  • Change and Continuity. The Urban Scene and the History of the Future ACSA. Washington 1995

  • Idea ujeta w kamien /The idea embodied in stone 1995, III International Conference of Sacral Architecture ARCHISACRA '95, Warsaw 1995

  • Landscape for the New Housing Estates in Gdańsk. Landscape Design 1983. Vol. 143/6

  • Strutture per il Giocco in Polonia. Domus 1979, nr 596

    • Married to: Katarzyna Krenz , writer and translator

    jkrenz@pg.gda.pl www.krenz.prv.pl