Paweł Wiktor Graliński is a Polish architect who specializes in planning and design of mixed-use developments, as well as commercial and entertainment centres in Poland and Europe.

Paweł Graliński
Born (1961-01-10) January 10, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityPolish
Alma materWarsaw University of Technology
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSadyba Best Mall in Warsaw

Life and career

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Graliński attended the Warsaw University of Technology, at the Faculty of Architecture studying the work of the Polish Academy of Sciences. While there, he was involved in anti-communist opposition and graduated in 1984.

He moved to Oslo, Norway in 1984. From 1986 he led the design office "Andersen, Larsson, Graliński AS" and founded his own design studio in 1988. While in Scandinavia, he designed shopping centres, insurance company headquarters, office buildings, coastal land developments, housing, redevelopment projects, and residential sites.

He was invited to design Sadyba Best Mall in Warsaw in 1996. In 1997 he founded his own architectural firm in Poland: Paweł W. Graliński Arch Magic Assoc. Architects,[1] dealing with investment projects and real estate development. Graliński designed entertainment projects, university buildings, offices, industrial areas, and residential areas.[2]

Graliński belongs to the Association of Norwegian Architects, the Chamber of Architects, the Engineers Chamber of the Republic of Poland, and the Association of Polish Architects.

He lives outside of Warsaw in a house of his own design, cultivates a vineyard, and breeds racing dogs.

Awards and prizes

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In 2002, Sadyba Best Mall in Warsaw, which he designed, was recognised by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for its design. It was the first ICSC award for a project in Central and Eastern Europe regions.[3]

He was further recognised for:

  • The Most Beautiful Office Building in Ursynów (Viking House, 2000, the prize by the Mayor of Warsaw, District of Ursynów)
  • Building of the Year (Punkt 44 entertainment centre in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, 2002, the prize by the Polish Association of Construction Engineers)
  • Interior of the Year (Cinema City Toruń, 2004, the Pomerania Marshal award.

Selected projects

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References

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  1. ^ "Paweł W. Graliński – Architect". pwgralinski.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  2. ^ "Nowa siedziba Desy Unicum – Imagine Corner w Warszawie". architektura.muratorplus.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  3. ^ "Paweł Graliński z międzynarodowymi nagrodami". www.propertydesign.pl (in Polish). 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
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