The PRACTICE fellowship is a three-stage program aimed at finding the most interesting ideas for improving the quality of public space in a specific place in Poland. In 2025 it is Poznań, in the area between Grunwaldzka, Babimojska and Unii Europejskiej streets.

1st STAGE
In the first stage, from all the submitted portfolios the fellowship Jury selects up to 18 people. Those selected qualify for participation in the 2-day face-to-face, weekend workshops: ”Workshops with a Mentor”. 
The workshops will be conducted by: Ewa Pruszewicz-Sipińska (Mentor, WA PP) with the participation of lecturers and experts: Agata Gawlak (Dean of WA PP), Rainer Mahlamäki (SAFA), Piotr Marciniak (WA PP), Michał Włodarczyk (GARVEST), Piotr Sobczak (the architect of the City of Poznań), Ewa Kuryłowicz (Chairman of the Foundation Council, K&A), and tutors: Maciej Janowski (WA PP), Łukasz Stępnik (WA PW) and Jan Rubel (WA PW, K&A).

2nd STAGE
In the second stage, the extended Jury selects three best solutions developed during the workshops (individual or team). These three solutions are awarded monthly scholarships of PLN 2,000 each. The scholarship is to help develop the idea into an initial architectural concept. The Jury selects one winning project from the finalists.

3rd STAGE
The selected project is developed and improved in the period of 4 months. A scholarship of 10,000 PLN is awarded to support its development. Its authors – a designer or a team – work on the development of the project along with the cost estimate, work schedule, partner recruitment strategy and promotion strategy. The complete concept is publicly presented in Poznań in autumn 2025.

The Jury of the PRACTICE Scholarship competition:
arch. Dorota Szlachcic
arch. Jakub Wacławek
arch. Aleksandra Wasilkowska
arch. Mirosław Nizio
Maciej Frąckowiak
Agnieszka Olędzka

 

The extended Jury:
Mentor: arch. Ewa Pruszewicz-Sipińska
Lecturers: arch. Agata Gawlak, arch. Piotr Marciniak, arch. Rainer Mahlamäki, arch. Piotr Sobczak
Development executive: Michał Włodarczyk
Tutors: arch. Łukasz Stępnik, arch. Maciej Janowski, arch. Jan Rubel
Subject matter supervisor: arch. Ewa Kuryłowicz