On 19.09.2024, we received the main prize in the Product of the Year category for the board and card game GĘ W OSIEDLE during the Design Educates Awards gala in Melle, Germany. We would like to thank you very much on behalf of the entire SKN URBANMODEL team at the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology - this is a great honor for us.

Design Educates is a cyclical competition that is gaining more and more importance. The jury consists of world-famous designers and professionals who combine their passion for design with science, and there are many professors among them.
The competition receives several hundred works from all over the world every year, and the jury consists of recognized professors and designers, including the Pritzker Prize winner Toyo Ito. This year, the winners and nominees included: Holzim and Norman Foster Foundation, Morphosis architect, Barcode architects & BIG, and from Poland WXCA, which shows that in the architecture category both highly recognized and awarded projects were noticed, as well as smaller and not necessarily so recognizable and popular ones. We are pleased to be in such a distinguished international group.

Among the winners and nominees are also PhD students, students and teams that are formed in the academic environment, including The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, and the Warsaw University of Technology.

The DEA awards are granted by the Laka Foundation, a non-profit organization and a global network focusing on social impact through exceptional design and architecture.

The housing estate game in SKN Urbanmodel is created by a team consisting of: Dr. hab. inż. arch. Tomasz Bradecki, prof. PŚ (group supervisor), Daria Bal, Aleksandra Barańska, Monika Brol, Natalia Dymarska, Marta Klekotka, Katarzyna Kotarska, Marta Sanigórska, Julia Stachura, Małgorzata Wasik, Karolina Wąsińska, Igor Gdula, Izabela Mularczyk, Justyna Nowak, Oskar Rosikoń, Paulina Siudyka, Błażej Mól, Magdalena Sikora

The estate game aims to draw attention to the issue of intensifying housing development and shaping the space of estates. For this purpose, a theoretical approach is used, which draws from didactic and popularization activities.

Two sets of 56 cards, in 2D and 3D decks, represent different models of housing estates. The higher the card value, the greater the intensity of development. The colors of the cards correspond to significant roles in the design process: resident, developer, ecologist and planner. In these 4 directions, each card symbolizes a development area of ​​1 hectare with accompanying infrastructure. Each card is distinguished by 6 characteristic city indicators. The cards have their reference in the form of spatial digital models. They are made available in the Sketchfab and Augment applications, which use virtual and augmented reality. Thanks to this, the game can be experienced simultaneously in the real and digital world. The use of the card game form combined with access to models allows for a completely new experience of education and entertainment. The cards together with the board are intended for use in classes in the field of architecture and urban planning for various age groups, including those without specialist knowledge and experience. The board game simulates the process of planning and development of the service, referring to recognized board games. The game has received numerous recommendations from professors and universities from all over Europe and from professionals: the Society of Polish Urban Planners (Silesian branch), the Society of Polish Architects, Silesian branch, the Polish Chamber of Architects, Silesian branch, the Polish Association of Ecological Building. The game has been registered in the Polish Patent Office and can be purchased online. The cards are supplemented by an instruction manual and a scientific publication containing dedicated city games, as well as references to theory and practice

🛒You can find the game in our Silesian University of Technology store: https://esklep.polsl.pl/shop-full-width/strona-glowna-2/gadzety/gra-w-osiedle/

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dr hab. inż. arch. Tomasz Bradecki, prof. PŚ