Students from the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology created the board and card game "Game of the Metropolis GZM" - and won the Silver Prize at the Design Educates Awards 2025, an international design competition! 🏆

👥 The SKN Urbanmodel team, consisting of:
Błażej Mól, Paulina Siudyka, Igor Gdula, Justyna Nowak, Izabela Mularczyk, Magda Sikora, Oskar Rosikoń, Amelia Gałas, Paulina Miszczak, Małgorzata Wasik, Katarzyna Kotarska, Katarzyna Wąsińska, Karolina Dębczak, Magdalena Fijał, Aleksandra Barańska, Michał Zając, Wiktoria Sobol, Wiktoria Wiendlocha

under the supervision of Dr. hab. inż. arch. Tomasz Bradecki, Prof. PŚ, triumphed over dozens of projects from around the globe.

🎲 Their interactive educational game - featuring quizzes, augmented reality, and a 3D model - impressed a jury of world-renowned architects, including:

Pritzker Prize winner Prof. Toyo Ito

Prof. Barbara Holzer, Prof. Rainer Mahlamäki, Doriana Mandrelli Fuksas, Prof. Thomas Schroepfer, Francine Houben, David Basulto, Prof. Benedetta Tagliabue, Julie Payette, Oskar Zięta, Martin Reuter, Dr. Peter Kuczia (founder of the DEAwards)

🌍 The Design Educates Awards is one of the world’s most prestigious competitions, promoting architecture and design that educate, inspire, and transform societies.

📍 Final Gala: September 2025, 
🔗 The game is available via the POLSL store
Instagram: @urbanmodel_org