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Symbolic and Literal Aspects of Nature and Technology in the Contemporary Architectural Design a Study of Copernicus Science Centre Cover

Symbolic and Literal Aspects of Nature and Technology in the Contemporary Architectural Design a Study of Copernicus Science Centre

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment
Volume 18 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
By: Jan KUBEC  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Copernicus Science Centre – competition schematic diagram. Drawing from Author’s archive
Copernicus Science Centre – competition schematic diagram. Drawing from Author’s archive

Figure 2.

Copernicus Science Centre – bird’s eye view. Photo from Author’s archive
Copernicus Science Centre – bird’s eye view. Photo from Author’s archive

Figure 3.

Stone with small wholes. Author’s photo
Stone with small wholes. Author’s photo

Figure 4.

Ground floor plan. 1 – foyer; 2 – dressing room; 3 – common room; 4 – ticket office; 5 – shop; 6 – cafeteria; 7 – agora; 8 – exhibition; 9 – auditorium; 10 – laboratory; 11 – planetarium foyer. Author’s drawing
Ground floor plan. 1 – foyer; 2 – dressing room; 3 – common room; 4 – ticket office; 5 – shop; 6 – cafeteria; 7 – agora; 8 – exhibition; 9 – auditorium; 10 – laboratory; 11 – planetarium foyer. Author’s drawing

Figure 5.

Cross section A-A; Author’s drawing
Cross section A-A; Author’s drawing

Figure 6.

First floor plan. 1 – exhibition; 2 – school laboratories; 3 – outdoor terrace; 4 – office; 5 – conference room; 6 – hall; 7 – dressing room; 8 – cafeteria; 9 – technical room; 10 – planetarium. Author’s drawing
First floor plan. 1 – exhibition; 2 – school laboratories; 3 – outdoor terrace; 4 – office; 5 – conference room; 6 – hall; 7 – dressing room; 8 – cafeteria; 9 – technical room; 10 – planetarium. Author’s drawing

Figure 7.

North elevation. Visible ramp allows access to the roof of the Copernicus Science Centre without having to enter the building. Author’s drawing
North elevation. Visible ramp allows access to the roof of the Copernicus Science Centre without having to enter the building. Author’s drawing

Figure 8.

Patio/crater – cross section and view; Author’s drawing and photo
Patio/crater – cross section and view; Author’s drawing and photo

Figure 9.

Roof plan. From the description of the competition work: the greatest phenomenon of river and rain activity – erosion – becomes a stage for the creation of a new roofscape code. Author’s drawing
Roof plan. From the description of the competition work: the greatest phenomenon of river and rain activity – erosion – becomes a stage for the creation of a new roofscape code. Author’s drawing

Figure 10.

West and East elevations (without planetarium). Author’s drawing
West and East elevations (without planetarium). Author’s drawing

Figure 11.

Roof garden. Author’s photo. Today the roof garden is an oasis of green, but the project is working to increase habitat throughout the neighborhood and city through ongoing scientific partnerships and community engagement
Roof garden. Author’s photo. Today the roof garden is an oasis of green, but the project is working to increase habitat throughout the neighborhood and city through ongoing scientific partnerships and community engagement
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
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Language: English
Page range: 49 - 64
Submitted on: Jan 10, 2025
Accepted on: May 19, 2025
Published on: Jul 1, 2025
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Copernicus Science Centre,
Ecological architecture,
A free-standing landscape object,
Thinking of the project as a landscape,
Formal and functional interactions,
constructed narratives
Related subjects:
Architecture and design,
Architecture,
Architects, buildings

© 2025 Jan KUBEC, published by Silesian University of Technology
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