Rubble Rising. The Past and Future of Ruins in Architecture

Kaja Kusztra

Ruins are not merely symbols of destruction, and rubble can hold significant value. When Władysław Broniewski celebrated the rebuilding of Warsaw in his poem *"Warsaw Rising from the Rubble", he captured this transformative process. Through the efforts of countless people, animals, and machinery, a new city emerged from the endless debris of war. Edited by Adam Przywara, this groundbreaking book is the first in Poland to explore the materiality of ruins in architecture. From the rubble of pre-war and post-war Warsaw to modern European construction sites amidst the climate crisis, the authors reveal the surprising historical roots of reusing, cleaning, and repurposing ruins. Here, rubble becomes not just a remnant of the past but a foundation for the future.

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