{"id":4878,"date":"2025-08-14T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostkatowice.pl\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:39:34","slug":"wojciech-rydzs-three-worlds-not-just-kuka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostkatowice.pl\/en\/wojciech-rydzs-three-worlds-not-just-kuka\/","title":{"rendered":"Wojciech Rydz\u2019s three worlds \u2013 not just Kuka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An evening of remembrance for Wojciech Rydz (1932\u20132018)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to a special event in memory of Wojciech Rydz \u2013 a native of Silesia, an architect, an outstanding fencer and an Olympian, whose life was characterised by a passion for sport, art and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date and place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>26 August 2025 (Tuesday)<br><strong>Hour:<\/strong> 17:00 - 19:00<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> spinPLACE, 5 Bankowa Street, Katowice (University of Silesia building)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Free admission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wojciech Rydz \u2013 athlete and Olympian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An \u00e9p\u00e9e and foil fencer, and multiple Polish champion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A member of the national team at the Olympic Games in Helsinki (1952) and a participant in the World Championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After retiring from his playing career, he became a coach and an international referee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coach to, amongst others, Henryk Fabian (Polish champion) and Krystyna Rachel (national team player).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Architecture and professional practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Head of the workshop at the Rural Construction Design Office in Katowice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An employee of the Provincial Town Planning Office in Katowice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since 1969 \u2013 Technical Director of the Provincial Association of Construction Design Offices in Katowice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the same time, he ran classes at the GKS Katowice club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arts and crafts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After leaving his job in the civil service, he set up the \u201eKuka\u201d pottery workshop.<br>For his achievements in the field of ceramics, he was awarded the title of Master of Arts and Crafts by the then Minister of Culture and the Arts, Prof. Aleksander Krawczuk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A life full of passion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wojciech Rydz\u2019s 80-year life was full of extraordinary events and anecdotes that could fill more than one fascinating book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organiser and implementer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is organised by\u00a0<strong>MOST Association<\/strong>. The project is being carried out, as part of a local initiative, by\u00a0<strong>initiative group<\/strong>\u00a0represented by\u00a0<strong>Aleksandra Stasiak.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We invite you to join us on this August evening to discover, together, the world of sport, architecture and ceramics as seen through the eyes of Wojciech Rydz<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201eSocial Transformation of Katowice\u201d. Project co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the European Funds for Silesia 2021-2027 Measure 10.24 Social Inclusion - Strengthening the process of equitable transformation.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wiecz\u00f3r wspomnie\u0144 o Wojciechu Rydzu (1932\u20132018) Zapraszamy na wyj\u0105tkowe wydarzenie po\u015bwi\u0119cone pami\u0119ci Wojciecha Rydza \u2013 \u015al\u0105zaka z pochodzenia, architekta, wybitnego szermierza i olimpijczyka, kt\u00f3rego \u017cycie \u0142\u0105czy\u0142o pasj\u0119 do sportu, sztuki i architektury. Termin i miejsce Data: 26 sierpnia 2025 r. (wtorek)Godzina: 17:00 &#8211; 19:00Miejsce: spinPLACE, ul. Bankowa 5, Katowice (Budynek Uniwersytetu \u015al\u0105skiego) Wst\u0119p wolny. 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