Piotr Machowiak

Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Machowiak is a Professor at the University of the Arts in Poznań (UAP), serving as Head of the Interior and Exhibition Design Studio within the Faculty of Interior Architecture and Scenography since 2022. His academic career spans 36 years at the same institution, beginning as an assistant in 1988, progressing to assistant professor (1997), head of Design Communication Techniques Department (1999-2005), and professor appointment (2012), with recent guest studio leadership at Academy of Art in Szczecin (2021-2023).

His educational trajectory includes Master's degree in Interior Architecture (1989) and PhD in Interior Architecture (1996) from the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (now UAP), followed by habilitation in Applied Arts (2006). Key academic milestones culminated in full professorship (2024).

Machowiak's research centers on human-spatial relationships in public buildings and architectural form-interior interpenetration. His practice examines how institutional spaces shape user behavior while maintaining historic integrity. Recent work explores multidisciplinary facility design and curatorial message contextualization through spatial hierarchies, particularly in educational and cultural institutions.

The 2021 monograph demonstrates consistent focus on public interior evolution since 1990, highlighting trends in Polish institutional design where spatial functionality merges with cultural narrative construction across university, museum, and governmental projects.

Key awards include:

• Honorary badge 'Meritorious for Polish Culture' (2022)
• Jan Baptista Quadro Award for Collegium Iuridicum Novum building (2010)
• Golden Pencil Honorable Mention for National Bank of Poland renovation (2000-2003)
• University organizational achievement award (2012)

As studio head since 2022, he mentors students through collective exhibitions like 'Educators and Students of Interior Design' (2018) celebrating the program's 90th anniversary. His projects attract institutional commissions including Medical University of Lublin and Adam Mickiewicz University, though specific grant details remain undisclosed in source material.

The Interior and Exhibition Design Studio operates as his primary academic unit, executing projects like the KPN Nature Centre (2023) and Greater Poland Advanced Technologies Centre (2013), demonstrating integration of design communication techniques with architectural conservation standards in large-scale public spaces.