Forum Gdańsk Explained

Forum Gdańsk
Address:Targ Sienny 7, 80-806 Gdańsk
Opening Date:26 May 2018
Owner:Multi Poland
Architect:Sud Architekt Polska
Number Of Stores:200
Floor Area:62,000 m2
Floors:8
Publictransit:Direct access from Brama Wyżynna tram/bus stations

Forum Gdańsk, often shortened to Forum (pronounced as /pl/) is a Polish shopping mall located in Gdańsk and opened in 2018.

History

The mall was built in the lands formerly occupied by the Hay and Crayfish markets.[1] The mall was originally called Forum Radunia.[2]

Design

The design of the mall is primarily modern. A channel of the Radunia flows through it, which is one of the defining traits of the mall.[3] It is a building complex, as can be seen from the outside.[4] On the upper floor, a Helios cinema occupies most of the area.[5] It is divided into three zones; each has its own design.[6]

Doubts and controversies

Originally, the mall was supposed to be a group of smaller, more scattered buildings. After a change in the building plan, great opposition against it began, calling it "ignorant of the scale and character of Śródmieście".[7]

Forum Gdańsk was planned to be opened on 16 May 2018, though the building did not have the permission to open, so it was delayed.[8] After two days of silence, on 18 May, the opening date was announced as the 25th due to a great number of people waiting for the mall to open.[9]

There was a major legal controversy surrounding the Radunia Channel and the preservation of its status as a monument. After a year-long legal battle regarding the definition of monument in Polish law, the (at this time, covered) channel was filled with water in November 2019.[10] [11]

Access

Forum Gdańsk is located within walking distance north of Gdańsk Śródmieście railway station.

References

  1. Web site: Nowy Targ Sienny, plac teatralny i taras widokowy. Forum Gdańsk od środka [ZDJĘCIA] ]. Dzwonnik . Maciej . 8 August 2017 . trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl . . 9 September 2021 .
  2. Web site: Forum Radunia: 2,5 hektara betonu nad torami w centrum Gdańska [WIZUALIZACJE] ]. 17 January 2014 . gdansk.naszemiasto.pl . 9 September 2021 .
  3. Web site: Kanałem Raduni w Forum Gdańsk popłynęła woda . Oleksy . Ewelina . 6 December 2019 . trojmiasto.pl . 9 September 2021 .
  4. Web site: Forum Gdańsk. The new face of the city . 9 June 2018 . pomorskie-prestige.eu . 9 September 2021 .
  5. Web site: Forum Gdańsk - Air Design . airdesign.co.uk . 9 September 2021 .
  6. Web site: Forum Gdańsk / SUD Polska . archdaily.com . . 9 September 2021 .
  7. Web site: Nieoczekiwane kontrowersje wokół Forum Radunia. Projekt inny niż zapowiedzi? . Koprowski . Krzysztof . 15 November 2013 . trojmiasto.pl . 9 September 2021 .
  8. Web site: Przełożone otwarcie Forum Gdańsk. Nowy termin nie jest znany . Moritz . Katarzyna . 15 May 2018 . trojmiasto.pl . 9 September 2021 .
  9. Web site: W sobotę otwarcie Forum Gdańsk . Moritz . Katarzyna . 24 May 2018 . trojmiasto.pl . 9 September 2021 .
  10. Web site: Wyrok w sprawie podwójnego koryta kanału Raduni . 27 May 2019 . trojmiasto.pl . 9 September 2021 .
  11. Web site: Woda wreszcie płynie przez Forum Gdańsk . 5 December 2019 . trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl . . 9 September 2021 .