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The prize was accepted by AMU Chancellor Stanisław Wachowiak, Deputy Chancellor Marek Sobczak and designer Grzegorz Tracz. The architectural design of the project was created in the design studio IRON TOWER INVESTMENT Paweł Wieczorkiewicz S.K.

The building was put into operation again in February this year. All floors have been rebuilt. Around the building there was a suitable road and parking infrastructure created, together with walking paths, adapted to the proper functioning of the entire facility. After renovation, the Student House offers 200 places in single and double rooms.

Construction work began in March 2016, and the first phase of work ended in January this year. "Hanka" is a "cult" object, which was created in the years 1925 - 1929. It was designed by architect Roger Sławski as a social facility for students and academic staff of the then Poznań University. Initially opened as a hotel for the guests of Universal National Exhibition (1929), it is characterized by classic architectural forms.

The building is a historic object individually entered into the register of monuments. It is a four-winged building, enclosed in the outline of a rectangular rectangle wings: southern and northern, with six over ground stories and one underground story.

The Contest "Modernization of the Year" is the largest undertaking of this kind in Poland and the only one in Europe. 21 years of rewarding the best buildings has resulted in a multitude of people and companies motivated to perfect construction, well-thought out project and conscious investment with an idea and respect for the achievements of past generations. The Laureates of the Competition, associated in the Council of the Contest, had the idea of opening up to other countries. Many Polish companies, members of the Council, build and design throughout the European Union as well as outside.