About us

SINUS 3

Welcome to Sinus 3, the all-female design studio and think tank that is changing the game in art, architecture, and sustainable design. We are a group of three passionate architects who bring together diverse experiences, abilities, and interests to create something truly unique. Our diverse education and work experiences set us apart and make our team intersectional. Although we are all architects, each of us has a unique background and set of skills that complement each other.

For us, the world is not just a place to exist in but a canvas to create on. That’s why we approach reality through the lenses of art, architecture, and sustainable design. We believe that the spaces we inhabit should be more than just practical; they should be spaces that inspire, connect, and move us.

We see art as the soul of architecture, and we’re not afraid to bring that soul to our projects. We create works of art that express something meaningful and beautiful about the world we live in. We believe in a diverse, intersectional, and sensitive approach to architecture, one that’s rooted in sustainability and a deep love for the planet we call home.

We are also writers and thinkers. We create spatial and written manifestos that express our unique approach to architecture, art, and sustainable design.

Together, we are Sinus 3, a team of architects and artists who bring a unique and diverse set of skills to every project we work on. We believe that our differences make us stronger, and that our ability to work together and collaborate is what sets us apart.

ANNA KRENZ

Architect, Urban Planner (M.Sc.), Artist and Editor

Anna Krenz is an artist, architect, editor and activist. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Poznań University of Technology (Graduated with honors) and completed her Master’s degree in Energy, Environment & Sustainable Design at the Architectural Association in London.
Krenz is co-founder of the Sinus_3 women’s design studio, whose activities include architecture, ecology and public space design issues, using various forms of visual, video and performance arts.
Since 2001 she has been working with the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (Denmark) on sustainability projects. Krenz is co-editor (with Preben Maegaard and Wolfgang Palz) of the book in two volumes “Wind Power for the World. The Rise of Modern Wind Energy” and “Wind Power for the World. International Reviews and Developments” (published by Pan Stanford, Singapore, 2013).
From 2003 to 2012, together with Jacek Slaski, she managed the ZERO Gallery in Berlin, which hosted over 100 exhibitions, concerts and happenings, presenting artists from Poland, Germany and the world. The ZERO Gallery was established to promote Polish art in Berlin. Between 2007 and 2011 she was a member of the music band “The Curators” (improvised music).
Since 1998 she has been writing about architecture and design for Polish magazines like “Architektura-murator”, “Architektura & Biznes” or “Czas Kultury”. From 2007 to 2009 it was the editor-in-chief of the magazine “VOX Design” and in the following years it was the editor-in-chief of the magazine “re:design”.
Krenz is co-founder of the Polish National Association of Architecture Students – OSSA (1998), founder of the Dziewuchy Berlin collective (Czarny Protest 3.10.2016 or “Global Scream” 8.3.2018), a member of Nasze Puszczykowo Association and initiator and member of the International Council of Polish Women+. She is actively involved in projects concerning women’s rights in Berlin and Poland, local ecological activities in Puszczykowo and Poznań. Writes articles and lectures all over the world on issues of architecture, urban theory, renewable energy, feminist art and activism. Since 2003 lives in Berlin.

kontakt@mzajaczkowska.com

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MARZENA ZAJĄCZKOWSKA

Master of Science (M. Sc), Engineer – Architect, Urban Planner

Marzena Zajączkowska graduated in Architecture from the Poznań University of Technology. She completed her post-graduate studies at Bauhaus Dessau in Germany. She gained her professional experience in England at PDG Architects in 2004-2010. In 2011 Marzena participated in a research program concerning the issue of energy savings in buildings at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Zielona Góra. She also worked in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Poznań City Hall. Along with Anna Krenz and Monika Konrad, she is a co-founder of the Sinus_3 artistic group. Since 2012 she runs her architectural design studio (as minimalDEsign). Marzena has unlimited designing and building qualifications and has been a member of IARP (the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland) since 2011.

monika.e.m.konrad@gmail.com

MONIKA KONRAD

Architect, Urban Planner (M.Sc.), Researcher

Monika Konrad is an architect, urban planner, and researcher; she gained a professional background in studios like OMA and Claus en Kaan Architecten in the Netherlands and Moscow as a project director at consulting company Strelka KB. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Poznań University of Technology, the Lund University and the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Monika is an author of numerous urban standards and strategic projects on a citywide scale and a designer of urban and architectural projects in Europe and Asia. She is the Deputy Director of the Municipal Office of Architecture and Spatial Planning in the City of Warsaw. Currently, she is a chief designer of the Warsaw Strategic Masterplan.

Exhibitions & Competitions

„Architecture – note of the idea”, group exhibition, National Museum, Poznań, 2013
Individual exhibition of projects, Gallery ZERO, Berlin, 2003
Individual exhibition of projects, Gallery Piwnica21, Poznań, 2002
Video screening at the ‘Beyond Media – Architecture on Video’, Florence, 2002
“Underground – Abovegarden”, UIA Conference, Berlin – student competition, 2002
Scientific Film about architecture Competition, Lublin University of Technology – first prize, 2002
Individual exhibition of projects, SARP Gallery, Poznań, 2002
Group exhibition, SARP Gallery, Wrocław, 2000
8th International Architecture Biennale competition, group exhibition, Kraków, 2000
Euro Art Meeting, European Competition for Public Space, Wrocław – third prize, 2000
International Internet Competition „City of the Third Millennium“, group exhibition, Venetian Pavillion, Venice Biennale of Architecture, 2000

Performance & Video

„The River’s Tale”, 2022
„zerorezero” – happening during Gallery ZERO opening, Berlin, 2003
„Unexpected Geometry” – happening during 9th International Architecture Biennale, Kraków, 2002
„Kerfent” – video screening and performance, Piwnica21, Poznań, 2002
„Urban Sounds” – happening, London, 2000, Poznań 2001
„Creating the World, backwards!” – performance, Euro Art Meeting, Wrocław, 2000
„Space by Sound” – performance, „Sound Animation” video during Workshop of the Architect Seminar, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, 2000
„Reticulum, the Concrete Side of the World” video and happening, Plac Wolności, Poznań, 2000