In October 2009, Future City Game in Warsaw brought people together to work on ideas for the shortest street in Poland - Samborska, in the New Town. The group’s visit to the 'scene of crime' showed the invisibility of the street – it was completely hidden in a tangle of bushes. Getting from one end to the other (only 22 metres!) was quite a challenge.

Six months later - another group visit to the 'scene of crime' - is this really the same place? The tangle of bushes has gone, the street is nicely paved, neat, with brand new plants at the sides. Divided into 22 one-metre sections separated by illuminated dividers embedded in the footpath, Samborska looks very attractive after dark. And there is a space designed especially for this particular Future City Game’s ex-players - mostly students of the school of architecture and construction, which is located opposite this street – they will be able to present their other work at various exhibitions in Samborska every now and then. Who knows - maybe thanks to the joint efforts of the British Council Warsaw, the authorities of the Śródmieście district of Warsaw and all the players – the freshly renovated, shortest street in Poland has a chance to become a magnet for architects, designers and artists from all over the world. A tiny 'Montmartre' in the very heart of Warsaw.

Photos from the opening of the 'new' Samborska Street are available here.

For more information, please contact: Agnieszka Wrycza, Partnerships and Projects Manager, British Council Poland