FCC Construcción

Originally named "Centennial Hall", this building had its name changed to the "Hala Ludowa" ("People's Hall") at the end of World War II. It was the venue where the World Congress of Intellectuals for Peace was held in August 1948. The Hala Ludowa, a place of great historical significance, was visited by the previous pope, John Paul II, and was refurbished according to the requirements for listing as a World Heritage Site.

The refurbishment work makes the Hala Ludowa the first reinforced-concrete building to shine with renewed splendour.

With 6,000 seats and standing room for 20,000, the hall is a trailblazer of 20th-century architecture. The building cleared the way for reinforced concrete to be used to construct major buildings for public use.

Its innovative design manages to convey a sensation of lightness and harmony that emanates from the enormous cupola, which is 65 metres in diameter and 42 metres tall. In 2006 the Hala Ludowa was included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage monuments. Today it is used as a conference centre and cinema, a venue for sporting events and rock concerts, an opera hall and theatre.

The Polish Association of Engineers and Construction Technicians granted FCC its 2009 construction prize for the refurbishment of the Hala Ludowa in Wroclaw, Poland, by FCC's Austrian subsidiary, Alpine.