This document summarizes a master's project conducted at the University of Michigan in 2005. The project involved researching and designing guidelines for the restoration of the Tsar's Palace and Park in Bialowieza, Poland. The research comprised gathering historical documents, plans, and photos of the palace and park. This information was compiled and a new dynamic design was produced to promote increased use while adhering to historic precedent. The final project was required to specify all restoration materials and provide evidence for any substitutes to comply with Polish law.

1. Research
and
Scholarly
Ac0vi0es
Sec0on
One
The Bialowieza National Forest’s
Tsar’s Palace Garden
Master’s
Opus
“The
Tsar’s
Hun0ng
Palace
and
Park
in
Bialowieza,
Poland;
a
Case
Study
of
Culture,
History
and
Dynamic
Design
in
Europe’s
Last
Primeval
Forest”
University
of
Michigan
–
Professor
Robert
Grese
2005
This
master’s
prac0cum,
to
study
and
produce
a
design
guideline
for
the
Tsar’s
Palace
and
Park
in
Bialowieza,
Poland,
was
par0ally
funded
($6000)
by
the
University
of
Michigan’s
Interna0onal
Ins0tute’s
Center
for
Russia
and
Eastern
European
Studies.
Research
comprised
of
gathering
historical
literature,
plans
and
photos
rela0ng
to
the
design,
use
and
cultural
significance
of
the
palace
and
park.
This
informa0on
was
compiled
into
a
cohesive
set
of
documents
for
my
use
and
for
the
use
of
the
Bialowieza
Park’s
library.
The
final
project
produced
an
updated
dynamic
design
for
the
park
to
promote
increased
use,
while
adhering
to
historic
precedent
and
cultural
integrity.
According
to
Polish
law,
specifica0ons
for
all
site
materials
and
suppor0ng
evidence
showing
why
subs0tute
materials
can
not
be
used
must
be
produced
in
a
legally
binding
wriXen
format.

2. Original
Plan
by
Walerian
Kronenberg
1895
Historic
photos
of
the
Tsar’s
Palace
and
introduced
vegeta0on