By the decision of the editorial board and the Jury of the Competition, as well as the votes of the Readers of Propertydesign.pl, the 4Buildings Awards 2019 prize in the category Projects – Public Building won the Primary Social School Lady Sue Ryder in Niepołomice, which was designed by Konior Studio. The awards were presented at the ceremonial Gala on 15/11/2019, the prize was collected by Tomasz Konior.
Tomasz Konior nominated in the Personality plebiscite of the 25th anniversary organized by „Architektura-murator” in the category „Architecture”. We encourage you to vote on the website: https://architektura25.pl/osobowosci-25-lecia-architektura
On the 22-31 July the International Summer School of the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology takes place. Students from many countries take part in this event. On the 24th July, Tomasz Konior will show participants facilities in Katowice designed by Konior Studio: the Academy of Music and the seat of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. More details about the event: https://www.polsl.pl/Wydzialy/RAr/Lists/AktualnosciWydzialuArchitektury/PokazWiadomosc.aspx?WebPartTitle=ListaWiadomosci&Page=1&WebPartTitle2=Wiadomosc&Filter1Field2=Identyfikator&Filter1Value2=1190
Konior Studio in the final of the prestigious competition for the Philharmonic in Ostrava. In the home straight we competed with the best worldwide offices: Hanning Larsen Architects from Copenhagen, Architekture Studio from Paris and Steven Holl Architects from New York. In the end, this well-organized competition was won by the American architect Steven Holl. We congratulate the laureates and we encourage you to see all the competition works.
http://koniorstudio.pl/projekt/sala-koncertowa-ostrava/
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/steven-holl-architecture-acts-win-competition-ostrava-concert-hall-czech-republic-07-10-2019/
https://www.jfo.cz/en/novinky/press-release/
https://www.ostrava.cz/en/o-meste/aktualne/ostrava-announces-an-architectural-competition-for-its-new-concert-hall
A phenomenal office building is being built in Nowa Wieś near Częstochowa – the seat of the Press Glass group. The project was developed by Konior Studio, and you can read more about the investment in the article below: https://forumbranzowe.com/press-glass-stawia-wreszcie-swoj-biurowiec/
During the 11th European Economic Congress, Tomasz Konior was awarded the title of „Promoter of Poland” by the Administration of the Foundation of the Polish Promotional Emblem „Teraz Polska”. The title is awarded to people whose achievements in the field of culture, science or business build the image of our national brand.
Tomasz Konior in the honorable chapter’s group in the Competition for Young Architects. The tasks which will subject the evaluation are: „The river that connects”, „Manifesto of a young architect” and „Architectural detail”. We keep fingers crossed for all participants, and we will get to know the winners about 5:00 PM today.
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice has been invited to the international ECHO organization (European Concert Hall Organization), which brings together the best concert halls in Europe. Thereby, the NOSPR as the only institution in Poland became part of an elite network, connecting 21 of the most opinion-forming institutions in the world of European classical music. This is honorable distinction also for Konior Studio and all NOSPR’s designers.
Tomasz Konior was awarded the Medal of the 100th anniversary of Regain Independence for long-standing commitment to work for democratic changes. Medals were given by the Prime Minister. Six architects were included in the notable group of scientists and creators. We would like to congratulate all awarded people.