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.
Tomasz Konior is one of the character in the reportage „Metropolenreport Kattowitz” on German TV Arte. Marion Ammicht showed the beauty of Katowice and took viewers in a few extremely interesting places. Among them was the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tomasz Konior said a few words about it. We invite you to watch the reportage: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/088320-000-A/metropolenreport-kattowitz/
A few days ago, Tomasz Konior was a guest of the Cezary Łasiczka’s broadcast OFF Czarek at Radio TOK FM. He told about his passion, love for music, dreams and he unveiled the mistery of designing concert halls. We don’t disclose any more details, we encourage you to listen to the interview and to get to know Tomasz Konior better at the following link: https://audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/72444,Akustyka-i-fotel
Tomasz Konior is the Competition Judge in the Brick Award 2019. The prestigious competition once again promotes architects and architectural offices not only in the country, but also internationally. The jury’s deliberations are under way. We will get to know the winners soon – on the 12th March 2019.