Tomasz Konior, founder of the Konior Studio architectural firm, was named the recipient of the Polish Architects’ Association Honorary Award in 2026. Congratulations!
The SARP Honorary Award is the most prestigious distinction in the field of architecture in our country. Awarded since 1966 for lifetime achievement, it honors designers whose work stands out in a special way among Poland’s architectural creations. Over the years, recipients have included Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak, Jerzy Hryniewiecki, Witold Cęckiewicz, and Romuald Loegler. Who was awarded Poland’s most prestigious architectural honor this year?
The 2026 SARP Honorary Award goes to Tomasz Konior!
On October 15, 2026, the jury of the SARP Honorary Award announced this year’s winner: Tomasz Konior. The committee, led by Marek Chrobak (President of the SARP Executive Board), awarded the SARP Honorary Award to Tomasz Konior, explaining their decision as follows:
in recognition of his outstanding creative achievements, which have permanently enriched the body of work of contemporary Polish architecture, as well as for his consistent commitment to shaping the highest standards of architectural culture. His projects, particularly cultural and public facilities, exemplify a harmonious blend of artistic, social, and functional values, contributing to the development of a sense of place and the enhancement of public spaces. Tomasz Konior’s body of work, highly regarded both in Poland and abroad, represents a lasting contribution to the development of Polish architecture and remains a source of inspiration for future generations of architects.
Tomasz Konior’s Work
Tomasz Konior is a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Kraków University of Technology, where he received his Ph.D. in 2019. Over the past thirty years, he has won numerous architectural awards, including the SARP Award of the Year in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2021, and 2023; the First-Class Award from the Minister of Infrastructure for outstanding creative achievements in the field of architecture and construction for the completed “Symphony” Center for Music Science and Education project; the Silver Medal“Gloria Artis” for Merit to Culture, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Award in the categories of Architect and Accessibility Leader, as well as the Europe 40 Under 40 award and a nomination for the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Award.
Konior Studio, Tomasz Konior’s architectural firm, is responsible for the designs of many buildings that have become permanent fixtures in the landscape of Poland’s finest architectural achievements, including the “Symfonia” Center for Music Science and Education in Katowice, the headquarters of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra ( NOSPR ) in Katowice, and the New Reading Rooms of the National Library in Warsaw.
