Robert Konieczny


Robert Konieczny is a Polish architect. He is the founder and CEO of KWK Promes, an architecture studio based in Katowice. Konieczny is the designer of The Dialogue Centre Upheavals in National Museum of Szczecin which was awarded as The Best Public Space in Europe at European Prize for Urban Public Space organized by Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. The project also was named as the World Building of the Year by World Architecture Festival, in 2016. Konieczny also is a member of Académie d'architecture.

Career

Konieczny graduated from Silesian University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in architecture. In 1996, he received the certificate of New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 1999, he founded the KWK Promes architecture studio. Together with the studio, he has received numerous awards and nominations. Konieczny was nominated to the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture of the Mies van der Rohe Foundation ten times.
In 2024, Images Publishing released an English-language monograph titled Robert Konieczny KWK Promes. Buildings + ideas by Philip Jodido.

Personal life

He was born to father Stanisław Konieczny and mother Elwira. Due to her mother's Italian descent, he also holds an Italian citizenship. He is married to wife Patrycja and has a daughter Lena. He lives in Katowice and Brenna.

Awards and recognition

His selected awards include: