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post updated 18 Feb 2026

Polish Architecture Designs – chronological list

Polish Architecture News in 2026

18 February 2026
Kownatki Lake House, Masuria region
Design: Archmondo

photo : Jakub Certowicz

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Key contemporary property developments in Eastern Europe. New buildings in Poland – built environment design updates.

Poland Architecture News in 2025

17 December 2025
New Port Residential Development Bydgoszcz, Kuyavia, northern Poland
Architects: BBGK Architekci

photo : Nate Cook

27 November 2025
Bridge Tower in Warsaw
Architects: UNS

photo : Piotr Krajewski

18 November 2025
The House with a private Giewont mountain, Podhale, southern Poland
Architects: BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś

17 October 2025
Jastrzębia Góra House, Kashubia, north Poland
Architects: Archmondo

18 September 2025

Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko Museum in Okopy

Architecture of Memory by Nizio Design International

September marks the 78th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. The Polish priest, whose unyielding stance against the communist regime made him a symbol of freedom and courage, continues to inspire new generations. In his native village of Okopy in Podlasie, a museum dedicated to his memory is being built. The entire architectural concept, building design, permanent exhibition, and interior arrangement are entrusted to Mirosław Nizio and his studio, Nizio Design International.

Architecture rooted in spirituality of place

The project envisions the creation of a Museum–House of Memory, deeply embedded in the local landscape and regional symbolism. The 1,200 m² building draws inspiration from the architecture of Podlasie and Eastern Mazovia: rural cottages, roadside chapels, and Gothic churches with austere gables. It is a deliberate reference to the modesty, simplicity, and spirituality of the countryside where Father Jerzy grew up.

The contemporary, ascetic form of the museum will blend seamlessly into the natural surroundings of fields, meadows, and forests. The use of materials such as aggregate concrete, natural stone, and gravel evokes the character of traditional local buildings. As these materials slowly patinate over time, the structure will become an organic part of its environment. “We were inspired by modest stone and wooden chapels, but also by monumental Gothic temples where light breaks through darkness. We wanted the architecture to speak the language of truth and courage – the values that lay at the heart of Father Jerzy’s life,” emphasizes Mirosław Nizio.

The heart of the museum

At the center of the concept lies the Place of Reflection, a distinct space covered with a gable roof, rising above the entire structure. The chapel’s façade, built of concrete blocks made from local aggregate, is shaped in a way that, through its apertures, creates a symbolic sign of the cross. Natural light filtering inside will endow the space with a spiritual dimension, while at night the emanating glow will turn the structure into a stone lantern.

Symbolism of death and life

A symbolic dam, represented by a monumental concrete wall with flowing streams of water, will become an integral part of the architectural narrative. This element directly references the dam in Włocławek, the site of Father Popiełuszko’s martyrdom. Here, water symbolizes purification, life, and memory. The wall’s concrete blocks will also bear the names of priests persecuted during the communist era, forming a collective monument to the clergy of those oppressive times.

Interiors – spaces of memory and education

Daylight will filter inside through narrow slits, creating an atmosphere of contemplation. The functional program includes, among others, a reconstruction of the priest’s Warsaw apartment, permanent and temporary exhibitions, an auditorium, a library, a reading room, and a café annex. The narrative of the exhibition will guide visitors through Father Jerzy’s biography, his pastoral and social activity, the repression he suffered from the security services, culminating in his tragic death and enduring legacy.

The Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko Museum is designed to serve a dual role: as a site of remembrance and as a local center of activity. As a future branch of the Podlasie Museum in Białystok, it will collect and share archival materials, while also inspiring research, educational initiatives, and community engagement. The architecture thus responds not only to the need for commemoration but also to the fostering of social bonds on a local scale.
Construction of the museum began in July 2025. Its completion and official opening are scheduled for October 2027, marking the 43rd anniversary of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko’s death.

More information: www.nizio.com.pl

9 September 2025
Greater Poland Uprising Museum, Poznan
Architects: WXCA

photo : Dronowiec.pl

4 September 2025
Dwór Sanna boutique hotel, Roztocze region, eastern Poland
Architects: Nizio Design International

image courtesy of architects office

23 July 2025
The Shelter House with Scorpio Garden
Architecture: BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś

25 June 2025
Salvia Restaurant, Cracow, southern Poland
Architecture: Tremend Studio

photo : Bartek Barczyk

29 May 2025
Noho One Masterplan, Business District, Warsaw
Architecture: BBGK Architekci

image courtesy of architects practice

2 May 2025
Wutkowski headquarters, Śliwice, Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland
Design: Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska, Ideograf

photo courtesy of Ideograf

10 April 2025
Gambit Office, Gliwice, Upper Silesia region, southern Poland
Architecture: KWK PROMES

photo : Juliusz Sokołowski

24 February 2025
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Architecture: Thomas Phifer and Partners

photo : Marcin Czechowicz
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw unveiled its inaugural exhibition in the Museum’s newly built home, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, in historic Plac Defilad (Parade Square).

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Polish Building News 2024

Polish Architectural News

13 December 2024
Joseph Rykwert
In Memoriam: The Passing of Joseph Rykwert, Eminent Historian, Critic, and Leader of CICA. Born in Warsaw, in 1926, Joseph Rykwert was one of the leading architectural historians and critics of his generation.

27 November 2024
Modular DA Houses
Design: Dom Architektów

photo © Jakub Certowicz

25 November 2024
Polish History Museum in Warsaw Building wins the 2024 ULI Global Award for Excellence
Architects: WXCA

photo : WXCA_Daniel Ciesielski
The Polish History Museum in Warsaw has been recognised as the world’s finest new cultural sector investment. Designed by the Polish architectural studio WXCA, this landmark museum—serving as the central feature of a representative new cultural complex in the heart of Poland’s capital—has received the distinguished 2024 ULI Global Award for Excellence.

21 November 2024
New Metropolitan Station Lublin wins First Prize at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore!
Design: Tremend Studio

photo : Rafal Chojnacki
The Metropolitan Station in Lublin, designed by the Polish architectural firm Tremend, has received the main award at this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF). The event, held from 6-8th November in Singapore, is regarded as one of the most significant and prestigious in the global architecture industry.

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27 October 2024
NOSPR headquarters Katowice – National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Headquarters, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland
Architecture: Konior Studio

photograph : Radosław Kaźmierczak
Hundreds of concerts, performances by world-class musicians, crowds of music lovers…. Over the past 10 years, the headquarters of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice has hosted many events that will long be remembered.

28 June 2024
Stargard Bookstore, near Sczecin, northwest Poland
Design: BIA STUDIO

photo : Tomasz Zakrzewski / Archifolio
When the old meets the new in architecture, exceptional value is created, and the renovation of the Stargard Bookstore is the best confirmation of this. Good architecture, using many means of expression, creates spaces that are multifaceted, full of meaning, and at the same time functional and user-friendly.

10 June 2024
Xylopolis Centre for Wood Art and Science, Wasilkow, western Poland
Architects: WXCA

image courtesy of architects practice
The architectural form concept of the Xylopolis Centre for Wood Art and Science stems from a profound contemplation of the human-nature relationship, exploring coexistence, human impact on the natural ecosystem, and the ensuing responsibilities. In response to the ecological and social challenges of the future, WXCA architects envision a design imbued with a belief in human wisdom and the potential for rational, responsible resource management.

11 April 2024
H11 Boutique Office, Gliwice, Upper Silesia, southern Poland
Design: Zalewski Architecture Group

photo : Tomasz Zakrzewski / Archifolio

29 March 2024
Mattel Office Warsaw, Poland building
Architecture: BIT CREATIVE

16 January 2024
New Metropolitan Station Lublin, Integrated Transportation Center
Architecture: Tremend Studio
This modern facility is the main element of a multi-phase, complex project of the Integrated Transportation Center being built in the capital city of the region. Located in the center of the city, along with the accompanying infrastructure, it is a transport hub connecting urban, regional and national transport.

7 January 2024
House with a Rock, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Łódzkie
Design: Kuoo Tamizo Architects

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Polish Architecture News 2023

14 Aug 2023
Polish Army Museum Warsaw
Architecture: WXCA

photo : Marcin Czechowicz
Located at the historic Warsaw Citadel, the Polish Army Museum is a major addition to the cultural landscape of the Polish capital. The museum project involves a mix of historic buildings and new construction, with sensitive attention given to the relationship between the distinct components and their context.

2 Aug 2023
Beech Valley Housing Complex, Grabówko Lake, Kashubian Valley, north Poland
Architecture: ArchMondo Piotr Kowalczyk

photos © Katarzyna Seliga-Wróblewska and Marcin Wróblewski
The Beech Valley is a complex of four houses located nearby the Grabówko Lake in a charming Kashubian valley surrounded by picturesque beech forests.

3 July 2023
Krakow Tenement House
Architecture: BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś

photo : Piotr Krajewski

10 April 2023
Hilltop House, Poznań, western Poland
Design: mode:lina architekci

photo : Patryk Lewiński

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Polish Architecture News 2022

23 Dec 2022
The Little Eaves House, Lanckorona, Lesser Poland
Design: Bogusław Barnaś, BXB studios

photo courtesy of architects office

2 Dec 2022
Skyliner Warsaw Skyscraper Building
Architecture: APA Wojciechowski

image courtesy of Karimpol Group / architects practice

10 Nov 2022
CPK Airport
Architecture: Foster + Partners, with Buro Happold

image : Foster + Partners
A Foster + Partners and Buro Happold consortium has won the competition to design the new CPK airport between Warsaw and Łódź. The pivotal project will act as a symbolic gateway to Poland, a 21st century transport interchange which brings together air, rail and road, while reflecting the country’s national identity and providing exceptional passenger experience.

25 Oct 2022
Varso Tower Warsaw
Architecture: Foster + Partners

photo © Aaron Hargreaves / Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners completes Varso Tower, an integral part of HB Reavis’ Varso Place in Warsaw. At a record-breaking 310 metres high it is the tallest tower in the European Union. Grant Brooker from the architects office, said: “Our client HB Reavis has been a fantastic champion of the project throughout and our local collaborators at Epstein and Buro Happold have worked tirelessly alongside us.

23 Oct 2022
LIBRARY at the train station, Rumia, Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland
Architecture: Sikora Interiors

photo © Tom Kurek
Rumia Railway Station didn’t look so pretty before Sikora Interiors came and transformed it into an amazing and comfortable library that acts as a cultural centre as well as a transport hub. Internationally awarded project (IIDA USA Library Interior Design Awarded) shown possibilities of train station adaptation in post-soviet country (north of Poland).

19 Sep 2022
Jubilee University of Economics, Krakow
Architecture: ENTROPIC + Studio4SPACE

image courtesy of architecture office
Entropic, in collaboration with the local architecture studio, Studio4Space has released the design for the new Jubilee building for the University of Economics, in Krakow, Poland. The architectural proposal was selected as one of the finalists for the prestigious architecture competition organized by SARP against 17 other teams.

18 Aug 2022
Krakow Tenement House, Wawel, southern Poland
Architecture: BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś

image : Unique Vision Studio Rafał Barnaś

20 Jun 2022
Wave One Building, European Center for Families, Sopot, northern Poland
Architecture: FAAB Architektura

photo © FAAB, Photographer: Maciej Lulko
Wave One, of the European Center for Families, is located 400 meters from the Baltic Sea in what is historically known as a health resort town. The concept is derived from the complexity of sea waves and the local vernacular of carved ornamental detailing on facade elements.

27 Jan 2022
Mennica Legacy Tower, Warsaw
Architecture: Goettsch Partners

photography © Sebastian Deptuła, Anatomia Formy

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Polish Architecture News 2021

20 Dec 2021
Villa Reden Apartments
Design: Architekt Maciej Franta – Franta Group

photo : Tomasz Zakrzewski
The unique context of the place and the potential negative consequence of implementing a new tissue in this unique area meant that the decision to shape a new building was not easy and had to refer directly to these guidelines, not compete with them, and “respond” to the environment with its uniqueness in a contemporary way.

3 Dec 2021
K House, Konin, Poland Property
Design: STOPROCENT Architekci

20 Nov 2021
Windmill House, Lublin Property, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, western Poland
Design: Michał Kucharski, o4architekci

12 Sep 2021 + 20 Mar 2021
New kindergarten in Opole / Malina
Architects: PORT

photo : Stan Zajączkowski
The architects aimed to create inspiring and stimulating kindergarten’s space, to foster kids’ growth and development. The building acts as a ‘vassel’ for young human beings, where its form casts user’s behavior, sense of security and self-esteem

21 Jul 2021
Mausoleum of Martyrdom, Michniów
Architects: Nizio Design International

photo : Marcin Czechowicze
Viewed from the outside, from its northern and southern elevations, the building of the Mausoleum of Martyrdom of Polish Villages in Michniów brings to mind wooden country cottages arranged one behind the other. This row of symbolic huts has a disturbing form.

25 Jun 2021
Q22 Office Building Warsaw
Architecture: Kuryłowicz & Associates

photography : Echo Investments

23 Jun 2021
Modern Dacha, Gmina Międzychód Poznań, western Poland
Design: Mode: Lina

photo : Patryk Lewińsk
“From my grandfather I inherited a modest forester’s lodge in the heart of Pszczewski landscape park. I wanted to enhance it and create Contemporary Dacha for friends and family.” The idea of finishing the second house in the middle of the woods came from Investors’ love for nature and proactive way of spending spare time, as well as the need to create an asylum, standing in contrast to the quick, everyday life of big cities.

20 Jun 2021
Fertility Clinic and IVF Laboratory, Wrocław
Architects: FAAB Architektura

photography : Maciej Jezyk
This is a specialist fertility clinic, with a one-day hospital, and IVF laboratory at Grabiszyńska Street in Wrocław, Poland. The technologically complex function enables the diagnosis and treatment of women, based on the latest medical knowledge.

3 Apr 2021
Mountain Shelter, Lubań
Architects: TOPROJEKT

image courtesy of architects practice
This building follows the slope to the north, descending almost to the bottom of the valley to the level of the tent base. As the slope rises slightly to the west, it was possible to meet the provisions of the plan with the height relative to the surrounding area, despite the design of four storeys.

post updated 3 Mar 2021
By the Way House in Central Poland
Design: KWK Promes

photo © Jarosêaw Syrek
The investor had his own vision of the interior arrangement with the living area on the first floor. Additionally, he wanted to place a house in the middle of the plot, far away from the river, where a marina was supposed to be.

26 Mar 2021
Piątkowska 133 Poznań, western Poland
Design: Easst architects

photo : Przemysław Turlej

24 Feb 2021
TechnipFMC Office, Krakow, southern Poland
Architecture: The Design Group

photo : The Design Group, Fotomohito

post updated 1 Feb 2021
Konieczny’s Ark in Brenna
Architects: KWK PROMES

picture : Olo Studio
The most appropriate building turned out to be a fully open on mountain landscape one-storey building, which gives the same view to all of the interiors. Because of the plot being located in an absolute wilderness a problem of security came out.

12 Jan 2021
Mixed-Use Gdynia Development
Architects: RMJM Prague

picture from architects
The architectural team at RMJM Prague recently placed fourth in Polish competition for a mixed-use development in the city of Gdynia. The competition result was close, and they were thrilled to have been considered alongside a number of prestigious firms.