Tomasz Urbanowicz (1959) is an architect and a designer of architectural glass art. He graduated at the Faculty of Architecture of the Wrocław University of Technology (1978–85). He took glass-window studies at the Fine Arts Academy of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland (1982–85) and worked as an assistant in the Painting and Sculpture Establishment at the Architecture Department of Wrocław Institute. In 1987, together with his wife, architect Beata Urbanowicz, he established his own studio, Archiglass, focused on creating architectural glass art. In 2016, Tomasz Urbanowicz was awarded the Honorable Graduate Award by Wrocław University of Technology.
His glassworks were featured in 'Colours of Architecture' by Andrew Moor (London, 2006), 'Contemporary Kiln-formed Glass' by Keith Cummings ( London / Philadelphia 2009) and 'Szkło we Współczesnej Architekturze' by Ewa Wala.
Urbanowicz's artworks took part in World Fairs EXPO three times representing Poland; at EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany - as part of the presentation of Lower Silesia; at EXPO 2005 in Aichi, Japan, where his glass composition ‘the Soul of the Piano’ was the main artefact in the Polish Pavilion, designed by prof. Krzysztof Ingarden, and at EXPO 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain, where his composition ‘Poland - Wind in the Sails’ was part of the national presentation.
Architectural glass art composition by Tomasz Urbanowicz can also be found in many places around the world: the glass orb ‘The United Earth’ is a central artistic element on European Parliament building agora in Strasbourg, France; the glass rainbow ‘Larc en ciel’ decorates G. Brassens College in Paris, France; green glass castings enlight the lobby of the Holsten Brewery Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany; and the composition ‘Blue Sunset in the Ocean’ cruises around the world on one of the world's biggest ocean liners Queen Mary 2.
One of the artist's works is a complex architectural glass composition with diverse musical notations in the foyer of the newly built Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic building in Białystok, Poland.
In 2014, Urbanowicz's glass art works from the 'GlassHenge' series were exhibited at the Wrocław Airport.
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| Blue Sunset glass, c. 2003 |
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| United Earth, c. 2004 European Parliament, Strasbourg, France |
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| The Spirit of the Piano, c. 2005 Aichi, Japan |
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| Wind in the Sails, c. 2008 Zaragoza, Spain |
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| Glass Facade, c. 2009 Justin Center, Wrocław |
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| Częstochowa, c. 2012 |
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| Częstochowa, c. 2012 |
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| Glass Compositions, c. 2012 Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic, Białystok |
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| GlassHenge Exhibition, c. 2013-14 Wrocław Airport |
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| Big Bang, c. 2015 |
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| Caucasus, c. 2016 |
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| Caucasus, c. 2016 detail |
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| Braid, c. 2018 |
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| Braid, c. 2018 |
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| Aquarius, c. 2019 |
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| Decompression – New Moon, c. 2019 |
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| Decompression – New Moon, c. 2019 |
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| Decompression – New Moon, c. 2019 |
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| EGG, c. 2019 University of Wrocław, Poland |
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| EGG, c. 2019 University of Wrocław, Poland |
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| Glass Waves, c. 2019 |
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| Martian Therms, c. 2019 |
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| Okavango, c. 2019 |
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| Sculpture e-Motion, c. 2019-20 |
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| The Spirit of Palatium, c. 2021 |
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| The Spirit of Palatium, c. 2021 |
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| In memory of those who passed away, c. 2023 |
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| Anti-Soviet Partisans’ Memorial, c. 2024 |
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| Anti-Soviet Partisans’ Memorial, c. 2024 |
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| Frozen People |
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| Frozen People |
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| Julia |
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