23 Years of
Rising High

John Bolek
Snell

Founder & Principal Architect — Skyforge Build Co.

John Bolek Snell is a Polish-American architect born and raised in Warsaw, Poland. He studied Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology before relocating to the United States, where he completed graduate studies in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of South Florida. He is best known for designing civic, educational, cultural, and performing arts buildings that serve their communities with precision and humanity.

John is internationally recognized for his ability to combine modern architectural form with warmth, accessibility, and civic purpose — designing buildings that encourage community interaction and blend into their surroundings rather than dominating them. His expertise in concert hall acoustics and public experience has made him one of the most sought-after voices in performing arts architecture in the Midwest.

"Architecture should strengthen democracy, accessibility, and public life. We don't design buildings — we design the spaces where community happens."
— John Bolek Snell

• Seiji Ozawa Hall — Internationally acclaimed acoustic concert hall at Tanglewood, designed for world-class orchestral performance
• Cambridge Public Library — Award-winning modern library expansion balancing civic openness with acoustic privacy
• '62 Center for Theatre and Dance — Williams College performing arts venue with bespoke acoustic stage engineering
• Tata Hall, Harvard Business School — Multi-purpose civic and academic building with acoustic seminar design
• Multiple university buildings, acoustic recital halls, and civic arts centers across the United States