Stefan Kuryłowicz
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Stefan Kuryłowicz (26 March 1949 – June 6, 2011) was a Polish
collapse of Communism in 1989.[1] Media reports have called Kuryłowicz "one of the most influential Polish architects."[1] He and the late architect Jacek Syropolski created the architecture company, Kurylowicz & Associates.[2]
Biography
Kuryłowicz was born in Warsaw in 1949.People's Republic of Poland openly discouraged free expression and creativity.[1]
The
residential buildings. His work has been credited with modernizing Warsaw during the post-Communist era. Jerzy Grochulski, the president of the Association of Polish Architects, said about Kurylowicz, "He helped shape the way Warsaw looks today."[1] Kuryłowicz's firm is currently constructing a municipal studio in Białystok and the Wolf Bracka department store.[2]
In addition to his architectural practice, Kuryłowicz taught architecture at
United Nations Headquarters in New York City.[1]
Winner of SARP Honorary Award in 2003.
Death
Stefan Kuryłowicz died in a
Santander, Cantabria.[1]
Kuryłowicz was survived by his wife Ewa Kuryłowicz, a board member of his architectural firm; and two sons.[1]
Examples of Kurylowicz's designs
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Vitkac, a luxury department store, Warsaw -
The Focus building in Warsaw -
LOT Polish Airlines headquarters in Warsaw -
The Centrum Królewska office building -
Prosta Tower, opened in November 2010 -
The Gdański Station in the Warsaw Metro -
The Symfonia Residence in Gdańsk, Poland -
TheHilton Hotel in Gdańsk, Poland -
Białystok City Stadium, Poland -
Modlin Airport, Warsaw
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Scislowska, Monika (2011-06-07). "Leading Polish architect dies in plane crash". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ a b Kolasa, Thomas (2011-06-07). "Four Poles killed in airplane crash". Warsaw Business Journal. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "What caused light air craft [sic] disaster, northern Spain?". Polskie Radio. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
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