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Witold Rybczynski
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'''Witold Rybczynski''' (born in
1943, in
Edinburgh,
Scotland), is a
Canada Canadian architecture architect,
professor and
writer.
Rybczynski was born in Edinburgh of
Poland Polish parentage and raised in
Surrey,
England before moving at a young age to
Canada. He received
Bachelor of Architecture (
1960) and
Master of Architecture (
1972) degrees from
McGill University in
Montreal.
Rybczynski has written more than 200 articles and papers on the subject of
housing,
architecture, and
technology, many of which are aimed at a non-technical readership and have been met with considerable success. Currently, he writes many of these articles as architecture critic for
Slate (magazine) Slate.
After several years spent teaching at McGill University, he now lives in
Philadelphia and is the Martin and Margy Myerson Professor of
Urbanism at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Awards and recognition
His book ''
Home: A History of An Idea'' was nominated for the
1986 Governor General's Awards 1986 Governor General's Award for non-fiction.
His book ''
A Clearing in the Distance A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and North America in the Nineteenth Century'' won the Anthony J. Lukas Prize and was short-listed for the
Charles Taylor Prize in
2000.
Bibliography
*''
Paper Heroes Paper Heroes: Appropriate Technology: Panacea or Pipe Dream?'' (
1980)
*''
Taming the Tiger Taming the Tiger: The Struggle to Control Technology'' (
1983)
*''
Home: A History of An Idea'' (
1986)
*''
The Most Beautiful House in the World'' (
1989)
*''
Waiting for the Weekend'' (
1991)
*''
McGill: A Celebration'' (
1991)
*''
Looking Around Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture'' (
1992)
*''
A Place for Art A Place for Art/Un lieu pour l'art: The Architecture of the National Gallery of Canada'' (
1993)
*''
City Life (book) City Life: Urban expectations in a new world'' (
1995)
*''
A Clearing in the Distance A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and North America in the Nineteenth Century'' (
1999)
*''
One Good Turn One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw'' (
2000)
*''
The Look of Architecture'' (
2001)
*''
The Perfect House The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio'' (
2002)
External links
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Author page at Penguin Canada
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Faculty page at University of Pennsylvania
Category:1943 births Rybczynski, Witold Category:Living people Rybczynski, Witold
Category:Canadian architects Rybczynski, Witold
Category:Canadian writers Rybczynski, Witold
Category:Montrealers Rybczynski, Witold
Category:Natives of Surrey Rybczynski, Wi
Category:Polish Canadians Rybczynski, Witold
Category:Urban theorists Rybczynski, Witold
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