Joseph Rykwert
*5. 4. 1926 – Warszawa, Poland
†18. 10. 2024 – London, United Kingdom
Biography
Joseph Rykwert was born in Warsaw in 1926. He fled to England in 1939, before the outbreak of World War II. He subsequently studied architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Architectural Association in London. After his studies, he began an academic career at several English and American universities. He became renowned primarily for publishing scholarly books focused on the history of architecture.
Joseph Rykwert was born in Warsaw in 1926. He fled to England in 1939, before the outbreak of World War II. He subsequently studied architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Architectural Association in London. After his studies, he began an academic career at several English and American universities. He became renowned primarily for publishing scholarly books focused on the history of architecture.
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