Polish architect and urban planner
Ryszard Piotr Jurkowski (born 28 May 1945) is a Polish architect and urban planner. He is noted for his contemporary and embracing minimalism design[1] of residential, commercial, educational, industrial and civic buildings, and for his fight against the monotonous and dreary architecture of the communist era.[2] He is one of Poland’s most prolific architects.[3][4]
Early life and career
Ryszard Jurkowski was born in Sosnowiec on 28 May 1945,[5] where he also went to Bolesław Prus Secondary School. In 1969 he graduated with a master's degree in architecture from Kraków University of Technology,[5][6] subsequently obtaining the professional qualifications to practice under the title 'architect'.[5]
In 1969 he joined the Regional Municipal Building Company in Sosnowiec, but two years later began working for a large architectural firm Investprojekt in Katowice.[5][7] Since 1990 he has been a senior partner at AiR Jurkowscy Architekci,[5][6] a practice he had established with his wife[7][8] who also holds a degree in architecture.[9]
Between 1991 and 1996 Jurkowski was a senior lecturer at Kraków University of Technology and in the years 1992-1998 and 2003-2006 the chairman of the Regional Commission for Urban Planning and Architecture in Katowice[5] He was also appointed a member of Poland’s General Commission for Urban Planning and Architecture in Warsaw[5][3] and he played a significant role in creating the Act of 15 December 2000 on professional self-governing bodies for architects.[10]
He was the chief coordinator of the professional architects' environments[11] and in 2000 was elected the president of the Association of Polish Architects, and held this position until 2006.[5][12]
Jurkowski is a sponsor and promoter of publishing architectural and design books and, in 2018 orchestrated the publishing of the first Polish edition of On Adam’s House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History (Polish: O rajskim domu Adama: Idea pierwotnej chaty w historii architektury), a literary work on the history and philosophy of architecture written by the foremost historian and critic Professor Joseph Rykwert,[13] and published under the patronage of the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning (NIAIU) and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.[14]
He is also a member of the Polish Architecture Council.[15] and one of the judges of the Collegium of Competition Judges SARP.[16][17]
Honours and awards
Ryszard Jurkowski is the winner of SARP Honorary Award 1999,[5][18] SARP Award of the Year 1987[5] and 2010[19][20] and of the 1st and 2nd degree Award of the Ministry of Construction (now the Ministry of Infrastructure).[5]
He is the recipient of the Honoris Gratia 2011[7] and of the Silver and Gold Cross of Merit in the recognition of his achievements[21]. In 2013 he was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award for the Home Army Museum in Kraków[1]. He is also the winner of Brick Award Polska 2013[22].
In 2012 he has received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta from the President of Poland for his outstanding contribution to Polish architecture.[10]
Selected projects
- Kokociniec Residential Complex, Katowice (1985)[21]
- Primary School, Wodzisław Śląski (1989)[21]
- Churches, Sosnowiec & Częstochowa (1995 & 1996)[21]
- MIKAMA Office Building, Sosnowiec (1997)[7]
- Altar for Pope John Paul II on his visit to Poland (1999)[3][23]
- Getin Bank, Bytom (2000)[21]
- Qubus Hotel, Gliwice (2001)[24]
- Kamienny Dom, Katowice (2001)[25]
- Ahold Shopping Centre, Wodzisław Śląski (2005)[21]
- Oskar Kolberg Philharmonic, Kielce (2006)[26]
- Nad Potokiem Villas, Katowice (2007)[27]
- Mariacka Street urban redevelopment, Katowice (2008)[28]
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- Home Army Museum, Kraków (2009)[1][22]
- Ecumenical Chapel, Katowice International Airport (2009)[29]
- Książęce Residential Complex, Katowice (2010)[6][9]
- Energopol Office Building, Katowice (2012)[7]
- City Museum and Katowice SEZ Offices, Żory (2012)[6][30]
- Main Town Square urban redevelopment, Katowice (2012)[31]
- Music Centre, Kraków (2013)[32]
- Przy Fontannach Residential Complex, Racibórz (2016)[33]
- SGH Innovative Space Centre, Warsaw (2017)[34]
- Dworcowa Street urban redevelopment, Katowice (2021)[35]
- Mercure Accor Hotel, Katowice (2021)[36][37]
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Gallery
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City Museum, Żory
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City Museum, Żory
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