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THE ATLAS OF WARSAW WOMEN ARCHITECTS (AD-GA)

The Atlas of Warsaw Women Architects presents the achievements of 41 female architects born before 1939, whose work can still be seen in the city.  The biographies of these women are as varied as the buildings they designed – from modernist housing estates, through public institution buildings, to landscaping and recreational facilities.  Their projects co-created the urban space in the 20th century, introducing innovative solutions and adapting the architecture to the changing needs of the inhabitants. 

  • Project selection: Anna Cymer
  • Query: Anna Cymer, Artur Wosz, Miłosz Janczarski
  • Contemporary Photos: Artur Wosz

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: AD-GA 

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: HA-KU

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: LE-SK

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: ST-ZA

ADAMCZEWSKA-WEJCHERT HANNA

(1920–1996) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology in 1946, where she began working as an assistant in the Department of Urban Planning. After returning to Warsaw, she worked at the Bureau for the Rebuilding of the Capital (BOS). From 1950 she headed the Miastoprojekt-ZOR studio. She is a co-designer of the city of Tychy. 

ATRIAL HOUSES

 


Address: Orężna Street


Years: 1969-1972


Authors’ team:Hanna Adamczewska-Wejchert, Grzegorz Chodkowski, Krystyna Mikucka-Jagiełło, Donat Putkowski, Kazimierz Wejchert


 

ANDRZEJEWSKA-URBANOWICZ BARBARA

(1919–1996) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology in 1947. She worked on projects for the housing development of the Muranów district and the Ministry of Industry and Trade at Plac Trzech Krzyży (1946-1949). 

ANDERSA STREET LOCATION

 


Address: Andersa Street


Years: 1952-1954


Authors’ team: Barbara Andrzejewska-Urbanowicz, Stanisław Brukalski, Waldemar Hinc, Stanisław Szurmak


 

BOERNER-BRZECHFFA WANDA

(1903–1971) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology in 1929. She defended her diploma thesis entitled. ‘Hotel on Marszałkowska Street’, prepared under the direction of Czesław Przybylski. In 1934, she was a co-founder of the Association of Architects of the Republic of Poland. 

ŁĄCZNOŚCI I-II ESTATE

 


Address: Boernerowo Estate


Year: 1932


Author of the houses: Wanda Boerner-Brzechffa


Authors of urban planning: Adam Juraniec-Jurewicz, Adam Kuncewicz


 

 

 

BOGUSŁAWSKA ANIELA

(1918-2000) 

She studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Lviv Polytechnic. Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Gdansk University of Technology. She was a docent at the State School of Fine Arts in Łódź, in the Department of Weaving. 

INTERIORS OF THE ST. ANDRZEJ BOBOLA CHURCH

 


Address: Nobla Street 16


Years: 1945-1956


Authors’ team: Aniela Bogusławska, Jan Bogusławski, Józef Łowiński


 

 

BREDY-BRZUCHOWSKA DANUTA

(1917-1996)

In 1940, she graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic. She specialised in designing sports facilities. Together with Julian Brzuchowski, she designed the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. 

STALEXPORT OFFICE BUILDING

 


Address: Nowogrodzka Street 22


Year: 1953


Authors’ team: Danuta Bredy-Brzuchowska, Julian Brzuchowski


 

 

BRUKALSKA BARBARA

(1899–1980) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology in 1934. 14 years later, she was the first woman at this university to receive a professorial appointment. She was a co-founder of the Praesens group, which was transformed into the Polish section of the Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne (CIAM). 

XIII COLONY OF WARSAW HOUSING COOPERATIVE (WSM) ŻOLIBORZ

 


Address: Popiełuszki Street 16


Years: 1947-1948


Authors’ team: Barbara Brukalska, Stanisław Brukalski


 

 

COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER WARSAW HOUSING COOPERATIVE (WSM)

 


Address: Słowackiego Street 19a


Years: 1948-1949


Authors’ team:Barbara Brukalska, Stanisław Brukalski


 

 

BUCKIEWICZ MARIA

(1898–1950) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology, defending her diploma thesis in 1927. She was a designer at the Municipal Board in Warsaw and then head of the Urban Planning Department of the Regional Directorate of Spatial Planning in Kielce. 

URBAN PLAN OF THE MILITARY ACCOMMODATION FUND ESTATE

 


Address: Krajewskiego Street


Years: 1931-1935


Author of urban planning: Maria Buckiewicz


Authors of buildings: Kazimierz Tołłoczko, Edgar Norwerth, Aleksander Kapuściński


 

 

DĄBSKA-CZERWIŃSKA MARIA

(1935–2022) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology in 1960. She is a co-author of the 1975 wing of the operating room of the National Bank of Poland. 

NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTRE

 


Address: Bartycka Street 18


Years: 1973-1975


Authors’ team: Maria Dąbska-Czerwińska, Ryszard Czerwiński


 

DOBRZYŃSKA JADWIGA

(1898–1940) 

She was the first woman to defend her thesis at the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology, and also the first to receive a building licence. This happened in 1922, just one year after the first male architect left the university’s walls. 

OWN HOUSE

 


Address: Estońska Street 6


Years: 1929-1933


Authors’ team: Jadwiga Dobrzyńska, Zygmunt Łoboda


 

 

FAFIUS ZOFIA

(1907–1988) 

She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology and defended her diploma thesis in 1934. She was a pioneer in the use of industrialised prefabricated construction. She led a team of architects designing the Wierzbno housing estate in Warsaw, one of the first built using this technology. 

WIERZBNO ESTATE

 


Address: Wierzbno Estate


Years: 1955-1965


Authors’ team: Zofia Fafius (generalna projektantka), Jerzy Stanisławski, Kazimierz Stasiniewicz, Tadeusz Węglarski, Andrzej Wochna, Janusz Osterman


 

 

GARLIŃSKA-HANSEN ZOFIA

(1924–2013) 

She studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology and defended her diploma thesis in 1952 under Romuald Gutt’s supervision. She was a co-author of the Linear Continuous System concept. She specialised in designing innovative residential complexes. 

PRZYCZÓŁEK GROCHOWSKI ESTATE

 


Address: Bracławska Street


Years: 1963-1974


Authors’ team: Zofia Garlińska-Hansen, Oskar Hansen


 

 

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The Atlas of Warsaw Women Architects presents the achievements of 41 female architects born before 1939, whose work can still be seen in the city.  The biographies of these women are as varied as the buildings they designed – from modernist housing estates, through public institution buildings, to landscaping and recreational facilities.  Their projects co-created the urban space in the 20th century, introducing innovative solutions and adapting the architecture to the changing needs of the inhabitants. 

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: HA-KU

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: LE-SK

WOMEN ARCHITECTS: ST-ZA