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
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.