Background

Rykwert, Joseph was born on April 5, 1926 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Szymon Mieczyslaw and Elizabeth (Melup) Rykwert. arrived in England, 1939.

Education

Student, Architectural Association, London, 1947. Master of Arts, University Cambridge. Doctor of Philosophy, Royal College Art, London, 1970.

Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Edinburgh, 1995. Doctor (honorary), University Cordoba, 1998.

Doctor (honorary), University Bath, England, 2000. Doctor (honorary), University Rome, 2004. Doctor (honorary), University Toronto, 2005.

Career

Library, tutor, Royal College Art, 1960-1967; professor art, department chairman, U. Essex, Colchester, England, 1967-1981; Slade professor fine arts, U. Cambridge, 1980; reader in architecture, U. Cambridge, 1981-1987; Paul Philippe Cret professor architecture, professor art history, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1988; also chairman Doctor of Philosophy program in architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Andrew Mellon professor Cooper Union, New York City, 1977. George Lurcy professor Columbia University, New York City, 1986.

Commissioner Venice (Italy) Biennale, 1974-1977. Member jury Parc de la Villette Competition, Paris, 1982, Wolf Foundation Prize, Jerusalem, 1983. Trustee Cubitt Trust, London, since 1986.

Senior scholar Getty Center for History Art and Humanities, 1992, 93. Co-editor catalogue, curator Alberti Exhibition, Mantua, Italy, 1994.

Achievements

• Joseph Rykwert has been listed as a notable architect, art educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Seduction Of Place

    (What do our cities say about us? What have we made them, ...)

  • The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy, and The Ancient World

    (The idea of a town must be strong enough to survive the i...)

  • Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy, and the Ancient World

    ( The Description for this book, Idea of a Town: The Anth...)

  • (The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of the City ) Author: Joseph Rykwert Jun-2004
  • The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of Cities
  • The Seduction of Place: The City in the Twenty-first Century by Rykwert, Joseph (2000) Hardcover
  • The Seduction of Place THE SEDUCTION OF PLACE By Rykwert, Joseph ( Author )Mar-12-2002 Paperback
  • (The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of Cities) Author: Joseph Rykwert published on (March, 2002)
  • { THE IDEA OF A TOWN } by Rykwert, Joseph (AUTHOR) Dec-09-2010 Paperback
  • The Idea of a Town: The Anthropology of Urban Form in Rome, Italy, and The Ancient World by Rykwert Joseph (1988-07-20) Paperback
  • The Seduction of Place: The City in the Twenty-first Century and Beyond
  • Idea of a Town; the Anthropology of Urban Form Inrome, Italy and the Ancient World

Membership

Member steering committee United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Conference on Urbanism, since 1989. Member College Art Association, Comite International des Critiques d'Architecture (president), Polish Academy, Savile Club (London).

Connections

Married Anne-Marie Sandersley, February 14, 1972. 1 child from previous marriage, Simon Sebastian. 1 stepchild, Marina Joanna Engel.

Father:

Szymon Mieczyslaw Rykwert

Mother:

Elizabeth (Melup) Rykwert

Spouse:

Anne-Marie Sandersley