Knowledge Wharton
Witold Rybczynski
Research Publications Biography
Research Areas
Architecture; urban design; urbanism; housing
Current Projects
Case study of a suburban planned community.
Architecture; urban design; urbanism; housing
Case study of a suburban planned community.
Home: A Short History of an Idea. New York: Viking, 1986.
The Most Beautiful House in the World. New York: Viking, 1989.
City Life: Urban Expectations in a New World. New York: Scribner, 1995.
A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century. New York, Scribner, 1999.
The Look of Architecture. New York, Oxford University Press, 2001.
Doc.Sc. (Hon), McGill University, 2002; MA (Hon), University of Pennsylvania, 1994; MArch, McGill University, 1973; BArch, McGill University, 1966
Alfred Jurzykowski Award, 1993; Progressive Architecture Award, 1991; Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1993; Athanaeum of Philadelphia Award, 1997 & 2001. Ballard Real Estate Scholar, 1994, 2000 & 2004.
Wharton: 1996-present. University of Pennsylvania 1993-present: (Martin & Margy Meyerson Professor of Urbanism)
Advisory Board, Encyclopedia Americana, 1993-present; Editorial Board, Urban Design International, 1995-present; Editorial Board, Open House International, 1983-present; Co-Editor, Wharton Real Estate Review, 1996-present; U.S. Commission of Fine Art
