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'''Franciszek Mączyński''' (21 September 1874 in [[Wadowice]] |
'''Franciszek Mączyński''' (21 September 1874 in [[Wadowice]] – 28 June 1947 in [[Kraków]]) was a Polish [[Art Nouveau]] architect. He was awarded the Golden Laurel of the [[Polish Academy of Literature]] in 1936. |
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==Career== |
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Mączyński was born in [[Wadowice]] in southern Poland. He trained with the architect Slawomir Odrzywolski, and in 1900 won an international architectural competition organized by the Paris-based magazine |
Mączyński was born in [[Wadowice]] in southern Poland. He trained with the architect Slawomir Odrzywolski, and in 1900 won an international architectural competition organized by the Paris-based magazine ''Moniteur des Architectes'' with a design of a villa in the ethnic [[Zakopane Style architecture|Zakopane style]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235815/http://www.zakopane.eu/index.php?option=18&action=articles_show&art_id=2036 Mączyński at www.Zakopane.eu] Internet Archive.</ref> |
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Already accomplished as an architect, he continued his studies at the [[Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts|Kraków Academy of Fine Arts]] under [[Konstanty Laszczka]] from 1902 to 1904, and finished his education in Vienna and Paris. Mączyński's work is concentrated in Kraków. |
Already accomplished as an architect, he continued his studies at the [[Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts|Kraków Academy of Fine Arts]] under [[Konstanty Laszczka]] from 1902 to 1904, and finished his education in Vienna and Paris. Mączyński's work is concentrated in Kraków. |
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Prominent by 1910, his commissions include several major churches, and turn-of-the-century civic and cultural institutions designed in a Polish-influenced [[Vienna Secession|Secession style]]. |
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Mączyński's work includes (in Kraków unless otherwise noted): |
Mączyński's work includes (in Kraków unless otherwise noted): |
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* [[Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts|Palace of Art]] (''Pałac Sztuki'' or the Building of the [[Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts|Society of Friends of Fine Arts]]), Szczepański Square, {{nobreak|1898–1901}} |
* [[Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts|Palace of Art]] (''Pałac Sztuki'' or the Building of the [[Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts|Society of Friends of Fine Arts]]), Szczepański Square, {{nobreak|1898–1901}} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1874 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1947 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 1947 |
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Revision as of 19:25, 30 April 2014
Franciszek Mączyński (21 September 1874 in Wadowice – 28 June 1947 in Kraków) was a Polish Art Nouveau architect. He was awarded the Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1936.
Career
Mączyński was born in Wadowice in southern Poland. He trained with the architect Slawomir Odrzywolski, and in 1900 won an international architectural competition organized by the Paris-based magazine Moniteur des Architectes with a design of a villa in the ethnic Zakopane style.[1]
Already accomplished as an architect, he continued his studies at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts under Konstanty Laszczka from 1902 to 1904, and finished his education in Vienna and Paris. Mączyński's work is concentrated in Kraków.
Prominent by 1910, his commissions include several major churches, and turn-of-the-century civic and cultural institutions designed in a Polish-influenced Secession style.
Design
Mączyński's work includes (in Kraków unless otherwise noted):
- Palace of Art (Pałac Sztuki or the Building of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts), Szczepański Square, 1898–1901
- The "House Under the Globe" for the Kraków Chamber of Commerce,[2] with Tadeusz Stryjeński, 1904–06
- Concert Hall of the Musical Society (1903–1906), now Stary Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej.
- Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1909–21
- The Press Palace, originally as a Bazaar Polish SA department store, with Tadeusz Stryjeński, 1920-1921
- Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice, with architect Zygmunt Gawlik, begun 1927, completed 1955
- Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1929–32
- Piłsudski's Mound, 1934–37.[2]
References
- ^ Mączyński at www.Zakopane.eu Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Leonard Lepszy, Cracow, the royal capital of ancient Poland: its history and antiquities, page 11.
Media related to Franciszek Mączyński at Wikimedia Commons