Stanislawa (Siasia) Nowicki


General Information


Occupation: Architect

Date of Birth: April 29, 1912

Birth City: Warsaw

Birth Country: Poland

Archive/Repository: IAWA Online Inventory at: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/inventories/Nowicki.html

Sources: Biographical sketch


Specialties


No specialties on record


Jobs


Employer: University of North Carolina at Raleigh

Title: First year architecture studio professor

City: Raleigh

Notes: Nowicki's husband Matthew was appointed the Chair of the Architecture Department at the University.


Employer: University of Pennsylvania

Title: Frist year architecture studio professor

Notes: Nowicki was named a Distinguished Professor by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture


Employer: University of Southern California

Title: Professor of Basic Design

Notes: Nowicki helped the Dean of the School of Architecture work on the new curriculum, however she did not like Los Angeles and went back to the University of Pennsylvania.


Collaborators


No collaborators on record


Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: French Government Scholarship

Description: The scholarship allowed Siasia to work on the design for the Normandie cinema on the Champs Elysee


Exhibitions


No exhibitions on record


Notable Projects


Title: Polish Pavillion at the 1937 International Exhibition

Description: Nowicki worked in PAris with her professor on the supervision of the construction of the Pavillion. The Polish setion submitted graphics by Nowicki's graphics, which won the Gold Medal

City: Paris


Title: Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux at Expo '37

Description: Worked on the photomontage for the Pavillon with Le Corbousier and on a model of a stadium.


Title: Coliseum in Raleigh, "Cow Palace"

Description: Nowicki worked with her husban on the design. Nowicki also worked on the fabric to be used for the curtains which was admired by Oscar Niemeyer

City: Raleigh


Education


Institution: Warsaw Polytechnic

Notes: While a student, Nowicki, in collaboration with other students won competitions for the capital building of a Polish province, a spa in Eastern Poland, and a sport and recreation center in Warsaw.


Licensing


No licenses on record


Professional Affiliations


Organization: Fellow at the American Institute of Architects


Publications By


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Publications About


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