Portrait of architect Boguslaw Witkowski

Biografia

Boguslaw Witkowski

Architekt, wizjoner miejski i zalozyciel Town Planning Design & Architecture.

TPD&A zalozone w 1989

Siedziba: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgia

Boguslaw Witkowski jest architektem inzynierem i zalozycielem Town Planning Design & Architecture, utworzonego w Belgii w 1989 roku. Od ponad trzech dekad jego praca obejmuje architekture, strategie urbanistyczne, budynki publiczne, mieszkalnictwo oraz konkursowe propozycje rozwijane w Europie, Afryce, Azji oraz obu Amerykach.

Wczesniejsze doswiadczenie miedzynarodowe obejmuje projekty zwiazane z lotniskiem w Barcelonie, siedziba SWIFT w La Hulpe, kolegium sportowym Uniwersytetu w Bagdadzie, kampusem Uniwersytetu Gabonu oraz zabudowa modularna na Gornym Slasku. Te formacyjne lata zbudowaly praktyke laczaca rygor techniczny z szerokim horyzontem kulturowym i miejskim.

W ramach TPD&A rozwinal autorski jezyk architektoniczny ksztaltowany przez krajobraz, inteligencje srodowiskowa i dialog miedzy Wschodem a Zachodem. Ta linia trwa w projektach Osaka Suspended Gardens, Toronto Coptic Village, Busan Gwangbok Street, Brussels Hills on the Beach oraz New Silk Road Museum Park, a badania doktorskie nad ewolucja miasta chinskiego nadal poglebiaja praktyke uwazna na miejsce, zrownowazenie i dlugi czas miasta.

Curriculum

Edukacja, praktyka i mysl publiczna.

Education

  • Master Engineer Architect, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, 1970.
  • Belgian diploma equivalency as Ingénieur civil architecte, Ministry of Education, 1975.
  • MIT Computer Graphics Special Summer Program, 1978.
  • PhD-level research, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, 1983-1989.

Professional Bodies

  • Ordre des Architectes Belge, since 1976.
  • SARP - Polish Board of Architects, 1970-1973.
  • iiSBE - international initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment, since 2004.

Languages

  • French, Polish, English, and Russian.
  • Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, German, and Dutch.

Doswiadczenie zawodowe

1989-present

Founder, Town Planning Design & Architecture

Independent architectural and urban practice in Belgium, developing housing, public buildings, cultural proposals, ecological urban strategies, competition work, and expert records across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

2000-2002

Consultant, Europconstruct

Coordination and synthesis of construction documents for Berlaymont 2000 in Brussels.

1986-1989

Senior Designer Architect, Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

Design work for SWIFT headquarters in Brussels-La Hulpe, Barcelona Airport, Hotel Miramar in Barcelona, and projects in Paris and Poissy.

1983-1986

Senior Designer Architect, Brussels studios

Work with TEKHNE, Hu Shi Thung, Vefik Soyeren, and ARC on hospitals, banking agencies, diplomatic buildings, cultural commissions, and government work in Africa and Europe.

1982-1983

Site Director, Baghdad University Athletic College

Site direction for the Iraqi National University of Baghdad Athletic College, designed by TAC/USA.

1973-1982

International formative practice

Architectural work in Belgium and abroad with Marcel Lambrichs, Alo Heinemann, Gillain & Nicodème, HID, Polak & Stapels, and SRZ Architects, including university, cultural, housing, office, diplomatic, and infrastructure programs.

1970-1973

Architect and site engineer, Poland

Early work in Katowice, Glogow, Bytom, and High Silesia, including urban service buildings, housing systems, and site engineering for the FIAT Poland factory complex.

Wybrane publikacje

1972

Coal Mine Project of the Future
Architektura, Polish Union of Architects SARP

1978

La Main Ouverte - Pahlavi National Library
NEUF

1985

CHINE: Mode d'emploi à bâtir
NEUF, with Philippe Paquet

1990

La maison Tsuga - une sagesse millénaire
NEUF

1993

Dom Tsuga
Dom & Wnętrze

2003

St Mark's Canadian Orthodox Coptic Village
Concept

2006

Octobre 2075... La démocratie est généralisée sur la planète
Idées Bleues

2007

Architectures - 10 Projets durables en Brabant Wallon
Carnet de Route

Wyklady i konferencje

2005

From Osaka Suspended Gardens to Kakolanmaki
SB05 Tokyo

2007-2009

Modernity in Architecture
Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice

2016

City's Evolution - Vernacular or Sustainable?
iiSBE, Prague, with Olaf Witkowski

2017

Brussels, Sustainable City? Urban Life under Climate Change
International conference, Brussels

2020

Changing Our Cities: Why, What and How?
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2024

Saigon Garden City
Conversation with Prof. Do Xuan Son, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology