Witold Rybczynski
Witold Rybczynski is a writer, critic, professor and architect. He is the author of more than 20 award winning books ranging in subjects from: The History of the Chair to the History of the Screwdriver, to an account of the Life and Work of Frederick Law Olmstead, as well as numerous books on Architecture. He has written articles for the Atlantic and the New York Times and served as an architectural critic for Saturday Night, Wigwag and Slate. Witold also practiced as a registered architect and is the Emeritus Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania and served on the US Commission of Fine Arts from 2004 to 2012. His latest book, The Story of Architecture takes us on a journey from the Stone Age to the present, guiding us through the timeless practice of Architecture in the description of a little over 100 buildings.
