Jerzy Sołtan

Who was Jerzy Sołtan?

Jerzy Sołtan Born on March 6, 1913 in Prezma, died September 16, 2005 in Cambridge, MA; was a Polish architect who worked with Le Corbusier and was the Robinson, Jr., Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, where he taught from 1959 until his retirement in 1979. His teaching work at the school was first recognized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture when he received the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award in 1986-87. The American Institute of Architects and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture jointly awarded Soltan the Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education in 2002.