Joseph Rykwert

Who is Joseph Rykwert?

Joseph Rykwert CBE is Paul Philippe Cret Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, and one of the foremost architectural historians and critics of his generation. He has spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom and America. Rykwert is the author of many insightful works on architecture, including The Idea of a Town, On Adam’s House in Paradise, The Dancing Column and The Seduction of Place. All his books have been translated into several languages.