Juliusz Żórawski (2 October 1898 in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

– 24 November 1967 in Kraków) was a Polish

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

, theoretist of architecture,

interior designer Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

, professor of Politechnika Krakowska (since 1945). He was a designer of representative flat buildings in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

(e.g. Dom Wedla on Puławska street, 1935–1938; Feniks on Mickiewicz street, 1937–1939), public buildings (e.g. Atlantic cinema in Warsaw, 1930, with Oskar Sosnowski) and numerous

villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became s ...

s. He was an author of architecture composition works, which most notable is ''O budowie formy architektonicznej'' (1962).

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* * Architects from Kraków 1898 births 1967 deaths Academic staff of Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology {{Poland-architect-stub