Stanisław Trela (1892–1950) was a Polish architect best known for his designs of public utility buildings in interwar

Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...

(then Stanisławów,

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Trela was born on 19 April 1892 in

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, Austria-Hungary. His father was a teacher. He finished his school education in

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and in 1913 started to study architecture at Lemberg Polytechnic. In 1918–1919, he served in the Polish Army. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Trela received his degree in architecture in 1924, and a year later moved to Stanisławów where he worked as the city architect from 1928 to 1932. He also presided over the local Society of Independent Construction Managers and was a member of the Polish Polytechnical Society. Trela was a student of noted architect . His architectural style combined modern and traditional elements. He often incorporated a simplified monumental classicism to his projects.

Projects

His major works in Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanisławów) included: *

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* Roman Catholic Church in Górka district * Stanisław Moniuszko Municipal Theater at Mickiewicz square (now Ivano-Frankivsk Concert Hall, Les Kurbas street) * Expansion and reconstruction of " Sokół" Gymnastic Society building (originally designed by

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in 1894–1905) * The "Ton" cinema * School complex in Matejki street (now the city's hospital) * Craftsmen's hall of residence in Sobieski street * Fire brigade building * Restoration of Armenian Church

References

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