Jerzy Sołtan (March 6, 1913 - September 16, 2005) was a Polish

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who worked with

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and was the Robinson Jr., Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at

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, where he taught from 1959 until his retirement in 1979. In addition, "between 1968 and 1970 he worked in partnership with Albert Szabo (Sołtan and Szabo)...with whom he designed several houses in New Hampshire and Massachusetts." Dworzec Warszawa Śródmieście 2015 01

His teaching was first recognized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture when he received the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award in 1986–87.ACSA Archives, Distinguished Professor Award winners.
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and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture jointly awarded Soltan the Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education in 2002.

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2005 deaths 20th-century Polish architects 1913 births Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty Polish emigrants to the United States

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