Karol Schayer
Karol Schayer (25 December 1900 in Lwów – 15 March 1971 in Rockford, Illinois) was a Polish architect and soldier. He designed buildings in Katowice, Warsaw, and (during and after World War II) in Beirut, Lebanon.
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| Born | December 25, 1900 Lwów, Galicia (Central Europe), Austria-Hungary |
| Died | March 15, 1971 (aged 70) Rockford, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Architect |
Apartment building in Katowice (1930)
School building in Chorzów (1932)
Schayer immigrated to Lebanon during World War II where he collaborated with Fritz Gothelf, a German architect educated in the spirit of the Bauhaus, and Bahij Makdissi, a Lebanese structural engineer.[1]
Major buildings and projects
- 1929 - school, Lubliniec
- 1930 - apartment building on Dąbrowskiego 24 / W. Reymonta 6, Katowice
- 1932 - school on ul. Farna in Chorzów (with Antoni Olszewski)
- 1934 - Muzeum Śląskie building, Chrobrego square (demolished in 1939)
- 1936 - Żytomierski House, Katowice
- 1936 - Międzynarodowy Bank Handlowy, Mielęckiego street, Katowice
- 1937 - Chmielewski House, Frascati 4 street, Warsaw
- 1952 - AUB Alumni Club building, Beirut (1952)
- 1954 - Dar Al Sayad, Beirut (1954)
- 1955 - Hotel Carlton, Raouche, Beirut (demolished)
- 1958 - Horeshoe Building, Hamra street, Beirut
- 1959 - Shell Building, Beirut
See also
Bibliography
- Arbid, George (2012), Karol Schayer, Architect (1900 - 1971): A Pole in Beyrut, Basel, Birkhauser Verlag, ISBN 978-3-03-460772-8
References
- Peter Rowe, and Hashim Sarkis. "Projecting Beirut Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of a Modern City". Prestel 1998, p. 91
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