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Magda Borowiecka is a Polish-born British architect. She is best known for her role in designing Southwyck House.
Early life and education[edit]
Borowiecka was born in Poland
After leaving school, she attended the Polish School of Architecture in London.[1]
Career[edit]
Her first job at Lambeth Council was on Southwyck House.[1] Construction work on Southwyck House started in 1972, the same month that the motorway plans were abandoned. It was completed as Lambeth Council had already set aside £20 million for the project.
Borowiecka also designed Dunbar Dunelm Estate, a 10-acre estate in West Norwood which replaced Westcott Terrace
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Personal life[edit]
Borowiecka's sons Niki and Matthew are also architects.[2]
She was a friend of Rosemary Stjernstedt.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Polly Toynbee (13 November 1981). "'We should be subsidising people, not houses. Give them the money and let them go out and buy their own houses'". The Guardian. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Cally Law (9 February 2014). "It runs in the family". The Sunday Times. No. 9883. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "The remarkable renovation of a 1960s courtyard house in Gipsy Hill, south-east London". The Modern House. Retrieved 13 December 2022.