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Rybczynski was born in Edinburgh of Polish parentage and raised in Surrey, England before moving at a young age to Canada. He received Bachelor of Architecture ( 1960) and Master of Architecture ( 1972) degrees from McGill University in Montreal.
Rybczynski has written more than fifty articles and papers on the subject of housing, architecture, and technologyTechnology ( Gr. tau;εχνολογια < τεχνη "craftsmanship" + λογος "word, reckoning" + the suffix ια) has more than one definition., many of which are aimed at a non-technical readership and have been met with considerable success.
After several years spent teaching at McGill University, he now lives in Philadelphia and is the Martin and Margy Myerson Professor of Urbanism at the University of PennsylvaniaMotto Leges sine Moribus vanae Laws without morals are in vain Established 1740 School type Private President Amy Gutmann Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Enrollment 9,917 undergraduate, 8,996 graduate Faculty 4,499 Campus Urban Athletics 33 varsi.
His book won the 1986 Governor General's AwardEach winner of the 1986 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English Language Fiction Winner: Alice Munro, The Progress of Love Other Finalists: Lois Braun, A Stone for non-fiction.
His book was short-listed for the Charles Taylor Prize in 2000.