George (Jerzy) Wladyslaw Baumiller
Architect, educator
Born Feb. 26, 1918, Novonikolayevsk (U.S.S.R.); came to U.S., 1971; son of Wladyslaw and Janina (Ickowska); married Hanna (Czerwinska); children: Krzysztof, Anna, Tomasz, Marta.
Education: Master of Architecture, Architectural Department, Technical University of Warsaw (Poland), 1952; registered architect, National Council of Architects Registration Boards.
Career: designer, Design Office for the Reconstruction of Warsaw, 1945-46; designer, draftsman, R. Stockdyle, Hollywood (CA), 1947-48; assistant architect, January Boguslawski Architect, 1948-52, architect, 1952-54, chief architect, chief designer, 1954-60, Municipal City Planning and Design Office, Warsaw; chief architect, city planning advisor, Office of Design and Planning, Ministry of Municipalities, Baghdad (Iraq), 1960-63; consultant, Design Office, City Architect of Warsaw, 1963-67; architect, Kahtan Awni and Associate's, Baghdad, 1968-71; senior designer, Howard Sims and Associate's, Detroit (MI), 1972-75; consultant, Irby, Bass and Associate's, Stillwater (OK), 1975-76; architect, private practice, 1945 -; instructor (basic design), 1948-52, senior assistant, 1952-56, lecturer (interior design), 1965-67, Technical University of Warsaw; visiting lecturer, Kingston College of Art (United Kingdom), 1962-64; senior lecturer, (architectural design), University of Baghdad, 1967-71; prof., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1973-93; visiting prof., University of Jordan, Amman, 1979-80, 1988-89.
Author: architectural projects i.a.: housing settlements, schools, restaurants, commercial structures, community development, office buildings, hotels, museums, residential districts, private residences, facilities for transit system, parking, shopping, cultural, sports and civic centers, and numerous other; projects and articles in: Architektura, Projekt (Poland), Architectural Design, Architectural Review, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui (France), Bauen and Architectur (Germany); retrospective exhibition, Hall of Nation, Detroit, 1976; several projects selected for national and foreign exhibits.
Member of: Society of Polish Architects; American Institute of Architects (AIA); Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
Honors: Gold Medal (for creative achievements in architecture), Poland, 1958; Silver Medal (for rebuilding of Warsaw), 1959; Best Designated School in Warsaw award, 1961; Best Housing School in Warsaw award, 1962; Best Community Development Project in Warsaw, 1964; numerous awards in architectural completions for projects, buildings and architectural achievements in Poland, China, Belgium, Kuwait, Lebanon and United States.
Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign, 2nd lieutenant; Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1940-44; Warsaw Uprising, 1944. Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Russian, Arabic.
Hobbies: sketching, caricatures.
Home: 136 Bay Ave, Greenport, NY 11944
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996