Frank Nowacki

Francis Joseph (Frank) Nowacki FRIBA (17 May 1947 – 24 February 2020)[1] was a 20th/21st century British architect who is remembered for his major project work in Dubai. He was Director of John R. Harris Partners (JRHP) Architects (the company earlier responsible for Dubai World Trade Centre).

Life

He was born on 17 May 1947 in Doncaster.[2] He was educated there at St Peters Roman Catholic[3] High School, from 1958 to 1964.[4] After initially studying engineering, a role as a site manager inspired him to study architecture, and he studied at Edinburgh College of Art graduating BA DipArch in 1975.[5] He then settled in Edinburgh for the next 25 years.

Following qualification in 1975 he joined Douglas Abrahams and Partners, where he won a commendation for his design for a Beatles Museum in Liverpool.[6] He later moved to Walter Wood Associates (WWA).[6]

Up until 2000 when he moved to Dubai, he lived at 99 East Claremont Street in the eastern New Town of Edinburgh.

In 2015 JRHP was taken over by the London-based architects, Aukett Swanke.[7]

He died of motor neuron disease on 24 February 2020. He was cremated at the Lorimer Chapel in Warriston Crematorium on 6 March 2020.[8]

Family

He was married twice. From his first marriage he had a son, Simon Nowacki.

In 1997 he married Lesley who had two children by a previous marriage: Chris and Jenny.[9]

Principal Works
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References
  1. https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/24-02-2020-francis-joseph-nowacki/
  2. "Frank Nowacki - Edinburgh - Architect". checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. "St Peter's RC High School". stpetershigh.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. "www.linkedin.com/in/frank-nowacki-a344bb12/?originalSubdomain=ae". linkedin.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  5. "www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=401414". scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  6. "Aukett Swanke". turkey.aukettswanke.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  7. "UK's Aukett Swanke buys Dubai architecture practice". The National. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  8. Scotsman (newspaper) obituary 2 March 2020
  9. "Francis NOWACKI Obituary - Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh | The Scotsman". legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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