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.

Contents

• Karol schayer i jego dzie a rozmowa z dr georgiem arbidem
• Major buildings and projects
• References

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.

Major buildings and projects

1929 - school, Lubliniec

1934 - Muzeum Śląskie building, Chrobrego squere (destroyed)

1936 - Żytomierski House, Katowice

1936 - Międzynarodowy Bank Handlowy, Mielęckiego street, Katowice

1937 - Chmielewski House, Frascati 4 street (destroyed)

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