mgr inż. arch. Jola Starzak
07 04 1977
co-founder of Atelier Starzak Strebicki
Poznań, Polska
About

The co-founder of Atelier Starzak Strebicki and head of Design at School of Form, Faculty of Design, SWPS University in Warsaw. An architect and urban planner with international experience in the Netherlands and Belgium, who combines professional design practice with education as the Design Coordinator at School of Form, SWPS University in Warsaw. Her work spans multiple scales, from interiors and buildings to comprehensive urban strategies. She emphasizes design as a process, fostering dialogue with users, and consciously shaping spaces. Her approach balances analytical sensitivity with a commitment to creating functional, open and flexible solutions.

Architect registration number

registration number of Architectural License in the Netherlands: 1.050901.009 ( till 2011)

registration number of Architectural License in Poland: W/44/2009

member of ‘Izba Architektów’ in the Greater Poland: WP-0779

Academic career
2018-

Head of Design at School of Form, Faculty of Design,
SWPS University in Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

2011-

School of Form

tutor and from 2016 Head of Domestic Design Department
Poznan, Poland

2008-2011

Delft University of Technology

guest teacher Master 1
Delft, the Netherlands

Work experience
2012-

Atelier Starzak Strebicki – Pracownia Architektury

Poznan, Poland

2006-2011

Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2004-2006

Crox-Roefs Architecten

Tilburg, the Netherlands

Institutional Activity
2015

Gdynia Design Days 2015

member of advisory board

Gdynia, Poland

Education
2003-2006

Academy of Architecture and Urban Design

Department of Architecture
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2000-2002

Avans University of Applied Sciences

Department of Urban Planning
Tilburg, The Netherlands

1996-2002

University of Technology

Faculty of Architecture
Poznan, Poland