Tomasz Tomaszek

Dr Tomasz Tomaszek works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Monuments Conservation, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture at Rzeszow University of Technology in Poland. He graduated with an MFA in Conservation and Restoration of Fine Art Objects from the Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland and an MA in Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. He obtained his PhD (with honors) in Technical Science in Discipline of Architecture and Urbanism ...See more

Dr Tomasz Tomaszek works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Monuments Conservation, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture at Rzeszow University of Technology in Poland. He graduated with an MFA in Conservation and Restoration of Fine Art Objects from the Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland and an MA in Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. He obtained his PhD (with honors) in Technical Science in Discipline of Architecture and Urbanism (specialty: history and conservation of monuments of architecture and urbanism) at Krakow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Department of the History of Architecture and Conservation of Monuments, Krakow, Poland. Dr Tomaszek furthered his professional qualifications by participating in several international specialist courses and additional studies, including: International Course on Wooden architecture conservation and restoration, organized by ICCROM, Petrozavodsk State University, UNESCO Chair "Wooden Architecture Research and Preservation" and Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation; Petrozavodsk and open-air museum Kizhi, Russia; Course on Management and Monitoring of World Heritage Sites with special reference to China, organized by State Administration of Cultural Heritage China, ICCROM and China Academy of Cultural Heritage; The Summer Palace World Heritage Site, Beijing, China; International Course on Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH14), organized by ICCROM, Rome, Italy; 14th International Course on Wood Conservation Technology (ICWCT 2010) - A Course on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Made of Wood, organized by Riksantikvaren - The Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway, Oslo, Norway; and "Architecture - Continuing Education", Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Dr Tomaszek is a laureate of many prestigious scholarships/fellowships, such as: Senior Scholar Fellowship at AATU - Tianjin University Research Institute of Architectural Design and Urban Planning, Tianjin, China; research fellowship from UNESCO/People`s Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme Senior Scholar Fellowship at Institute of Architecture, Chang`An University, Xi`An, China; research fellowship from China Scholarship Council; Research Fellowship at the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; research grant from the Kosciuszko Foundation; Study visit in Riksantikvaren - The Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway, Oslo, Norway - study visit was possible due a scholarship/grant from FSS Scholarship and Training Fund; Scholarships (three times) "Polish Culture Worldwide Programme", Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland. Dr Tomaszek has presented his research at many national and international scientific conferences (inter alia in Palestine, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Lithuania, Portugal and Italy), and he participated in an international research grant (Japanese-Ukrainian-Polish co-operation) "Conservation Method of Wooden Churches in Ukraine - Comparative Study of Log Construction Conservation Method between Japan and Europe"; research fund from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Dr Tomaszek is the author of several scientific papers on issues related to the preservation of historical wooden architecture, which have been published in renowned Polish and international journals. See less