Architecture and Revolution: Contemporary Perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe
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Architecture and Revolution: Contemporary Perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe
by Neil Leach
Architecture and Revolution: Contemporary Perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe
By Neil Leach
Publisher: Routledge
Number Of Pages: 238
Publication Date: 1999-04-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415139147
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415139144
Binding: Library Binding
In 1989 Europe witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century, with the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Bloc. These original essays address the problems and questions architects, planners and politicians in Central and Eastern Europe have had to consider in formulating a new architecture for a new Europe.
The buildings that have been inherited from the communist era bring with them a range of problems, such as environmentally inadequate or structurally unsound architecture, or others, that have been designed to serve a defunct social program. This collection of essays by internationally renowned architects, philosophers and cultural theorists represent a snapshot of informed opinion on these issues.
Summary: Great starting point
Rating: 4
For those interested in the aesthetic issues inherent in the fall of socialism, this is a great primer. As it is a collection of articles, it manages to offer a number of theories about the future of architecture in Eastern Europe without going into too much depth in any direction. That is the book’s strength and weakness.
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