2021, Volume 55, No. 3 - 4
The Heritage of Postwar Modernism: Engaged Research – monothematic issue
Peter Szalay, Henrieta Moravčíková
Scientific studies
An Inquiry into Intentional Values: The Arenawijk in Antwerp – Renaat Braem’s Modernist Social Housing Ensemble as a Case Study
Nadin Augustiniok, Marie Moors, Bie Plevoets, Koenraad Van Cleempoel
Renaat Braem’s Arenawijk in Antwerp is a key example of Belgian post-war modernism, representing the development of social housing as…
Conservation Issues of Post-War Modernist Architecture in Poland
Tomasz Ziemkiewicz
The following article addresses a broad spectrum of subjects relating to the protection and conservation of postwar modernist heritage in…
Research, Protection, and Re-Use Possibilities for Post-War Industrial Heritage in the Czech Republic – Current Research and Efforts towards Protection
Lenka Popelová, Tomáš Šenberger
Industrial architecture built by the second half of the 20th century has already acquired its place in the professional debate…
The Trade Union House / Istropolis: The Birth and Liquidation of an Innovative Generator of Social Life, Culture, and Education
Henrieta Moravčíková, Peter Szalay
Bratislava’s former Trade Union House [Dom odborov], renamed after 1989 Istropolis, is the largest cultural and social complex in Slovakia.…
Modern Landscape Concepts in the Early Protection Perspectives: The Professional Positions of the Architect Tibor Farkas and the Landscape Architect Mihály Mőcsényi
Domonkos Wettstein
The question of the landscape aspect has become more important in heritage protection generally, while yet this possibility has not…
Forum
Campaigning for Postwar Modernist Housing Estates in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Area
Maren Harnack, Ruth Schlögl, Matthias Brunner, Natalie Heger
Most German large-scale postwar housing estates suffer from a negative image. While many individual buildings from the era are part…
Community Engagement in the Revitalization Process of Elevated Walkways in Petržalka through Prototyping Solutions for Public Spaces
Viktor Kasala, Samuel Achberger and Ján Urban
The present article draws attention to the topic of terrace structures in Petržalka and identifies the reasons behind their current…
The Prior Department Store in Košice in the Context of History, Current Structural Alterations and Engaged Preservation
Monika Kicová, Peter Beňo, Nikola Schnitzerová
The Prior department store (OD Prior) was constructed in the historic centre of Košice according to the design of Czech…
Reviews
Two Books of Related Subject Matter Addressing the Critique of Modernist Views on Design and Architecture
Jarmila Bencová
JAN MICHLFUNKCIONALISMUS, DESIGN, ŠKOLA, TRHČTRNÁCT TEXTŮ O PROBLÉMECH TEORIE A PRAXE MODERNÍHO DESIGNUFUNCTIONALISM, DESIGN, SCHOOL, MARKETFOURTEEN TEXTS ON THE PROBLEMS OF…
