In 1872, the Metropolitan Public Works Council decided on three rings for the capital of Budapest: the inner ring (Small Boulevard), the outer ring (Great Boulevard) and the suburban ring. Completing the Great Boulevard – including the two bridges connecting the Pest side with Buda – took about 20 years. In contrast, the suburban ring […]
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The Method of Contrast and Its Decline after 1968
Issue:
2022, Volume 56, Number 1‒2
In the 1960s, Czech architects and preservationists promoted the view that new buildings in historic settings should be “contemporary” and should be designed in a contrasting manner. This belief implied that their authors had to find new methods of engagement with their context, avoid the approaches of neutral “preservationist architecture” and employ the formal methods […]