In recent years, Czechoslovak architecture of the socialist period has garnered increasing attention. A notable example is the monumental collective project Paneláci1 (Prefab Buildings, 2014–2017), which documented housing estates in Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1989. Among the contributors was Karolina Jirkalová, the author of the reviewed publication, who has drawn on her experience to explore […]
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Tirana: Its History and a Post-Socialist Perspective on Urban Growth and Transformation between 1991–2016
This paper examines Tirana’s urbanization process from a socio-morphological perspective. It presents a quick understanding on how Tirana came to be a town, and then how it became the capital of Albania in 1920. This material reflects on different urban interventions that the city has undergone in different social settings and political influences, displaying these […]