Architektura miast. Refleksje o przestrzeni miejskiej od XIX do XXI wieku

Abstract

Architecture of cities. Reflections on urban space from the 19th to the 21st century

Imaginations about the city are changeable and diverse, sometimes built under the influence of generalized definitions based on historical and sociological research, but much more often they result from our individual experiences and memories. The eighth volume of Studies in Modern Architecture is a story about cities - diverse, colorful, with a unique atmosphere, characteristic smells and the luggage of history; about cities created by successive generations who hoped that they would become modern, that they would be islands of freedom and a place friendly to life. The volume includes studies on Parisian fountains, commemorative plaques in Kharkiv, and the Jewish architectural heritage in Lviv. Through the Woolworth skyscraper, we will move to New York’s Manhattan from the beginning of the 20th century. We will take a walk around the city of Warsaw and a modernist block of flats, as well as a journey through the stations of Japan and Europe, which not only perform a function related to public transport, but also constitute a modern culture-forming space.