1st Edition
The Socialist Life of Modern Architecture Bucharest, 1949-1964
By Juliana Maxim
Copyright 2019
200 Pages
86 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
86 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
The Socialist Life of Modern Architecture is the first systematic architectural history of Romania under socialism written in English. It examines the mechanisms through which modern architecture was invested with political meaning and, in reverse, how specific architectural solutions came to define the socialist experience.
Each of the book’s three parts traces the historical development of... Read more
Introduction Part 1: The Rise of the Socialist City Part 2: Type and Typification Part 3: Peasant Houses and Workers’ Apartments Index
Biography
Juliana Maxim is Associate Professor of Architectural History at the University of San Diego, USA.
