{"product_id":"9781032992532","title":"Architecture and Architects in Socialist Poland Between Stalin and Le Corbusier","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Research in Architecture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eArchitecture and Architects in Socialist Poland\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBetween Stalin and Le Corbusier\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBłażej Ciarkowski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book presents the history of Polish architecture and architects in the years 1944-1989, focusing on selected issues, including both the development of architecture itself and the conditions of practicing architecture in the socialist country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of architecture and architects in socialist Poland is described not only from the perspective of an architectural historian and researcher but also from the perspective of active participants in the events described. The text is based on historical sources and literature, as well as on numerous interviews with architects and urban planners who played an important role in post-war reconstruction, implementation of the socialist-realist doctrine, creation of the most significant buildings and monuments, and development of the local version of socialist modernism or post-modernism. It gives the floor back to those whose voice was hardly heard after the collapse of the socialist system in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book should become an interesting source of information for those interested in the material culture of former socialist countries. Although it focuses on socialist Poland, it can be used as material for comparative studies of mutual relations between East and West in post-war Europe, as well as for analysis of the situation of architecture and architects in socialist countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBłażej Ciarkowski\u003c\/b\u003e, MSc and PhD in architecture from the Łódź University of Technology and MA in the history of art from the University of Łódź, is an associate professor at the Institute of Art History, University of Łódź, and three-term winner of the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. He has authored numerous books and articles on modern architecture and the preservation of the modern movement’s heritage. Błażej’s research interests focus on modernist architecture, mutual relations between architecture and politics, and the preservation and conservation of modernist architecture. He is a member of Docomomo International, the Polish National Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the Association of Art Historians, and the Association of Polish Architects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032992532\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63772856025228,"sku":"9781032992532","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032992532","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}