The New Europe

Valentina Croci - Collection Architectural Design

128 pages, parution le 29/06/2006

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In May 2004, Europe was redefined. Ten countries - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia - joined the European Union. This was greeted the world over as a truly significant historical event, as the majority of the joining states were under communist rule less than two decades ago. Each of these countries is only at the beginning of a process of cultural and political change. Out of the question of the identity of contemporary architecture in these countries also arises a more complex issue: the identity of a new Europe, which is capable of cultural richness and ethnic diversity.

This issue of Architectural Design will provide an impartial view on crucial issues contemporary architecture has to cope with. It takes a wider look at the Eastern European countries - largely because the local contemporary architecture scenes are flourishing, and are dealing with more complex issues, such as how the new generational fringe of architects respond to the present transition and to the relationship between national heritage and new global trends. Alongside these key essays will be a selection of shorter pieces on single buildings or on architectural practices, which express fresh architectural initiatives.

Sommaire

Helen Castle
Introduction: New Europe: Place(s) Without a Sense of Place?
Valentina Croci
Cyprus: Nicosia and its d-Visions
Christos Hadjichristos
Latvia: The Future in Riga's Past
Janis Lejnieks
Identity Game: Czech and Slovak Architecture Magazines as Travelogues
Maria Topolcanská
Hungary: The Organic and the Rational Traditions
Edwin Heathcote
Slovenia: An Architectural Heritage Moving Forward
Andrej Hrausky
Estonia: The Remarkable Afterlife of the Linnahall Concert Hall
Andres Kurg
Poland: Transforming Factories into Cultural and Educational Facilities
Hubert Trammer
Estonia: Expanding Suburbia - White Neomodernist Villas and Beyond
Andres Kurg
Lithuania: Assembling in Cities
Audrys Karalius
Malta: Housing and Real Estate, 1980-2005
Lino Bianco
New Polish Architecture - Seeking to Establish Order?
Marta A UrbaŽnska
Slovenia: A New Generation
Miha Desman
Berlin's Empty Heart
Howard Watson
Building Profile
District Court of Justice, Katowice
Jeremy Melvin
Book Review
Contemporary Architecture in China Compiled
Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren
Interior Eye
Top of the Rock Observatory
Jayne Merkel
Theatre Beyond Child's Play
Howard Watson
Home Run
Nile Street: Mixed-Tenure Housing
Bruce Stewart
McLean's Nuggets
Will McLean

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Valentina Croci
Collection	Architectural Design
Parution	29/06/2006
Nb. de pages	128
Format	21 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	530g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780470018392
ISBN13	978-0-470-01839-2