{"product_id":"socialist-life-of-modern-architecture","title":"Socialist Life of Modern Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Socialist Life of Modern Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the book’s three parts traces the historical development of one key aspect of Romania’s architectural culture between the years 1949–1964:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe planning and construction of housing districts in Bucharest;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of typification of design and standardization of construction in a project of cultural transformation;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe production and management of a folk architectural tradition. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing beyond buildings and architects to consider the use of photography, painting, and novels, as well as narrations of history and the formation of an ethnographic architectural heritage, the author explores how buildings came to participate in the cultural imagination of socialism—and became, in fact, a privileged medium of socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the growing interest in the significance of Soviet Bloc architecture, this is an important contribution to the fields of architectural history, cultural history, and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45541441798382,"sku":"9781138820357","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781138820357.jpg?v=1720110422","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/socialist-life-of-modern-architecture","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}