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Author:   Mariusz Sokołowicz ,  Aleksandra Nowakowska ,  Błażej Ciarkowski
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
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9781032289298

ISBN 10:   1032289295
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   28 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Introduction 1 Modernism, socialism and concrete in CEE countries: A controversial heritage Modernism in architecture – Universal genesis vs CEE uniqueness Socialist modernism in architecture as part of the modernization policy in CEE countries Concrete in post-war architecture: New possibilities for a new society Soc-modernism architecture after socialism: The problem of dissonant heritage 2 The interdisciplinary character of heritage value The concept of value in philosophy and economic thought Value in the theory of monuments Architectural heritage as an urban common good Architectural heritage as a territorial capital Heritage surroundings and its value from the societal and spatial order perspective 3 Towards a methodology of valuating ambiguous heritage The review of research on valuating soc-modernist architecture Ambiguous heritage and architecture The classification of heritage valuation methods Cost-benefit analysis as a response to the complexity of heritage development Warsaw Ochota railway station, Poland – Valuating soc-modernism in the daily life 4 The protection of ambiguous legacy in CEE countries: Case studies The railway station in Katowice, Poland – From destruction to value discourse Historical background and evolution of object's functions Dominant value and impact of the surroundings Socio-economic embeddedness and local uniqueness The Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria – The struggle of soc-modernism heritage with nature and political controversies Historical background and evolution of object's functions Dominant value and impact of the surroundings Socio-economic embeddedness and local uniqueness Central post office in Skopje – The memory of the socialist reconstruction in the process of oblivion Historical background and evolution of object's functions Dominant value and impact of the surroundings Socio-economic embeddedness and local uniqueness Palace of concerts and sports in Vilnius, Lithuania – Sports utility vs difficult history and dissonant heritage Historical background and evolution of object's functions Dominant value and impact of the surroundings Socio-economic embeddedness and local uniqueness Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia – The beginnings of statehood and every day of the capital’s civic life Historical background and evolution of object's functions Dominant value and impact of the surroundings Socio-economic embeddedness and local uniqueness Summary References Index

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Mariusz E. Sokołowicz is a scholar and urban activist, a Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz (Poland), and is the Chair of the Department of Regional Economics and Environment. He specializes in urban and regional studies, institutional economics, place marketing and economics of proximity. For several years, he worked as a real estate manager and advisor, as well as a local government official responsible for the town centre revitalization project. Aleksandra Nowakowska is a Professor at the University of Lodz (Poland) in the Department of Regional Economics and Environmental Protection and Head of the Institute of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning. Her main areas of scientific interest are development and local policy, innovative methods and tools for managing the development of cities, smart city and development strategies of cities and regions. Błażej Ciarkowski is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Art History, University of Lodz (Poland). He is the leader of the research team in the international project “InnovaConcrete – Innovative Materials and Techniques for the Conservation of 20th Century Concrete-based Heritage.” His research interests focus on modernist architecture, mutual relations between architecture and politics and preservation and conservation of modernist architecture.

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