Product details

Art.No:

70877

Author / Artist:

Jolanta So tysik, Maria, Robert Hirsch (Hg.)

Title:

Subtitles / Reproduction:

Architecture of 1920s and 1930s and Its Preservation.

Keyword:

Architektur - Allgemein

Binding / Picture Size:

Broschur

Publisher:

Gdynia City Hall

Place of publishing:

Gdynia

Year of publication:

2009

Book Details / Size:

4°, 271 S., zahlr., meist farb. Abb.

Condition:

Tadell.

Description:

Gdynia is a very special venue for a conference on Modern Architecture. Due to the historical ups and downs, Poland, restored to sovereignty after WWI, had only a tiny stretch of the Baltic coast, with no port. In 1921, following a decision of the Polish government, the construction of a deep-sea port began in Gdynia at the site of a small fishing harbour. The city rose at the same time - the 1920s and 1930s - no wonder its architecture and planning reflect European trends of the day. Prior to the outbreak of WWII, many outstanding modernist buildings were erected - not only tenements and settlements, but also public buildings and port facilities.Gdynia today is a modern city with a population of a quarter-million and a major port in the Baltic. The city centre, designed and built in the 1920s and 1930s, is a major Modern Art monument in Poland. Modern Art concepts survived the turmoil of WWII, so many examples of valuable architecture were erected also after the war.- Gdynia (deutsch Gdingen, kaschubisch Gdiniô) Hafenstadt in Polen an der Danziger Bucht. Sie bildet in der Wojewodschaft Pommern mit der größten Stadt Gda sk (dt. Danzig) und dem kleineren Sopot (dt. Zoppot) die Wirtschaftsregion Trójmiasto.Text engl.