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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019. This book is an open access publication.
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-23391-4
- Pages
- 71 –93
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-23392-1_4
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[This chapter discusses BalticBaltic (mostly Lithuanian)Lithuanianmass housingMass housingestatesHousing estate as winners of Soviet urban planningUrban planning and housing competitions; the role of the architect in the field of standardised design; and Western architectural influencesArchitectural influences in Soviet Baltic housing estate design. In the field of industrialised and standardised housing constructionHousing construction, the role of architects and one-off design is of special interest, because industrialisation and standardisation in Soviet mass housingMass housing brought tension between planners of standardised large housingLarge housing estateestatesLarge housing estate and master architects who drew up unique designs for public buildings. Despite the Communist Party declaring in 1955 the importance of mass housingMass housing, the Soviet Union’sSoviet Union most prestigious state award—the Lenin Prize—was only ever conferred upon one model site: the LazdynaiLazdynailarge housingLarge housing estateestateHousing estateinVilniusVilniusVilniuslocal housing market, characteristics of, LithuaniaLithuania, in 1974. This chapter thus focuses on the involvement and experimentation of BalticBaltic architects in the planning of standardised housing estates; on professional acknowledgment and on the fulfilment of ideological requirements.]
Published: Aug 28, 2019
Keywords: Microrayon; Lazdynai; Mass housing; Baltic modernism