SEARCHING FOR A CITY MODEL IN THE 20TH CENTURY - THE ASPECT OF HOUSING

ALICJA SZMELTER, EWA WIDERA

ABSTRACT

The article aims to present the most important twentieth-century urban planning theories relating to the field of architecture closest to its users - housing. The text contains a concise presentation of selected events, theories and projects, the results of avant-garde architects' activities and the changes that brought about a turning away from the modernist paradigm and a return to historical forms in the period of socialist realism and postmodernism. The chronological ordering of ideas that have a significant impact on the environment of architects allows us to trace changes in the approach of theoreticians and designers to the subject of living. The experiences of modernist and postmodern architects and town planners have prepared the ground for further searches for the relationship between function and form in relation to urban development and may be helpful in finding answers to the current question about the future shape of the city.

Keywords: housing, contemporary city

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