Abstract
Reviewing the research on post-war modern Hungarian architecture we find a serious backwardness. This paper presents an overview of the situation and an explanation focusing on three factors. The first is the underestimation of the socialist modern architecture by the lay public, but also by some professionals. The second field of investigation is the research background: institutes, researchers, funds and the accessibility of archival material, and the results achieved despite the difficulties. The paper also surveys the preservation of this heritage, and finally presents a recent rehabilitation project, one of the few positive examples.

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Eastern European architecture, Cold War architecture, Hungarian modern architecture, Post-war architecture, Documentation of modern architecture.

Issue 59
Year 2018
Pages 6-11
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/59.A.YC5F5VGB