Revisiting interbellum architecture of Hungary

Abstract
Though there are fans of the “Bauhaus style” and the term is largely used by the real estate market (in an incorrect way), modern architecture cannot arouse interest and sympathy in the majority of Hungarian society. Far from being a closed chapter, interwar architecture does not stand in the lime-light of Hungarian historiography either. This paper tries to find causes of this indifference and highlight achievements in historiography and preservation. Its aim is in particular to report on new scholarly publications as well as case studies that are occasionally good examples but more often controversial.

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Eastern European architecture, Cold War architecture, Hungarian modern architecture.

Issue 59
Year 2018
Pages 12-17
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/59.A.0PQF6SNC

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