Abstract
The Neolog [New] Synagogue in Žilina is an exceptional work, and not only through its having been designed in 1928 by the renowned architect Peter Behrens. The present contribution discusses this work by Peter Behrens – an important landmark constructed well outside the major urban centers for 20th century architecture in a provincial Slovak town. Its most recent restoration, completed in May 2017, lasted a full five years. During this time, many discussions took place among heritage experts, theorists and architects, which eventually formulated the architectonic idea of the reconstruction into its final form. In addition, the realization was greatly assisted not only by the team of architects but many volunteers. The project for the New Synagogue won many awards and is viewed positively as a source of inspiration, perhaps even more so since it overcame several problematic moments regarding its financing, but also in the search for the best restoration methods and met them successfully

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Eastern European architecture, Cold War architecture, Slovakian modern architecture, Peter Behrens, New Synagogue in Žilina, Participatory architecture.

Issue 59
Year 2018
Pages 79-83
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/59.A.2ZA3OR8E

Abstract
Historians have always assumed that Walter Gropius (1883-1969) invented the name Das Bauhaus (somewhat inadequately translated as ‘house for building’) for the school he founded in Weimar in 1919. Often, critics have noted the brilliance of this “unique creation”, as it announced the radical change from the “Grand Ducal Saxon School of Arts and Crafts” to a new institution that was going to be more accessible, grounded and humble. It promised both a new beginning and a connection to builders’ guilds of the medieval past. However, when Walter Gropius founded his school in April 1919, a Das Bauhaus G.m.b.H. had already existed in Berlin for four years. Founder and owner was the prominent architect and developer Albert Gessner (1868-1953).

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Architectural education, Reuse, Bauhaus, Walter Gropius, Albert Gessner, German modern architecture.

Issue 61
Year 2019
Pages 88-89
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/61.A.S67C17XI