Architektura niechciana w powiecie gdańskim i Pruszczu Gdańskim w latach 1920–1956
The unwanted architecture in the Gdańsk County and Pruszcz Gdański 1920 to 1956

Summary/Abstract: The authors of the article reveal a hitherto undescribed ideological and construction phenomenon taking place in the Gdańsk County and Pruszcz Gdański. From 1920 to 1956, this region served as a testing ground for model architectural assumptions of the Third Reich and Socialist Realism, intended for implementation in suburban areas. In the publication, the authors highlight a number of objects that, in previous studies of the so called “unwanted architecture” in the territory of the Free City of Gdańsk and Pomerania, were either ignored or treated marginally, now giving them the proper contextual significance. Moreover, the article includes detailed studies of architectural forms that are a reference to the traditions of the region, as well as their utilitarian function for the two doctrines discussed.

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