Standardisation and architectural ideas for school buildings in Soviet Lithuania

Riaubienė, Edita; Nekrošius, Liutauras

doi:10.1080/03054985.2021.1953974

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“…The results of Soviet architecture in Lithuania (as well as in Latvia and Estonia) were absolutely different from those in other Soviet republics [9] (p. 14) due to the shorter period of occupation and their longstanding involvement in a wider European cultural tradition. They were also different compared to the countries of Central Europe that were forced into the Soviet sphere of influence at approximately the same time, although the latter managed to retain more of their statehood and independence [21] (p. 639).…”

Section: Architecture In Ideological Framesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The first generation of post-war Lithuanian architects were educated in an environment of propaganda and imposition of Stalin's architecture; despite this, they rejected it. They constantly emphasized the influence of the heritage of pre-war Lithuanian architecture and the European and American architecture that was then fragmentarily familiar from foreign press [21]. The architects involved in the study entered the field of architecture at that time, which was exceptional for the architect profession in Lithuania.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Self-Awareness of Soviet Lithuanian Architects in Their Creative Power and Social Significance

2021

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The field of contemporary Lithuanian architecture is influenced by architects from different periods with different attitudes. This is manifested by increasing miscommunication between generations of architects and a crisis of values. Various tensions in the community of architects triggered the idea to look to the past and examine the self-awareness of professional architects in Soviet society. In this study, we delved into their understanding of the architect’s mission, role, status, and significance in society through their expectations, powers, impact, and perceived responsibility. This study is based on semi-structured in-depth interviews with 9prominent and influential architects who received their professional education in post-war Lithuania and were actively working in the Soviet period (1955–1990) and later. In general, Lithuanian architects managed to withstand Soviet doctrine and remained loyal to Western cultural values. The study’s findings reveal five components of the architect’s self-awareness, which define the dual scope of this field, where architects perform their direct professional tasks and where they express themselves as people of culture. The self-awareness crisis becomes prominent in the main axis of the architect’s choice of art creator vs. service provider, where Lithuanian modernists position themselves as artist–creator’, leading to frustration regarding the current reality.

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Section: Architecture In Ideological Framesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Architecture In Ideological Framesmentioning

confidence: 99%