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This paper presents the issue of the vertical extension of buildings, mainly residential, as an element of sustainable housing policy of European cities. This type of construction project allows for the acquisition of additional residential space, using the existing technical infrastructure, and also not deepening the effect of urban sprawl. Vertical extensions allow for the construction of new apartments...
Artykuł porusza kwestię koncepcji nadbudowy istniejących budynków mieszkalnych. Autorzy wymieniają korzyści płynące z takich inwestycji, a także opisują, jak temat nadbudów jest rozwiązywany w wybranych krajach Europy.
The article presents a problem related to uncontrolled and spontaneous transformation of the landscape of single-family house complexes from the period of Polish Socialism. Analyzed transformations are the consequences of the need for house condition improvement, by thermo-modernizing them, building extensions or window frame replacement. These instances of building interference are unavoidable, due...
The article presents the curriculum for architectural studies in the context of technical courses, such as building engineering, structures, materials science and building physics. The authors of the publication compare the method of conducting these courses and their participation in the entire study program on the example of selected Polish universities (Faculty of Architecture of the Wrocław University...
The article analyzes four residential districts from the period of Socialist Realism in Poland: Marszałkowska Residential District in Warsaw, Kościuszkowska Residential District in Wrocław, residential Nowa Huta in Cracow and Downtown Residential District in Szczecin. These districts are analyzed in terms of urban layout, architectural forms, building intensity, and green areas. Common features of...
The idea of modernization and reconstruction of the buildings from the socialism epoque is undertaken in many works. Very often however, the subject divides public opinion. Many people are unaware of the architectural potential of those buildings, considering them mainly as evidence of the communistic system. Unfortunately, there is still no protection policy for the modern architectural heritage,...
W artykule przedstawiono przykłady architektury eksperymentalnej w zakresie budownictwa jednorodzinnego na przełomie lat 60’ i 70’ XX w. Realizacje te były odpowiedzią na ograniczenia normatywne dotyczące powierzchni użytkowej domów jednorodzinnych, braki w dostępności materiałów budowlanych oraz potrzebę intensyfikacji zabudowy. Przedstawiono dwa przykłady realizacji domów kopułowych o różnej konstrukcji...
Housing construction in the second half of the twentieth century was intensively developed in Europe and in the whole world. The expansion of industry and the development of cities, initiated at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, had a huge impact on urban planning, the creation of housing estates and their location in the city structure. In Wrocław, new postwar housing estates, including single-family...
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