The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast modernist housing projects in Western and
Eastern Blocs built in the period of accelerated urban growth that took place mainly in the …

Because of its interdisciplinary approach as a social science directly related to the natural
sciences, geography is the academic discipline and school subject that equips students well …

In light of the symptoms of obsolescence shown by housing estates built in the 1960–70s,
numerous approaches have contributed to the debate on this urban form characteristic of …

Mass housing estates are one of the main urban landscapes associated with postwar urban
development in Western cities. Despite their historic and cultural value, they often suffer from …

The initial aim of this article is to evaluate the degree of recognition and legal protection
given to mass housing neighbourhoods built mainly in the second half of the 20th century in …

El objetivo de este artículo es comparar y contrastar algunos conjuntos de vivienda
modernos en ciudades europeas del Oeste (“capitalistas”) y del Este (“socialistas”). Nuestro …

An extensive specialized literature is dedicated to housing estates that were designed and
built on the peripheries of European cities between the 1950s and 1970s. Less attention has …

[EN] The group PUPC (Paisajes Urbanos y Proyecto Contemporáneo-Urban Landscapes
and ContemporaryProject) focuses its research on some relationships between urban …

The aim of this chapter is to compare and contrast modernist European mass housing
projects built from the 1950s to the 1970s, namely during the period of rapid urban growth …

A pesar de la confianza que el urbanismo funcionalista depositó en los espacios libres de la
ciudad de 'torres y bloques', cuestionar aquella visión optimista resulta hoy necesario …