“Don’t Tell Me It Cannot Be Done; We Must Reach an Acceptable Solution!” Politics, Professionals, and Architectural Debates in Socialist Romania
“Don’t Tell Me It Cannot Be Done; We Must Reach an Acceptable Solution!” Politics, Professionals, and Architectural Debates in Socialist Romania
Author(s): Liliana IugaSubject(s): Architecture, Political history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Art
Published by: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism »Ion Mincu«
Keywords: architects; state socialism; urban planning; decision-making; modernism; preservation;
Summary/Abstract: In September 2009, architect Eugeniu Pănescu addressed an invitation to his fellow colleagues from the Chamber of Romanian Architects in Cluj. Following a grant obtained from the Union of Romanian Architects to document the professional activity in the city, Pănescu asked his colleagues to prepare materials regarding architectural projects they had developed between 1960 and 2010, regardless whether these had been built or not. He advertised it as a unique opportunity that should not be missed: “We are still alive,” wrote Pănescu in the post-scriptum of his letter. “Let’s not allow others to ‘analyze’ what we did.”
Journal: sITA – studii de Istoria şi Teoria Arhitecturii
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 78-91
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English