Publication detail

Emerging identity: Žižkov district as a framework of collective memory

STOKLÁSEK, R.

Original Title

Emerging identity: Žižkov district as a framework of collective memory

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper introduces understanding architecture as a mental image, an imprint of a physical space in collective memory. It focuses on urban qualities of Žižkov district, a late 19th century housing in Prague, acknowledged in discussions over its replacement by a prefabricated housing estate in late 1980s. A theoretical concept introduced by Maurice Halbwachs is applied in order to propose a perspective indicating that these qualities developed gradually over time, as Žižkov housing was becoming a framework of collective memory.

Keywords

urban planning; history; Prague; clearance; remodelling; urban renewal

Authors

STOKLÁSEK, R.

Released

9. 11. 2022

Publisher

Brno University of Technology

Location

Brno

ISBN

978-80-214-6119-2

Book

11th ACAU 2022: Proceedings of 11th International PhD Students Conference

Edition

ACAU

Edition number

první

Pages from

106

Pages to

114

Pages count

9

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT180180,
  author="Rostislav {Stoklásek}",
  title="Emerging identity: Žižkov district as a framework of collective memory",
  booktitle="11th ACAU 2022: Proceedings of 11th International PhD Students Conference",
  year="2022",
  series="ACAU",
  number="první",
  pages="106--114",
  publisher="Brno University of Technology",
  address="Brno",
  doi="10.13164/phd.fa2022.13",
  isbn="978-80-214-6119-2"
}