Publication detail

Reconstruction of modernist railway buildings: the example of Havířov station.

GUZDEK, A.

Original Title

Reconstruction of modernist railway buildings: the example of Havířov station.

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The article presents a reflection on the loss of historical and cultural heritage caused by the pursuit of energy efficiency reduction of buildings. The paper will present the post-war construction development in the Ostrava region, especially the completion of the railway network with the implementation of new railway stations. It is these stations, whose architecture refers to the success of the Czechoslovak Expo 58 pavilion in Brussels, that have faced increased interest in the last few years from conservators seeking to preserve these cultural assets for future generations. The author illustrates this with the example of the inappropriate reconstruction of the railway station in Havířov. The scientific method used is mainly the communication of the author’s own activist experience in saving the railway station from demolition and his own observations during the recent reconstruction of this object. The response to the activities of the Důl architektury association was very topical at the time and led to the production of a documentary by Czech Television titled Requiem for the Station (Hollander, 2015) from the series My Private War.

Keywords

Czech Republic, architecture, railway station, Czechoslovakia, Havířov, Ostrava, culture heritage, Expo 1958 Brussels

Authors

GUZDEK, A.

Released

20. 8. 2023

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

Location

Kraków

ISBN

2450-0038

Periodical

Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury

Number

50

State

Republic of Poland

Pages from

377

Pages to

389

Pages count

14

URL

http://teka.pk.edu.pl/index.php/numery-czasopisma/tom-l-2022/

BibTex

@article{BUT183409,
  author="Adam {Guzdek}",
  title="Reconstruction of modernist railway buildings: the example of Havířov station.",
  journal="Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury",
  year="2023",
  number="50",
  pages="377--389",
  doi="10.24425/tkuia.2022.144858",
  issn="2450-0038",
  url="http://teka.pk.edu.pl/index.php/numery-czasopisma/tom-l-2022/"
}