1958 Housing in Czechoslovakia

Bydlení v československu. [Housing in Czechoslovakia]. Prague: Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1958. 4to. 131 [3] pp. Original wrappers and arrangement designed by Stanislav Sůva. Overview of residential construction since 1945. This promotional pictorial publication summarizes the results of post-war construction in Czechoslovakia, including residential buildings, standard designs, collective and tower blocks, and the reconstruction of historic buildings. The introductory study by Jiří Voženílek provides an overview of the artistic efforts of Czechoslovak architects. Parallel English, French, and Russian texts. Very good condition. Voženílek was a notable Czech architect, urban planner, and academic, best known for shaping post‑war Zlín and serving as Prague’s chief architect. In 1932, he co-founded the Progressive Architectural Group (PAS) with Jiří Štursa and Karel Janů, promoting modern urbanism and leftist urban theory influenced by Soviet models. Inv. H12