<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The 1960s in Poland was a period when formal boundaries of the Stalinist period were being shaken off. The economy, with its reliance on heavy industry, was in dire need of new production facilities, the shape of which was dictated by the available technology. The mounting restrictions imposed by the centrally controlled state and changing investment priorities did not affect production undertakings inasmuch as other construction industry disciplines. At that time, equipment and industrial unit designs were not subject to categorisation yet, and furthermore enjoyed privileged status when it came to acquiring building materials. Such a situation gave designers a free run at shaping their creations to accommodate technological requirements and in accordance with the modernistic line. Numerous outstanding examples of industrial architecture were created, constituting an important element of the Polish post-war architecture. Unfortunately, only a few survive to this day.</p></abstract>

The 1960s in Poland was a period when formal boundaries of the Stalinist period were being shaken off. The economy, with its reliance on heavy industry, was in dire need of new production facilities, the shape of which was dictated by the available technology. The mounting restrictions imposed by the centrally controlled state and changing investment priorities did not affect production undertakings inasmuch as other construction industry disciplines. At that time, equipment and industrial unit designs were not subject to categorisation yet, and furthermore enjoyed privileged status when it came to acquiring building materials. Such a situation gave designers a free run at shaping their creations to accommodate technological requirements and in accordance with the modernistic line. Numerous outstanding examples of industrial architecture were created, constituting an important element of the Polish post-war architecture. Unfortunately, only a few survive to this day.

1960’s polish modernistic industrial buildings today

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The 1960s in Poland was a period when formal boundaries of the Stalinist period were being shaken off. The economy, with its reliance on heavy industry, was in...

1960’s polish modernistic industrial buildings today

Published Online: May 23, 2020

Page range: 5 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.043.6354

Keywords
industry, technology, architecture, construction

© 2017 Teresa Bardzińska-Bonenberg, published by Sciendo

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1960’s polish modernistic industrial buildings today

Published Online: May 23, 2020

Page range: 5 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.043.6354

Keywordsindustry, technology, architecture, construction

© 2017 Teresa Bardzińska-Bonenberg, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
industry, technology, architecture, construction