Interpretation of the architectural form of the former Communist Party Headquarters: A Case study on White House in Brno

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Interpretation of the architectural form of the former Communist Party Headquarters: A Case study on White House in Brno
Original language description
The article offers a description and analysis of the so-called White House in Brno in terms of its architectural form and addresses methodological issues of its interpretation. The building of the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) and the House of Political Education was built between 1974 and 1976 following the design by architect Spurný in cooperation with engineer František Jakubec. The building represents one of the last architectural monuments from the post-war period in Brno, furthermore, it is in place of a former fortification of the city resulting in a direct proximity to the historical centre. Although the building serves nowadays partly as an elementary school, a polyclinic and a café, the ideologically burdened past is still present. Miroslav Spurný was never a member of the Communist Party, however, he was, as a head of Studio II at Brno's Stavoprojekt, entrusted with this representative commission. Unfortunately, the architect's perso
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Czech description
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Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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