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<p>The main goal of the article is to find out whether a specific genre of architectural criticism was formed in the public discourse of interwar Lithuania (1918–1940), and if so, to define the main tendencies of this phenomenon. After defining the critique of architecture as a public discourse in which, based on theoretical knowledge, reflections on the essence of architecture or evaluations of ongoing urban development and buildings are popularly presented, the article discusses such texts in interwar Lithuania. The publication will acquaint readers with the most creative reviewers of architecture and the thematic variety of publications attributed to architectural critics. The article will also reveal personalised, unexpected assessments of buildings that have already become objects of heritage.</p>
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The main goal of the article is to find out whether a specific genre of architectural criticism was formed in the public discourse of interwar Lithuania (1918–1940), and if so, to define the main tendencies of this phenomenon. After defining the critique of architecture as a public discourse in which, based on theoretical knowledge, reflections on the essence of architecture or evaluations of ongoing urban development and buildings are popularly presented, the article discusses such texts in interwar Lithuania. The publication will acquaint readers with the most creative reviewers of architecture and the thematic variety of publications attributed to architectural critics. The article will also reveal personalised, unexpected assessments of buildings that have already become objects of heritage.

Architectural Criticism in Lithuanian Interwar Press: Preconditions of the Phenomenon

Institute of Architecture and Construction of Kaunas University of Technology

Art History & Criticism

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The main goal of the article is to find out whether a specific genre of architectural criticism was formed in the public discourse of interwar Lithuania...

Architectural Criticism in Lithuanian Interwar Press: Preconditions of the Phenomenon

Published Online: Nov 15, 2021

Page range: 59 - 70

Received: Mar 31, 2021

Accepted: May 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mik-2021-0005

Keywords
architectural criticism, modernism, national style, interwar press, interwar Lithuania

© 2021 Vaidas Petrulis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Architectural Criticism in Lithuanian Interwar Press: Preconditions of the Phenomenon

Published Online: Nov 15, 2021

Page range: 59 - 70

Received: Mar 31, 2021

Accepted: May 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mik-2021-0005

Keywordsarchitectural criticism, modernism, national style, interwar press, interwar Lithuania

© 2021 Vaidas Petrulis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
architectural criticism, modernism, national style, interwar press, interwar Lithuania