Za krásnější svět - Tradicionalismus v architektuře 20. a 21. století – Horáček Martin (2013)

Why do we like historic monuments and old towns, yet find new buildings with classical columns and ornaments surprising? This book explores how sympathy for old, traditional architectural forms has been reconciled with new needs over the past century, what these forms have in common, and how they can continue to benefit us. It presents the history of traditionalist architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries, the first such history in Czech and, to date, the most comprehensive in an international context. Based on an innovative analysis of the role of taste in architectural debate and an examination of contemporary efforts abroad to establish architectural theory on a scientific basis, its historical chapters discuss buildings and personalities representing the traditionalist approach to architecture and heritage conservation around the world and in the Czech lands, from the late 19th century to the present. The book is intended for art historians and critics, architects, urban planners, heritage professionals, students of these fields, and anyone else interested in architecture and environmental care. The contents are in Czech.