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Programmatic texts and understanding the socio-cultural and political dimensions of architectural typologies ; the example of the book Educational Hearts (1943) Croatian architect Aleksandar Freudenreich

The aim of the chapter is to discuss the importance of programmatic texts in understanding the socio-cultural and political dimensions of architectural typologies, specifically multifunctional buildings for education and culture. This chapter analyses the 1943 book Educational Hearths: A handbook for encouraging the founding and construction of community centres with halls in Croatia by Croatian architect Aleksandar Freudenreich (1892–1974). This is a rare programmatic text on multifunctional buildings for education and culture in the field of Croatian architecture. This extensive study provides explanations of and recommendations for various aspects of this architectural typology, with a number of example designs for cities and villages. The analysis raises questions regarding the historical and political context of this specific architectural typology, the assumed social role and characteristics of these buildings, and their conceptual connections with national and folk culture.

programmatic text, architectural typologies, multifunctional buildings for education and culture, educational hearths (prosvjetna ognjišta), Aleksandar Freudenreich, urban and rural areas, vernacular architectural design

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