Publications

Bohdan Tscherkes‘ book „Identity, Architecture and Reconstruction of the City“ looks at possible definitions of architectural and planning principles during the process of searching for  national identity and the formation of public centres in capital cities. Using the examples of Kyiv, Moscow, Berlin and Warsaw, Bohdan Tscherkes illustrates the analogies and differences which determine national identity of various cultures in architecture and city planning. The categories Identity and National Identity are examined in detail just as the method of considering identities when looking at the development and transformation of public urban centres.

“This book is food for thought and provocation, especially when looking at the political landscape and the changes that took place since the fall of 2013, giving this analysis and its result an unexpected topicality”. 
Prof. Werner Durth, Author of “Baukultur: Spiegel gesellschaftlichen Wandels”

Printed with the support of the National Univeristy “Lvivska Polytechnika”, Lviv, Ukraine,  the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy in Vienna and the architecture firm “Zelemin”.

In recent years, the city of Lviv has become increasingly interesting for art and culture tourists and established itself as a prominent European urban tourism destination. This trend is borne by a vivid urban and architecture history that spans from the Medieval Epoch to contemporary 21st century architecture.

LEMBERG LVIV – Architecture & City sketches an architectural portrait on the basis of 100 landmark buildings. The selection of the most important buildings of the medieval Old Town as well as those 19th century buildings under the influence of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy reflects Lviv's historic variety. The impressive functionalist buildings of the interwar period, some of which are threatened by dilapidation, constitute a further focus point.  Buildings of the Soviet period and of independent Ukraine after 1991 complete the selection. 

The „100 landmark buildings“ also comprise urban design ensembles such as monuments, parks and cemeteries. Important urban development key data, information on the most significant urban characteristics and a detailed introduction to Lviv’s urban history at the beginning of the guide complete this compact architectural image of the city. The often close linkage between architectural and culinary interest culminates in individual restaurant and bar recommendations at the end of the book.

LEMBERG LVIV – Architecture & City was written by a research team of Vienna University of Technology and L'vivska Polytechnic within the frame of an academic cooperation that has been ongoing for many years.

Publication about the activites of the academic cooperation between the two universities.