In some countries, including Ghana in the 1960s, modern architecture from Eastern Europe was instrumental in the adaptation of the socialist development model to tropical conditions. Other countries, ...

70 years have passed since the ideology of socialist realism was introduced into Polish architecture. Despite the passage of time, there are still many prejudices and stereotypes associated with this ...

During this period Croatia got more than its fair share of socialist realist architecture, made from identical concrete panels that were rolled out on vast production lines. The city now boasts ...

Envisioned by the communist regime, it was to conform to their official aesthetic doctrine of socialist realism. Today its unique architecture and layout, a mix of Renaissance and communist influences ...