The Old Workers' Estates of Upper Silesia (Osiedla Patronackie Górnego ´Slaska)
The 250 old workers' estates in Upper Silesia are a characteristic of the cultural landscape, regional identity and European industrial culture. These are presently undervalued and neglected. The aim of this PhD thesis was to define the characteristics of this heritage through ...
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Project details
| Title: | The Old Workers' Estates of Upper Silesia (Osiedla Patronackie Górnego ´Slaska) |
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| Entr. year: | 2005 |
| Result: | PRIZE |
| Country: | Poland |
| Category type: | a study or the results of research |
| Notes: | The study of the place and the importance of the industrial culture in the urban space (Osiedla Patronackie Górnego ´Slaska) |
| Building type/ Project type: | industrial heritage |
| The Jury's citation: | "For the detailed analysis of the old workers' estates of Upper Silesia and for a valuable approach to the revitalisation of an industrial heritage found in related forms throughout Europe" |
Description:
The 250 old workers' estates in Upper Silesia are a characteristic of the cultural landscape, regional identity and European industrial culture. These are presently undervalued and neglected. The aim of this PhD thesis was to define the characteristics of this heritage through analysis of selected estates in the context of their environment, analysis of spatial solutions adopted, the presentation of the typology of urban arrangements and architectural solutions, and to indicate possibilities for the revitalisation. The research resulted in a typology of the workers' estates and a strategy for revitalisation.
