The most important buildings of modernism in Slovakia, the list of which is not definitive.
The new 704-page book captures the development of Slovak architecture of the 20th century on the example of 101 buildings.
From the Mound at Bradla to the Slovak Radio to the architects’ houses designed to the last detail.
The selection of 101 works in various locations from Bratislava to Trebišov was commissioned by DOCOMOMO, an international institution dedicated to the preservation of monuments of modern architecture. The texts by the collective of the Department of Architecture of the Historical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences are accompanied by photographs by Matej Hakár.

Texts: Henrieta Moravčíková, Monika Bočková, Katarína Haberlandová, Laura Krišteková, Gabriela, Smetanová, Peter Szalay
Photographs: Matej Hakár
Book design: Michal Tornyai
Number of pages: 704
Number of copies: 3000
Size: 20,8 × 26,8 × 5,8 cm
First edition November 2024

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The great book of power plant architecture in Slovakia – from historic hydroelectric and thermal power plants to atomic machines. In Slovakia, there are still plants preserved today that function as living museums. They have remained unchanged since the time of the Titanic and continue to supply electricity to the grid as long as there are people to replace the parts. Industrial architecture historians Eva Belláková and Veronika Chládeková, together with photographer Matej Hakár, visited 21 selected facilities from Bratislava through Mochovce, Upper Nitra, Kremnica, Kežmarok, and Vojany. These facilities reflect the development of 20th-century architecture. However, environmental impact has become the new priority.

Texts: Eva Belláková, Veronika Chládeková, Martin Lipták, Katarína Velschmidt, Ľudovít Hallon, Pavla Lényiová, Danica Pišteková
Photographs: Matej Hakár
Collaboration: Katarína Antalová
Book design: Ľubica Segečová
Maps and diagrams: Zuzana Kovaľová, Veronika Chládeková, Eva Belláková
Editorial support: Martin Lipták, Michal Tornyai
Editorial revision: Nataša Holinová, Martin Lipták
Print run: 2,500 copies
Number of pages: 272
Printing and binding: Protisk, České Budějovice
Font: Monument Grotesk
Paper: Arctic Volume White, Peyer Surbalin Glatt, Colorplan Bright Red
Dimensions: 24.5 × 30.5 × 2.5 cm

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