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@EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie#Architects look to Warsaw for lessons on rebuilding #Ukraine
The idea of #Warsaw as a phoenix city, reconstructed from ruins after the WW11, is a key part of the #Polish capital’s identity. Now, an exhibition has shed fresh light on the innovative way the rebuilding effort used ruins and rubble to create a new city
“There are two areas of contemporary relevance: the idea of sustainable architecture, and how it might relate to rebuilding in Ukraine”
Read more here 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/02/architects-warsaw-lessons-rebuilding-ukraine-rubble
@EugeneMcParland the difference might be building material. They were able to reuse so much because the prewar city was built with bricks. But in the 1970s - perhaps even 1960s - most of construction was from reinforced concrete. This is much more difficult to reuse. But a reconstruction offers a new way to reimagine a city. Especially, since Ukrainian cities bear the heavy imprint of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Era.