Miruna Stroe
new housing ensembles, the preferred formula is that of cvartal, the soviet
interpretation of the neighborhood unit, monumental and decorated medium
height blocks organized around courts.
Some urban planning competitions were still organized, but they affected
limited areas in the city and, usually, were not concerned with a larger scale
strategy (Nicolae Bălcescu square - nowadays Revolution square, Eroilor Square,
monuments, etc.). They also have limited impact on the built reality.
Fig. 2
Sketch for the General
Systematization Plan,
presented in the 5th Congress
of the International Union of
Architects (Moscow, July, 1957).
Published in Arhitectura R.P.R.,
7/1957.