MODERNIST PARTY HOUSE IN ZIELONA GÓRA. ARCHITECTURE TO BE DISCOVERED

According to the tendency that was observed at the turn of the 1940s and 1950s, each provincial town, including Zielona Góra, was to be expanded. At that time in every area of social life, including architecture, there was a fixed set of values and symbols. Urban planning and architecture were to be adapted to the propaganda needs of the new social-political formation. A decision was made to build an elegant building, the seat of the Provincial Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party. The Central Office for Architectural and Construction Projects was entrusted with the project. The team headed by Mikołaj Kokozow designed a building reflecting the tradition of interwar architecture that linked constructivism and so called quasi-classicist modernism. The building at 23 Bohaterów Westerplatte Street in Zielona Góra is an example of socialist realism, which was a dominant style in Polish architecture in the years 1949-1956. The former Party House was designed in quasi-classicist style, decorated with quasi-historical detail. The building has a permanent position in the cultural landscape of Zielona Góra, being part of post-war history and an important element of the continuity of the cultural heritage and history of the town.

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