Original scientific paper
Combining Secession, Neo-Classicism and Modernism; Rudolf Lubynski’s University Library in Zagreb
Nenad Fabijanić
Abstract
The paper is a shortened overview of the National and University Library building that formed part of the 1983 monograph ”Rudolf Lubynski, National and University Library”, which has never been published. The paper brings a comparative analysis of architectural works created in Central Europe and Vienna in 1896-1913, the period in which Lubynski established his architectural reputation. The paper aims to ascertain models, similarities and differences and provide a temporal and spatial context for the library building. The selected buildings share certain features with the Zagreb library, namely, stylistic features of Secession and Neo-classicism and tendency for monumentalism. Additionally, the paper presents the hypothesis that the mentioned period was not a transition to something better but that it maintains the values which are congruent with the developments leading to the formation of the International style.
Keywords
Lubynski, Rudolf; Neo-classicism, Monumentalism; Secession, Modernism; National and University Library building; Zagreb
Hrčak ID:
54281
URI
Publication date:
21.6.2010.
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