Vilnius urbanism and its discontents

Abstract

The urban planning ideas of Camillo Sitte were largely ignored by the West and East likewise throughout the last century during which so much of urban destruction has happened. And thus a potential for sound urban renewal was lost for the last century. In the meantime a destructive program was applied by the adversaries of the Cold War. Lithuanian urbanism of the Soviet era fell prey to this ideology of modern urbanism that disregarded any alternatives and was coined by Swiss-French architect and urban designer Le Corbusier. No wonder Vilnius urbanism followed the path that was envisioned by Le Corbusier and his followers..