Introduction. Modernization of Public Spaces in Lithuanian Cities

Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919–1939 reveals how Soviet-era modernist urbanization reshaped the social-spatial dynamics of Lithuanian cities—Kaunas, Klaipėda, and Vilnius—through revolutionary spatial configurations. The study employs interdisciplinary network theory and mathematical models to demonstrate that modernist urbanism did not merely alter public space usage but fundamentally redefined city functionality as a whole. By analyzing transformations from 1939 to 2016, the research highlights how these changes reflected broader social and spatial evolution under Soviet influence.

Zaleckis, K. (2020). Introduction. Modernization of Public Spaces in Lithuanian Cities, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1515/9788395793875-001