About the Author

David Crowley is Tutor in the History of Design at the Royal College of Art, London. He is the author of National Style and Nation-state: Design in Poland from the Vernacular Revival to the International Style (1992) and Socialism and Style: Material Culture in Post-war Eastern Europe (2000).

Reviews

with an admirable grasp of Polish history, essential to understanding this not immediately appealing city, David Crowley explains the complex background to the grey per-1989 environment and changes since. Architects' Journal The book is engaging, readable, and enjoyable. It made me feel as if I were being shown around Warsaw by a friend who was a long term resident. Geography