Development and Incidence of Typified Preschools on Housing Estates in Prague between 1948 and 1989

The thesis addresses the typification and construction of preschools in Czechoslovakia during the communist regime against political, social, and educational shifts following the 1948 coup d'état. In response to the urgent needs related to the housing crisis after World War II and the implementation of communist ideologies, novel approaches to educational infrastructure buildings were necessary. Typified designs were developed to meet the increasing demand for preschools, especially in newly built housing estates. The Study and Typification Institute played a vital role in this effort, developing construction methods and introducing new practices to streamline the building processes. Through a case study that categorises preschool buildings, this thesis offers insight into the extent of preschool building typologies and their dispersion on Prague housing estates. This study partly reveals the impact of central planning and communistic ideology on the current state of Prague's built environment in residential areas. The case study and its mapping of the current state of preschools can serve as a basis for further work, e.g., creating a methodology for reconstructing preschool buildings or their reuse. / AR2A011 / Architectural History Thesis / Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences