The Lasting Significance of Eastern Bloc Architecture, According to Its Inhabitants

Sykhiv resident Nadya stands in front of the housing complex where she lives in Chervonoyi Kalyny Ave, which is part of the southern Sykhivskyi District, the largest residential area in Lviv, Ukraine. The district was constructed between the 1970s and 1980s to house local industry workers and their families. It was built from symmetrical rows of L-shaped prefabricated panel blocks clad with distinct blue tiles.