Published: 2014-01-01

Folk Architecture of Podhale

Ewa Baniowska-Kopacz

Abstract

The article presents the folk residential development in Podhale region, through overview of the construc-tion materials used, the techniques and construction solutions, as well as the most common decorative motifs. The author has used a classification of types of cottages in Podhale (due to the layout of the rooms and their functions) and types of farmsteads (depending on the number of buildings and their arrange-ment within the farm). She has tried to show the changes in the Podhale development in the twentieth century. The article also highlights the Stanislaw Witkiewicz’s ‘Zakopane Style’, and his role in shaping the residential architecture of the highlands.

Keywords:

Podhale, traditional architecture, homestead in Podhale, folk residential development, highlands construction, Zakopane Style architecture

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Baniowska-Kopacz, E. (2014). Folk Architecture of Podhale. Ethnologia Polona, 35, 79–99. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/ethp/article/view/584

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