The Phenomenon of the Bata's Urban Architectural Engineering from the Perspective of Modern Urban History

Abstract

This contribution concentrates on the reflexion of the explorational potential of comparative approach to the phenomenon of Bata's urban architectural engineering. In the first instance the followed phenomenon is put into relevant context of the history of European urbanization. Sebsequently, the exemple of Bata's town building is confronted to the typologically similar examples of projects and the realization of the model company town. In the outlined broad context the phenomenon of the factory towns of Bata's concern is identified as the specific type of privately capitalist activity striving for the creation of urban environment that should have reflected and depicted in a model way the living and working conditions of the factory production employees in the preiod of expanding fordism. In the conclusion, some particularities of urban arctivities of Bata's concern are concisely outlined (on the background of executed typlology).