The authors of the article would like to present contemporary architectural implementations from the Łódź agglomeration region, which were created in accordance with the ethical doctrine - pleasure and avoidance of unpleasantness are the most important values, purpose of life and motive of conduct. The analyzed objects were designed in the first two decades of the current century. Cubature objects as well as hedonistically shaped urban public spaces were evaluated. Construction documentation and critical user input were analyzed. The aim of the analysis is to assess the phenomenon of searching for a return to the nineteenth-century character of Łódź›s buildings and the surrounding area perceived as hedonistic as opposed to critical attitude towards neomodernist architecture. This is currently the topic of widespread debate of the Łódź society in relation to the Urban Space Restoration program.

Autorzy artykułu pragną zaprezentować współczesne realizacje architektoniczne z regionu aglomeracji łódzkiej, które zostały wykreowane zgodnie z doktryną etyczną wg której przyjemność, rozkosz, unikanie przykrości stanowi najważniejsze dobro, cel życia i motyw postępowania. Analizowane obiekty były zaprojektowane w dwóch pierwszych dekadach aktualnego stulecia. Ocenie poddano obiekty kubaturowe, jak i ukształtowane hedonistycznie miejskie przestrzenie publiczne. Analizowano dokumentację budowalną oraz krytyczne wypowiedzi użytkowników. Celem podjętej analizy jest ocena zjawiska polegającego na poszukiwaniu powrotu do dziewiętnastowiecznego charakteru zabudowy Łodzi i okolic odbieranego jako hedonistyczny wobec krytycznego stosunku do architektury neomeodernistycznej. Jest to aktualnie temat powszechnej debaty społeczeństwa łódzkiego w odniesieniu do programu rewitalizacji przestrzeni miejskiej.

Hedonism in Łódź architecture from the 19th to the 21st century 

The authors of the article would like to present contemporary architectural implementations from the Łódź agglomeration region, which were created in accordance with the ethical doctrine - pleasure and avoidance of unpleasantness are the most important values, purpose of life and motive of conduct. The analyzed objects were designed in the first two decades of the current century. Cubature objects as well as hedonistically shaped urban public spaces were evaluated. Construction documentation and critical user input were analyzed. The aim of the analysis is to assess the phenomenon of searching for a return to the nineteenth-century character of Łódź›s buildings and the surrounding area perceived as hedonistic as opposed to critical attitude towards neomodernist architecture. This is currently the topic of widespread debate of the Łódź society in relation to the Urban Space Restoration program.

Keywords: hedonism, architectural space, 21st century avant-garde, Łódź agglomeration