FOREWORD

 

I have heard it said that Shodenko's works are difficult to understand.

Please don't forget that he worked in a different time and under great pressure do to the communist system. In a few of his works he expresses complex ideas in a very complex form - to the distress of many of his student. But, more often, Shkodenko makes complex concepts intelligible in their form that are remarkable for their clarity in dialog and rhythm.

I hope that his works might offer some new ideas for urban architecture, and give some encouragement and a new perspective in the field of architecture.