Ko sem bil povabljen, da predstavim svoje videnje srednjeevropske arhitekturne identitete, sem še enkrat prebral besedilo Milana Kundere Tragedija srednje Evrope. Kundera govori o pretresljivih razsežnostih tragedije, ki je prizadela narode vzhodnoevropskih dežel, ki so bili po drugi svetovni vojni nasilno odrezani od preostale Evrope. Desetinam in desetinam milijonov ljudi so bili na ta način spodrezani zgodovinski temelji, kar z drugimi besedami pomeni, da so izgubili svojo identiteto, svoje civilizacijsko bistvo. Življenje brez identitete je za Kundero tragično.
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When I received the invitation to present my views on the Central European architectural identity, I re-read Milan Kundera’s text “The Tragedy of Central Europe”. Kundera speaks of the upsetting dimensions of the tragedy which struck the nations of Eastern Europe, which were forcefully detached from the rest of Europe after World War II. Historical roots were undercut for tens of millions of people in this way, meaning that they lost their identity, their civilizational being. According to Kundera, a life without identity is tragic.
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