My graduation project is a study into the preservation and revitalization of overlooked Soviet era modernist buildings. It is focused on common buildings, often built according to standard designs, that served everyday needs: leisure, cultural activities, domestic and civil services. Buildings that can tells us about the social structures, culture, politics and daily life of the Soviet era . Built between the late 1960’s and the late 1980’s these examples of modernist architecture are usually not held in high regard by the general public due to their widespread occurrence and their association with the Soviet regime. Because of that they are now in decay, aged poorly or too easily demolished. The heritage of multiple decades of architectural developments is in danger of being wiped out. It is extremely important to wake up and call attention to these buildings before it is too late. This study uses the modernist buildings of Panevėžys as its main subject matter. This medium sized working class cit
