Public space in Rzeszów as a modernist vision of green areas within the city

Over the past few decades, there have been various appraisals of the quality of modernist public space in Rzeszów, a city in southeast Poland. In the late 1980s, public open spaces located between residential buildings were often criticized, but in the 21st-century, following the experiences of dense urban dex velopment, the advantages of the modernist vision of greenery in cities are increasingly appreciated. Rzeszów, whose development has been carefully planned in accordance with modern ideas since the 1930s, seems to be a perfect example of a city where public green spaces play a key role within urban space. The observations of the Athens Charter, access to natural light and fresh air were at the core of the vision of the future of cities, could be fully realized in the urban space of Rzeszów, the planning and implementation of which followed this vision until the 1980s.