ABSTRACT
In 1990 one of the first issues of Architext, the Romanian journal of architecture, included an article on the ‘People’s House’, which revealed-somewhat surprisingly-how favourably this most terrifying and controversial of buildings was viewed by much of the population, despite the contempt in which it was held within architectural circles. Construction work had long since been suspended and the People’s House was effectively in a state of half-ruins, half-unfinished construction. At that time, it was being debated whether to complete the edifice or tear it down. The former option has since been chosen, and the building has now been invested with its new function as the ‘Palace’ of the Parliament. The building continues to receive both criticism and admiration.
