The new-old Mangalie, always the same bone of contention among architects

"Functional and constructive rationality, economy and speed of execution meant that the seaside complexes played an important role in the stylistic renewal of architecture in the 60s. The unitary and complex nature of the intervention places the systematization of the Romanian seaside at the forefront of contemporary European architecture."¹

From Miami to Mamaia

Cezar Lăzărescu: "How gratifying it is to learn that the footsteps of a Romanian architect have traveled across four continents and over 70 cities! It is a contentment that goes beyond the satisfaction of coming into possession of written pages or messages of communication; it is that contentment of imagining an atmosphere, a space, that you find yourself, a moment of real professional fulfillment, in the moments when you are free from any feeling of alienation"^1.
The architect Cezar Lăzărescu was, at the time, one of the most recognized professionals. Later, he would publicly motivate