![]() New Belgrade was an exemplary urban project for its scale and functionalist principles. ![]() In part because the Yugoslavia suffered extensive physical destruction and one of the highest population losses in Europe during World War II, the cities were rebuilt or constructed anew in the immediate aftermath of war. ![]() Part one: Modernization, explores the rapid transformation of the previously underdeveloped, largely rural country: the processes of urbanization, experiments with building technologies, and the new infrastructure of social life. The exhibition is organized into four main sections, each of which addresses a specific aspect of Yugoslav architecture culture as a distinct arena of design and spatial production. In addition to architectural work, the exhibition also includes three video installations by Mila Turajlić, newly commissioned photographs by Valentin Jeck, and contemporary artworks by Jasmina Cibic and David Maljković. The exhibition investigates architecture’s capacity to produce a shared civic space and common history in a highly diverse, multiethnic society ( Part I).įeaturing work by architects, including: Bogdan Bogdanović, Juraj Neidhardt, Svetlana Kana Radević, Edvard Ravnikar, Vjenceslav Richter, and Milica Šterić, the exhibition “Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980” examines the unique range of forms and modes of production in Yugoslav architecture and its distinct yet multifaceted character. Through more than 400 drawings, models, photographs, and film reels culled from an array of municipal archives, family-held Collections, and Museums the exhibition “Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980” studies the body of architectural work from Yugoslavia that sparked international interest during the 45 years of the country’s existence.
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