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See and Foresee: Architectural Research Across Four Southeastern European Cities

Mariolina Affatato — Mon, 18 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Cities in Southeastern Europe do not wait to be read. They accumulate, layer upon layer of socialist planning, post-socialist disruption, and the quieter, less legible work of citizens remaking space from the ground up. Here, space and legacy insist on their own terms. What happens to architectural research when the cities that we observe already seem to know something our discipline has not yet learned to see?

North Macedonia Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Revisits the Brutalist Architecture of Skopje

Antonia Piñeiro — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:30:00 +0000

The Republic of North Macedonia Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale is dedicated to the Brutalist architecture of its capital city, Skopje. This architectural movement has given the city a distinctive identity following the earthquake that struck in 1963. According to pavilion curator, architect Blagoja Bajkovski, in the aftermath of the disaster, Skopje embraced Brutalism from a variety of sources. One of the most prominent of these was Kenzo Tange's reconstruction plan, developed after an international competition organized by the United Nations in 1965. The exhibition, titled Strada Brutalissima, recounts this identity, the events that shaped it, and the buildings that continue to represent it through a series of architectural models. Inspired by the 1980 Venice Architecture Biennale's Strada Novissima, the project reinterprets the concept of a curated "street," this time centered on Skopje's Brutalist heritage.

International competition for preparation of preliminary urban and architectural development design for arrangement of the Kale Hill in Skopje

Rene Submissions — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:41:00 +0000

The Competition for preparation of preliminary urban and architectural development design for arrangement of the Kale Hill in Skopje constitutes an integral part of the project Kale – Cultural Fortress, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, with the goal of encouraging the revitalization and spatial arrangement of the Kale Hill into an attractive and vibrant city attraction with various cultural, educational and recreational functions.

The Modernist Skopje Map, A Pocket Guide to Brutalist Architecture in Macedonia’s Capital

Lindsay Duddy — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Skopje, the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia, is home to many of the best international examples of Brutalist architecture. Once a part of the former Yugoslavia, the city features the work of architectural visionaries such as Kenzo Tange, Janko Konstantinov, and Marko Mušič. The “Modernist Skopje Map” is Blue Crow Media’s most recent map in a series of publications covering architectural history in former Yugoslavia.

Skanderbeg Square in Skopje / qb Arkitektura + BINA + Besian Mehmeti Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 01:00:00 +0000

Urban context
This project represents a fragment from the competition winning proposal for the Skanderbeg Square in Skopje, Macedonia. Phase 1 and 2 are completed and phase 3 is in process.

Skopje 2014 is a Controversial Project Aimed at Remodeling the European City

Natalina Lopez — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 14:00:00 +0000

After the earthquake in Skopje in 1963, a slew of foreign architects worked to change the capital into an architecturally dynamic urban landscape. Now, that vision may be obsolete. In Architects of Modernist Skopje Decry Retrograde Remodel, Bojan Blazhevski investigates the overwhelming number of buildings enduring "Skopje 2014" — a remodeling of existing buildings in the capital city. More than 20 modernist buildings have already been made over. Described as "kitsch" by a hostel manager in the city, the project, which aims to draw in more tourists and regain historical elements, has culminated in a neo-classical display. The imitation buildings, however, have produced controversy, with opinions divided on the aesthetic quality of the project.

Nautilus / TEN + NGO City Creative Network

Cristian Aguilar — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 20:00:00 +0000

This summer, residents and cultural groups in Skopje welcomed an open structure built with the intention of hosting events, talks and gatherings at the banks of the city’s Vardar River. The event space was conceived and realized by a group of architects from the association TEN and a local NGO City Creative Network (CCN).

House 2B Renovation / Betim Zeqiri + Bekir Ademi

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:00:00 +0000

The house is situated near the historic district of the Municipality of Chair in the City of Skopje, between the Old Bazaar and Skopje’s Fortress. It is one of four houses in a row, situated in an intense urban context. The house was built in the 60s of the last century, with modest and clear modernistic appearance. Unfortunately, it was in a devastated condition.

Baroque Parking Garage / Milan Mijalkovic + PPAG architects

Jonathan Alarcón — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In February 2010, the Public Enterprise for Management of Residential and Commercial Properties of the Republic of Macedonia launched an open architectural competition for a parking garage in the city center of Skopje, which should provide 315 parking places as well as space for offices and retail. According to the competition brief, the garage should be designed in a “baroque, classic, neo-classic, romantic and neo-romantic style” (sic!).