stories.

The Pine Building of Svetlana Kana Radević

Anastasija Dukić

The Pine Tree Building (1969), or "Zgrada Bor" (Figure 1), is a residential building designed by Montenegrin and Yugoslav architect Svetlana Kana Radević (1937-2000).1 It stands as a remarkable example ...

8th September 2024

XXL, XL, L, M, S: Exploring the Scales of Podgorica's Malo Brdo Neighborhood

Selma Bulić

Spatial Glossary+ Podgorica – (eng. lit. 'Under the Hill of Gorica') is the capital and the largest city of Montenegro, with the geographical location at the base of several hills ...

8th September 2024

Housing the comrades: Residential building for the executive bodies of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro in Titograd, Beogradska St. 8/6 (1963-1965)

Danilo Bulatović

The capitalist and other classes of ancient origiп had iп fact been destroyed, but а new class, previously unknown to history, had been formed.The New Class (Milovan Đilas, 1957)It was July 1946, ...

8th September 2024

Gjakova's "Chinese" Apartments of Industrial Boom

Elona Xhiha

Gjakova's journey during the period of industrialization (1960-1990) is a story of profound transformation and growth. Amid this industrial boom, the city's urban landscape began to change, with the construction ...

8th September 2024

Ortakoll: Prizren's first planned neighbourhood by its first female urbanist, Hysnije Hisari

Bulza Çapriqi

Ortakoll, the first planned neighbourhood in Prizren, stands out distinctly from other areas. Built in the northwest part of the city in the 80s, it remains one of the few ...

8th September 2024

Avala S55: The Fight for space

Jovana Božović

Unfortunately, never before in history has it been so clear that the destructionof a city is the destruction of life.(Buden & Pavićević, 2020, p.26)What is space? Who owns space? Architect ...

8th September 2024

Ulpiana: A Modernist Legacy in Prishtina's Urban Evolution

Agron Canolli

In the post-World War II period, Prishtina, like many other cities within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, underwent profound transformations that redefined its urban fabric and societal structure (Simić, ...

8th September 2024

Dardania’s Legacy: Modernism, Community, and Urban Identity. A zoom on the Kurrizi complex

Bardha Meta

“Dardania - the most beautiful quarter of Prishtina” Jakup Bunjaku wrote in 1973 in Rilindja newspaper, marking the first-ever mention of what would be officially named Dardania neighbourhood (Haxha, 2023). It ...

8th September 2024

Exploring Form and Functionality in Aktash's Solitaire Buildings

Xhezide Vlashi

Prishtina's Urban Development and Modernist HousingPrishtina, the capital of Kosovo, during the mid-1970s and 1980s, benefited the most from the Yugoslav development fund for underdeveloped regions and a considerable portion ...

8th September 2024

Makedonsko neighborhood - Resilience and solidarity: from tents to homes in six months

Milena Đukić

Ruins, desolation, the cries of the injured,and the wails of survivors mourning their lost ones- this was the scene witnessed this morning in nearly every town along the Montenegrin coast.(Perković, ...

8th September 2024

About

BalkanStoryMap, a storymap collection and publication

BalkanStoryMap is a digital platform that collects and presents research stories of cultural significance from the Balkan region. The platform features curated storymaps, which include stories about Balkan culture and heritage. The primary objective of BalkanStoryMap is to develop an innovative digital platform that collects and showcases culturally significant stories from the Balkan Region, fostering cross-country intercultural cooperation.

This project was implemented in collaboration between SpaceSyntaKs in Prishtina and KANA / ko ako ne arhitekt? in Podgorica. It is part of the "Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans'' program, funded by the European Union. BalkanStoryMap is one of the projects selected for funding by the Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans project under the thematic window Artistic Co-productions.

Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans (CC4WBs) is a project funded by the European Union that aims to foster dialogue in the Western Balkans by enhancing the cultural and creative sectors for increased socio-economic impact.