Modernism In-Between

Socialist Yugoslavia was a country suspended between traditional cultures, competing concepts of modernization, and rivaling Cold War blocs. As a result, it produced a diverse body of architecture that defies easy classification and blurs the lines between the established categories of modernism. This book explores the historical “in-betweenness” of Yugoslav modernism and the strategies architects used to mediate different—sometimes directly opposed—concepts of culture and architecture. Surveyed here is a wide range of topics: from city building and state representation, to the typologies of everyday life.

• Pioneering survey of post-war Yugoslav architecture
• Striking photos by architecture photographer Wolfgang Thaler
• New e-book edition with an afterword by Tom Avermaete

Vladimir Kulić is an architectural historian, curator, and professor at Iowa State University.

Maroje Mrduljaš is an architect with outputs in design, research, teaching, exhibitions, and documentary films. He is the editor of Oris magazine and assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb.

Wolfgang Thaler is based in Vienna and specializes in architectural photography. He works as an artist, as a commissioned photographer and in joint projects.