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Doktor der technischen wissenschaften (Dr.Techn.) on 25.1.2019 at the Graz University of technology. Thesis title "Similarities of ex Yugoslav cities". A morphological study of urban structure.
Supervisors: dr. Grigor Doytchinov and dr. Rudolf Klein
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Zbornik radova Građevinskog fakulteta, 2014
CITIES IN TRANSITION, 2017
In the history of ex-Yugoslav cities, there are only three different structural units that can be... more In the history of ex-Yugoslav cities, there are only three different structural units that can be observed as regular and
designed urban tissue entities and there are other, irregular urban structural forms. The regular structural forms are remains
of planned city history and the irregular structural forms are remains of political permissive attitude towards city planning
in the late 20th century. The paper is based on my doctoral thesis “Similarities of ex Yugoslav cities” that is being finished.
The observation of around 100 cities in the ex Yugoslav area has been conducted in order to define if the socialist state
of Yugoslavia, founded on the borders of two European empires (the Habsburg and the ottoman) has affected the cities
in a way that could result in similarities of their urban structure. The basis of this comparative study was an observation of
satellite images of cities. The main result of the study is that similarities exist, but they have to be interpreted “cum grano
salis”. Main cities that have been thoroughly observed: Split (CRO), Belgrade (SRB), Sarajevo (BIH), Priština (KOS), Maribor
(SLO).
ISBN 978-88-6542-679-1 (paper version) ISBN 978-88-6542-695-1 (electronic version PDF)
Jüdisches Kulturzentrum, Synagoge, Architekturzentrum und drei Plätze, 1998
The master thesis deals with the remains of the jewish heritage in Maribor, Slovenia. The proposa... more The master thesis deals with the remains of the jewish heritage in Maribor, Slovenia. The proposal includes the renovation of the former synagogue and one house in the former jewish quarter.
After a morphological study, conducted on various cities of the size 80.000 to 2.000.000 inhabita... more After a morphological study, conducted on various cities of the size 80.000 to 2.000.000 inhabitants
in the area of the former Yugoslavia, the ex Yugoslav cities appear to reveal four distinctive and
readable urban development faces: they show four different structural entities in four periods: they
were named the „core period“, the „gründerzeit“ period, the „socialist“ period and the
„turbourban“ city development period. All of them can be seen as results of the city management
streams and the power relationships throughout history and in the carefully constructed
appearance of the »socialist urban planning« which established the „respect to the historical urban
tradition“ on one side and the „brave new development“ on the other. The city structure
comparison of the finally targeted five ex Yugoslav cities - Belgrade, Sarajevo, Split, Priština and
Maribor - shows similarities that reveal the phenomena that is unique for all ex Yugoslav cities, be
it in the socialist period or in the planning period of the last 20 years of urban management and
planning. My paper for the occasion includes my latest research results of the city structure studies
I am conducting during my dissertation preparation.
Mesto:rob City:Edge, May 15, 2014
Journal of Faculty of Civil engineering ISSN 03526852, Apr 24, 2014
Books by Andrej Smid
Dissertation at TU Graz, Austria, 2019
This thesis is written after a thorough structural analysis of urban structure of the cities and ... more This thesis is written after a thorough structural analysis of urban structure of the cities and towns of the region of ex - Yugoslavia. A comparison of the urban fabric showed that the cities have similar development steps, similar structural units, but different development modes due to historical remains. The cities of the western, former Austro - Hungarian development history are treated differently than the cities of former Ottoman development history - significantly in the socialist development period. The understanding of the core structures and the city development treatments remain active until present day.
Zbornik radova Građevinskog fakulteta, 2014
CITIES IN TRANSITION, 2017
In the history of ex-Yugoslav cities, there are only three different structural units that can be... more In the history of ex-Yugoslav cities, there are only three different structural units that can be observed as regular and
designed urban tissue entities and there are other, irregular urban structural forms. The regular structural forms are remains
of planned city history and the irregular structural forms are remains of political permissive attitude towards city planning
in the late 20th century. The paper is based on my doctoral thesis “Similarities of ex Yugoslav cities” that is being finished.
The observation of around 100 cities in the ex Yugoslav area has been conducted in order to define if the socialist state
of Yugoslavia, founded on the borders of two European empires (the Habsburg and the ottoman) has affected the cities
in a way that could result in similarities of their urban structure. The basis of this comparative study was an observation of
satellite images of cities. The main result of the study is that similarities exist, but they have to be interpreted “cum grano
salis”. Main cities that have been thoroughly observed: Split (CRO), Belgrade (SRB), Sarajevo (BIH), Priština (KOS), Maribor
(SLO).
ISBN 978-88-6542-679-1 (paper version) ISBN 978-88-6542-695-1 (electronic version PDF)
Jüdisches Kulturzentrum, Synagoge, Architekturzentrum und drei Plätze, 1998
The master thesis deals with the remains of the jewish heritage in Maribor, Slovenia. The proposa... more The master thesis deals with the remains of the jewish heritage in Maribor, Slovenia. The proposal includes the renovation of the former synagogue and one house in the former jewish quarter.
After a morphological study, conducted on various cities of the size 80.000 to 2.000.000 inhabita... more After a morphological study, conducted on various cities of the size 80.000 to 2.000.000 inhabitants
in the area of the former Yugoslavia, the ex Yugoslav cities appear to reveal four distinctive and
readable urban development faces: they show four different structural entities in four periods: they
were named the „core period“, the „gründerzeit“ period, the „socialist“ period and the
„turbourban“ city development period. All of them can be seen as results of the city management
streams and the power relationships throughout history and in the carefully constructed
appearance of the »socialist urban planning« which established the „respect to the historical urban
tradition“ on one side and the „brave new development“ on the other. The city structure
comparison of the finally targeted five ex Yugoslav cities - Belgrade, Sarajevo, Split, Priština and
Maribor - shows similarities that reveal the phenomena that is unique for all ex Yugoslav cities, be
it in the socialist period or in the planning period of the last 20 years of urban management and
planning. My paper for the occasion includes my latest research results of the city structure studies
I am conducting during my dissertation preparation.
Mesto:rob City:Edge, May 15, 2014
Journal of Faculty of Civil engineering ISSN 03526852, Apr 24, 2014
Dissertation at TU Graz, Austria, 2019
This thesis is written after a thorough structural analysis of urban structure of the cities and ... more This thesis is written after a thorough structural analysis of urban structure of the cities and towns of the region of ex - Yugoslavia. A comparison of the urban fabric showed that the cities have similar development steps, similar structural units, but different development modes due to historical remains. The cities of the western, former Austro - Hungarian development history are treated differently than the cities of former Ottoman development history - significantly in the socialist development period. The understanding of the core structures and the city development treatments remain active until present day.