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 Mu?i?. The ?Modernist Skopje Map? is Blue Crow Media?s most recent map in a series of publications covering architectural history in former Yugoslavia.

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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 Mu?i?. The ?Modernist Skopje Map? is Blue Crow Media?s most recent map in a series of publications covering architectural history in former Yugoslavia.
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An essential, yet disturbing, reason for Skopje?s concentration of Brutalist and Modernist architecture is the 1965 earthquake that destroyed sixty-five percent of the city. In an effort to redevelop the area, Japanese architect Kenzo Tange was asked to lead a team of Japanese and Yugoslavian architects and conceptualize a modern city plan for Skopje.

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With Tange at the helm, many Brutalist architects were drawn to the city and commissioned to design Skopje?s essential public structures, government buildings, transporta...