Verfremdungseffekt

architects Boris Krstulović, Zvonimir Vrkljan
project Catholic Parish Church in Podgorica, Podgorica, Montenegro
written by Maroje Mrduljaš

 

After World War II, Montenegro was the only federal republic of Socialist Yugoslavia that had its capital city moved. Podgorica was named the capital city in place of Cetinje, renamed Titograd and underwent a profound urban and identity transformation.  At that time, Podgorica did not have its own school of architecture so architectural knowledge was often imported from other epicentres of Yugoslav architectural culture which contributed to the diversity of architectural approaches in Montenegro.   New housing developments and social infrastructure were being built, while new architecture produced some remarkable cultural contributions such as Vukota Vukotić's Kayak Club (1960), located at the Morača River Canyon and Svetlana Kana Radević's Hotel Podgorica (1967), which connected her experience of working for Louis Kahn with a pronounced sensibility for the local context. Marko Mušič designed several projects in Montenegro, notably, Kolašin Memorial Center (1970-75), an intriguing mathematical sculpture – simultaneously a monument and a functional building.