Elma Durmisevic
Mario Kordic
Nasiha Pozder
Thorsten Nölle
Ron Jacobs
Dubravko Bačić
Admir Kulin
Duncan Baker-Brown
Roberta Zarcone
Selma Harrington
Igor Kuvac
Tijana Tufek Memisevic
Joost Declerq
Senada Demirovic
Sanela Klaric
Gil Peled
Gilli Hobsb
Haris Bradić
Senada Demirovic
Lecture block:
18:00 h
18 October 2024
Urban reconstruction in continuity – Mostar as a new experience
“The city of Mostar lives on the river and its banks for centuries. The Neretva River adorns Mostar but also divides it into two banks. Apart from the Neretva River, which naturally separates Mostar, the man made an artificial division almost 30 years ago along the road known as the Boulevard. This physical division caused Mostar to be divided socially, ethnically, culturally and at every other level. In order for the city to experience catharsis and create new values, it is necessary to be understood rather than built, because the city is not just buildings and streets, the city is much more, it is a mosaic of stories and narratives. Culture can be the driver force of a change and the creator of a new healthy and creative environment where development strategies based on culture and the creative industries can overcome the trauma of division and provide this city with a prosperous future archiving spatial, social and experiential continuity.”