Holidays After the Fall The Legacy of Modern Socialist Seaside Architecture and Urbanism in Bulgaria and Croatia
The Red House, Centre for Culture and Debate
Sofia, May 7, 2014
Holidays After the Fall
The Legacy of Modern Socialist Seaside Architecture and Urbanism in Bulgaria
and Croatia
Every summer season, the sun-drenched coasts of Bulgaria and Croatia turn into
densely inhabited, intensively exploited tourism industry hotspots. Various
architectural and urban planning strategies had been pursued there since the
mid 1950s, in order first to create then to further develop modern holiday
destinations. In both destinations (late-)modern tourism architecture and
resorts of a remarkable quality and typological diversity had been produced,
that had reflected planning trends both of the East and the West. These
resorts have persisted both as a playground for the domestic labour force and
as a viable product on the international market. And the best of them are
worth being considered as cultural heritage that needs to be protected and
conserved, since in the wake of the political change after the fall of
Communism and the privatization of the tourism business, individual resorts
and outstanding buildings have been economically and physically restructured,
in a myriad of ways, leaving a legacy of deserted ruins, cautious renovations,
exorbitant conversions, radical densification – and an on-going public protest
against the destruction of natural resources.
Exhibition opening: 6.00 p.m.
Photo exhibition curated by Nikola Mihov,
including photos and archival materials from emblematic sea resorts in
Bulgaria and Croatia and a special series for the project by Nikola Mihov.
Nameless hall, Gulliver hall. Free entrance
7-30 May , every working day from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. except Saturday and
Sunday
Book presentation and discussion: 7.00 p.m.
with Elke Beyer, Anke Hagemann and Michael Zinganel (Berlin/Vienna),
architects and historians and co-editors of the new book
Nikola Mihov (Sofia/Paris), photographer
Elena Dimitrova (Sofia), Assoc. Professor at the University of Architecture,
Civil Engineering and Geodesy Sofia, Department of Urban Planning
in cooperation with ICOMOS-Bulgaria
More details about the book:
http://tracingspaces.net/new-book/
Assoc. Prof. Dr Elena Dimitrova, M Arch,
Dpt. of Urban Planning,
Faculty of Architecture,
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering & Geodesy,
About the event at the Red House read more in:
http://www.docomomo.com/news.php
http://www.docomomo.com/pdfs/events/news/035601_Holidays_after_the_Fall.pdf
May 5, 2014
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