Imagining Slovene socialist modernity : the urban redesign of Ljubljana's beloved Trnovo neighborhood, 1951-1989 / Veronica E. Aplenc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aplenc, Veronica E., 1968- author.

Series:

Central European studies.

Central European studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Socialism.

Socialist realism and architecture.

Ljubljana (Slovenia)--Social conditions.

Ljubljana (Slovenia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages).

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"After the Second World War, Yugoslavia's small regional cities represented a challenge for the new socialist state. These cities' older buildings, local historic sites, and low-quality housing clashed with socialism's promises and ideals. How would the state transform these cities' everyday neighborhoods? In the Slovene republic's capital city of Ljubljana, the Trnovo neighborhood embodied this challenge through its modest housing, small medieval section, vast gardens, acclaimed interwar architecture, and iconic local reputation. Imagining Slovene Socialist Modernity explores how urban planners, architects, historic preservationists, neighborhood residents, and even folklorists transformed this beloved neighborhood into a Slovene socialist city district. Aplenc demonstrates that this urban redesign centered on republic-level interpretations of a Yugoslav socialist built environment, versus a re-envisioned Slovene national past or design style. This interdisciplinary study sheds light on how Yugoslav state socialism operated at the republic level, within a decentralized system, and on the diverse forces behind success or failure. With its focus on vernacular architecture, small-scale historic sites, single-family homes, and illegal housing, this book expands our understanding of the everyday built environment in socialist cities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

IMAGINING SLOVENE SOCIALIST MODERNITY

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

1. VISIONS OF UPSCALE SOCIALIST MODERNITY "Above-Standard" High-Rises in the Trnovo Neighborhood's Historic Core

2. HIGH SOCIALISM'S PROMISES FOR SOCIALIST LIVING Murgle's Single-Family Homes and the Individual's Paradise

3. WHERE THE SOCIALIST FOLK LIVE Rakova Jelša's Vernacular but Unsanctioned Architecture Pushes the Boundaries of the Socialist City in High Socialism

4. THE HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT WASN'T History Revisited and Jože Plečnik's Eternal Architecture Surpassed

EPILOGUE

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61249-814-0

1-61249-815-9

OCLC:

1356004728