The Future as a Project; Doxiadis in Skopje

The book The Future as a Project: Doxiadis in Skopje brings to the forefront the history of Skopje’s reconstruction after the 1963 earthquake and its modernist legacy. It presents Constantinos Doxiadis’ work in Skopje, which includes detailed mappings of the affected areas, reports, studies on mass housing, reflections and diagrams for a new urban plan, and his collaboration with other urban planners (Christos–Georgios Kritikos, Ines Tolic, Kostas Tsiambaos). It also includes material on Kenzo Tange’s project for the city center of Skopje, as well as a series of modern buildings designed by significant Yugoslav architects, many of which still stand today in the city (Vlatko P. Korobar, Ana Ivanovska–Deskova, Vladimir Deskov, Jovan Ivanovski, Zoran Petrovski). The book places the rebuilding of the city within the historical context of Yugoslav modernism (Maroje Mrduljaš). Finally, it presents some of the most recent revival-style interventions in the city and the challenges they pose to both architects and citizens (Kalliopi Amygdalou). This collective volume accompanied the exhibition The Future as a Project | Doxiadis in Skopje , co-organized by the Hellenic Institute of Architecture, the Museum of the City of Skopje, and the Benaki Museum, in collaboration with and supported by Athens 2018 – World Book Capital and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports (Benaki Museum – Pireos, 20/12/2018 – 17/2/2019).

Volume Editors: Kalliopi Amygdalou, Kostas Tsiambaos, Christos–Georgios Kritikos

Exhibition Curators: Kalliopi Amygdalou, Vladimir Deskov, Ana Ivanovska–Deskova, Jovan Ivanovski, Kostas Tsiambaos
Assistant Curator: Christos–Georgios Kritikos
ISBN (print edition): 978-618-83352-2-6