Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule

In the period of Austro-Hungarian occupation between 1878 and 1918, the City of Mostar had a process of intensive urbanization. In that period, newly arrived engineers (surveyors) transformed the pre-existing Eastern – Ottoman qasaba (provincial town) into a Central European city. This paper reveale...

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Main Author: Borislav Puljić
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/377457
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description In the period of Austro-Hungarian occupation between 1878 and 1918, the City of Mostar had a process of intensive urbanization. In that period, newly arrived engineers (surveyors) transformed the pre-existing Eastern – Ottoman qasaba (provincial town) into a Central European city. This paper revealed four models of urbanization they used in planning. The first model was developed within the existing physical structure of the city through the first regulatory plan. The second model forms the new urban centre using the empty space within the old town. The third and the fourth models expand the city over the river. While the third model forms orthogonal urban blocks, the fourth is a construction of free-standing villas within the Neo-Baroque Square in which six radial streets inflow. The engineers who worked on the regulatory plans were also discovered and presented, as well as the legislative and legal framework within which all these processes took place.
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spelling doaj.art-a1d9f9fa68734a5bb4631dbb57610bb12024-04-15T17:01:06ZengFaculty of Architecture, University of ZagrebProstor1330-06521333-91172021-01-01291(61)21310.31522/p.29.1(61).1Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian RuleBorislav Puljić0Ecoplan d.o.o. Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaIn the period of Austro-Hungarian occupation between 1878 and 1918, the City of Mostar had a process of intensive urbanization. In that period, newly arrived engineers (surveyors) transformed the pre-existing Eastern – Ottoman qasaba (provincial town) into a Central European city. This paper revealed four models of urbanization they used in planning. The first model was developed within the existing physical structure of the city through the first regulatory plan. The second model forms the new urban centre using the empty space within the old town. The third and the fourth models expand the city over the river. While the third model forms orthogonal urban blocks, the fourth is a construction of free-standing villas within the Neo-Baroque Square in which six radial streets inflow. The engineers who worked on the regulatory plans were also discovered and presented, as well as the legislative and legal framework within which all these processes took place.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/377457Austro-hungarian rule, legal basis, Mostar,Bosnia and Herzegovina, urbanization models, urban planning engineers
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Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule
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Austro-hungarian rule, legal basis, Mostar,Bosnia and Herzegovina, urbanization models, urban planning engineers
title Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule
title_full Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule
title_fullStr Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule
title_full_unstemmed Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule
title_short Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule
title_sort urbanization models of mostar in the period of austro hungarian rule
topic Austro-hungarian rule, legal basis, Mostar,Bosnia and Herzegovina, urbanization models, urban planning engineers
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