Sociology and Space, No. 131-132, 1996.
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Preservation and Revitalization of Žumberak’s Traditional Architecture. Propositions for Construction on the Path of Tradition
Davor Salopek
Abstract
State institutions almost completely ignore
the need to protect the architectural
heritage (houses and farm buildings) in
rural regions. This architecture, usually of
a modest nature, satisfied minimum family
needs and answered the demands of the
rural population whose main activity was
agriculture. Local materials were used for
construction. Today traditional rural
architecture is increasingly pulling back
before the new needs of the population,
their greater financial potentials, the new
demands placed before modern farming,
and the increasing new activities in the
village. Old houses are being pulled down
or are falling down. Many people have
moved away and do not even return for
holidays or vacations. The author
researched traditional architecture in
Žumberak, which evolved where the
Pannonian and the broader Alpine
influence met. He points to its value and
inspirational possibilities in the creation of
modern structures.
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119842
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Publication date:
7.6.1996.
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