Original scientific paper
THE UNREALISED PROJECT OF ARCHITECT ZLATKO UGLJEN FOR THE MOSTAR CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER AND PAUL
Danijela Ucović
orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-7031
; University of Mostar
Abstract
This paper deals with one of the most significant architectural innovations of the late modern period
in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is about the unrealised project of academic Zlatko Ugljen for
the Mostar Cathedral. Initially, as a part of the competition the architects’ tasks were to design a
parish office next to a cathedral and the layout of the square in front of the church. The needs for
developing that project, as well as the socio-political backround which ultimately led to its (un)
realised state will be explained in this paper. Through a detailed, formal analysis of the project
design, free drawings and models, a complex layout and its base, the imaginary constructive system
and materials will be explained. The analysis of the project idea of the complex, its symbolic positioning
in a specific environment will be interpreted. The paper also includes the opinions of authors
who have critically and analytically examined the project of the Mostar Cathedral by architect Z.
Ugljen. The final value of the project within the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as
regionally, would be that this facility could occupy unique sacral space and be an important part
of the avant-garde architectural expression.
Keywords
Mostar Cathedral; project; sacral space; Zlatko Ugljen; Radobolja; modern architecture.
Hrčak ID:
233746
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Publication date:
31.12.2018.
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