Original scientific paper
Foundation Block in Zagreb; Architectural and Urban Design Features
Tamara Bjažić Klarin
Abstract
Foundation Block is the biggest architectural complex built in the international style in Zagreb’s Lower Town and the last stage of the construction of Ban Jelačić Square. The outline and integral design of the nine commercial and residential buildings were determined by the city council’s ”master plan for the property owned by Foundation Hospital on Ban Jelačić Square”, which was adopted in the end of January 1930. The plan was based on the entries for the 1929 competition for allotment and building design for the plot, and on several
master plans of the Municipal Construction Department. The period spanning the competition and the sale of the first plot in spring 1932 saw many disputes on the construction of a public building funded by the city council and private investors interested in public-private partnerships.
Keywords
International style; Zagreb; Foundation Hospital; Foundation Block
Hrčak ID:
62870
URI
Publication date:
23.12.2010.
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