Tito's Residential Complex in Miločer, Budva (1975-1980)

From Vernacular to Regional Architectural Practice

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https://doi.org/10.31522/p.32.1(67).4

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Miločer, Budva, Montenegro, regionalism, state-residence, Tito, Josip Broz

Abstract

The subject of this paper is the development of a conceptual design proposal for the official residence for the President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito on the Adriatic coast of Miločer, Budva (1975-1980). The research aims to unveil patterns of the regionalist approach within urban and architectural thought in the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (SR Montenegro) through the project of the presidential complex, shown here for the first time since its official presentation to the president himself in 1976. In methodological terms, the paper examines multiple layers of historical background of Miločer that affected the design­ers' process of thinking, followed by a clear-cut description of the planning procedures, methodologies and reasoning that emerged from the archives and the first-hand witnesses of the whole process. The final results reflect on the critical approach within the practice of the post-war generation of Montenegrin architects, successfully balancing between the poles of power-representation and contemporary architectural currents.

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2024-06-25

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Bulatović, D. (2024) “Tito’s Residential Complex in Miločer, Budva (1975-1980) : From Vernacular to Regional Architectural Practice”, Prostor, 32(1(67), pp. 38–49. doi: 10.31522/p.32.1(67).4.

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