"Augmented Sarajevo": Digitally Reconstructing War Heritage and the Sense of Place

The Siege of Sarajevo (1992-95) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, transformed the city into a landscape of ruins. One site of destruction was the Oslobođenje building, where Sarajevo’s daily newspaper was produced. Even though it was one of the first buildings shelled, it continued to be used during the siege as the newspaper was published daily from...

Roundtable V: Disaster, Rebuilding, Memorials and Heritage Narratives Related to Natural Disasters

Memory in Architecture: Contemporary memorial projects and their predecessors

This research is focused on several case studies, all contemporary architectural projects, dedicated to commemoration of different atrocities. The process of creating a memorial is bound up with a wide range of influences and affects, like any architectural project. However, building a memorial is further complicated due to the involvement of...

Confronting Difficult Memory through Absence: Space in Contemporary Memorial Architecture

Contemporary Western society often strives to confront and cope with loss through projects that commemorate various events, both long past and recent. This is particularly true in cases of the trauma-laden remembrance of modern atrocities. Memorials are perceived as spaces that can provide necessary healing environments for the victims and their...