Urbanization Models of Mostar in the Period of Austro-Hungarian Rule

In the period of Austro-Hungarian occupation between 1878 and 1918, the City of Mostar had a process of intensive urbanization. In that period, newly arrived engineers (surveyors) transformed the pre-existing Eastern – Ottoman qasaba (provincial town) into a Central European city. This paper revealed four models of urbanization they used in planning. The first model was developed within the existing physical structure of the city through the first regulatory plan. The second model forms the new urban centre using the empty space within the old town. The third and the fourth models expand the city over the river. While the third model forms orthogonal urban blocks, the fourth is a construction of free-standing villas within the Neo-Baroque Square in which six radial streets inflow. The engineers who worked on the regulatory plans were also discovered and presented, as well as the legislative and legal framework within which all these processes took place

URBAN INNER CITY AREA RONDO IN MOSTAR

Neobarokni trg Rondo u Mostaru spomenik je kulture neprocjenjive vrijednosti, sačuvan u svome izvornu obliku do devedesetih godina prošloga stoljeća. Planiran je i izgrađen u jednome graditeljskom potezu na kraju 19. i početkom 20. stoljeća. Rondo je jedinstveno urbanističko rješenje koje predstavlja i pripadajuće arhitektonske objekte iznimnih historicističkih rješenja svoga doba. Autor opisuje genezu njegove destrukcije u posljednjih trideset godina kao rezultat novonastaloga bezobzirnoga neoliberalnog kapitalizma, klijentističke vlasti i zemljišnih špekulacija. Takvu destrukciju omogućila je nova struktura stanovništva nastala poslije rata, a novouspostavljena vlast nije prepoznala zatečene vrijednosti. „Urbanisti“, arhitekti i inženjeri u urbanističkim službama bili su samo sredstvo u rukama vlasti i mešetara. Zaključak je da se našemu kulturnom nasljeđu u posljednja tri desetljeća pristupalo krajnje neodgovorno, štoviše, iracionalno te su u mnogim slučajevima, kao što je riječ o Rondou, štete nepopravljive.Baroque Revival square Rondo in Mostar is a cultural monument of great value. It was preserved in its original form till the 90s of the last century. It was planned and built at once towards the end of the 19th ct. and at the beginning of the 20th ct. Rondo is a unique urbanistic solution which includes associated architectural constructions that represent marvelous historicist solutions of that age. The author describes the genesis of its destruction in the last thirty years as a result of the new reckless neoliberal capitalism, clientistic authority and land speculations. Such destruction was allowed by the new inhabitants structure after the war. The newly established authorities did not recognize the found values. The so called „urban planners“, architects and engineers in the urban planning administrations were just a sheer puppet in the hands of the authorities and machers. To conclude, our cultural heritage was approached extremely irresponsibly in the last three decades, furthermore, it was approached irrationally and in many cases, as it is the case with Rondo, the damage is irreparable

Mahalles in the City of Mostar; Topography, origins and urban features

Cilj rada je prikazati urbanistički razvoj mostarskih mahala i razriješiti neke dileme oko njihova broja u 16. st. do konca 19 st., u doba kada grad dolazi pod austrougarsku vlast. Na osnovi poznatih elemenata koji definiraju mahalu, za mostarske mahale je utvrđen: broj, vrijeme nastanka, lokacija i veličina. To je pridonijelo poznavanju urbanističkog razvoja Mostara od 16. do 19. stoljeća. Rezultat su rada lokalne osobitosti mahala iz kojih je vidljivo da su one specifični samostalni stambeni predjeli grada u osmanskom razdoblju.The paper shows the urban development of Mostar mahalles and deals with the dilemma of their number from the 16th to the late 19th c. when the city came under the Austro-Hungarian administration. Based on the known defining elements of the mahalle, the number, construction date, location and size have been determined for the Mostar mahalles, thus giving insight into Mostar’s urban development in 16th-19th c. The research shows local particularities of mahalles and their status as autonomous residential urban units in the Ottoman period

Fortification System in the Urban Fabric of Mostar during Ottoman Rule

U članku se obrađuje fortifikacijski sustav Mostara nastao u osmanskom razdoblju (15.-19. st., ponajviše na prijelazu 17./18. st.) koji je danas gotovo posve uništen ili devastiran, a od njega su ostali tek rijetki tragovi. Analizom arhivskih izvora, terenskim istraživanjima i prvim arhitektonskim snimanjem ostataka rekonstruiran je cjelokupan sklop gradskih utvrda. Istaknute su njihove graditeljske i prostorne značajke unutar urbanoga tkiva Mostara s ciljem identifikacije i zaštite postojećih struktura.This paper analyzes the Mostar fortification system which has its origin in the Ottoman period (15th-19th century, mostly in the late 17th and the early 18th centuries). Nowadays it is almost entirely demolished or heavily devastated. This study, based on the analysis of the archives, field research and the first architectural survey of the remains, aims to provide insight into the entire town fortification complex. It points out its architectural and spatial features within the urban fabric of Mostar in order to identify and protect the existing structures

Architects and Builders in Mostar during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1878-1918)

Tema su ovoga rada arhitekti, graditelji i mjernici (geometri) na prostoru grada Mostara u razdoblju austrougarske uprave, ali i u posljednjem razdoblju osmanske vladavine. Otkrivene su njihove biografije, pozicije koje su zauzimali u graditeljskoj strukturi i autorstvo nad objektima ili urbanistièkim potezima. Utvrđeni su uvjeti unutar kojih su radili, zakonodavno-pravni okvir i metode rada koje su dovele do promjena slike grada.This paper presents the Mostar-based architects, builders, and surveyors in the period of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy as well as in the last phase of the Ottoman Empire. It looks at their biographies, professional positions and authorship of some structures and urban planning interventions. It also analyses their professional work in terms of the circumstances, legislative and legal framework, and methods of work that eventually changed the image of the city