V članku je proučen vpliv modernistične arhitekture na oblikovanje identitete dveh mest nekdanje Jugoslavije, Ljubljane in Sarajeva. Primerjani so prispevki ključnih arhitektov k oblikovanju urbanih tkiv in identitet obeh mest v 20. stoletju, pri čemer sta upoštevana njuna skupna socialistična preteklost in njun različni družbenokulturni razvoj po koncu devetdesetih let 20. stoletja. Modernistična dediščina analiziranih mest je obravnavana z vidika trajnostnosti, odpornosti in spreminjajočega se pojmovanja kulturne identitete. Poseben poudarek je na delih Jožeta Plečnika in Edvarda Ravnikarja v Ljubljani ter Dušana Grabrijana in Juraja Neidhardta v Sarajevu.Urban identity, which distinguishes cities from one another, has been especially contested in recent decades, marked by globalization and homogenization of culture and the built environment. Although the advent of the international style and modern architecture in the early twentieth century embodied powerful universalizing and standardizing forces, there were also more sensitive practices that sought to respond to local contexts. Today, modernist heritage is contested, particularly from the perspective of sustainability, yet it remains important to assess its contribution to the contemporary urban identity of cities, particularly through the works of architectural avant-garde figures. This is particularly compelling in the case of the Western Balkans, especially the capitals of the former Yugoslav republics, which have been shaped by turbulent histories at the crossroads of cultures and further transformed through their shared socialist past and their post-socialist transition. This article examines the cities of Sarajevo and Ljubljana, which were both part of royal Yugoslavia until 1941 and in the second half of the 20th century under Federal People\u27s Republic of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
