BETONSKI SPAVAČI: GRAD KOJI JE BIO PREMODERAN

Skopje in the early hours of July 26th 1963. An earthquake destroys large sections of the capital of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, more than a thousand of the city's inhabitants lose their lives. International aid arrives from both east and west, whilst Japanese architect Kenzō Tange designs the plan according to which the city is to be reconstructed. He only oversees the construction of the central station however, with additional structures, spread over the whole city, implemented by other architects. The overarching plan of a modern city fit for the future remains, not least out of financial considerations, a pipe dream.