Multi-Family Housing in Skopje During the Period of Modernism From 1945 – 1980.

In the post-war period, Skopje became a modern and functional city, divided into zones for basic functions, with a large number of built multi-family residential buildings under the influence of the world Modern movement. However, this period of construction was interrupted by the catastrophic floods in 1962, followed by an earthquake in 1963. The city was rebuilt in the spirit of Modernism and the world's architectural avant-garde of the time. The focus of this research is on the functional and design characteristics of multi-family residential buildings built in the later period of Skopje Modernism. These events created two periods of intensified construction of Skopje – first one could be marked as development between two wars, from 1945 to 1963, and the second one is reconstruction of the city after earthquake – which created first detailed modernization of Skopje. The primary goal of this research is the analysis of the physical and functional aspects of these facilities and the assessment of how well they fit into the established criteria model. The results of this assessment can then be used to inform future design decisions and better understand the relationship between typology and design.