How can we address reuse of post-military structures from a more resilient and sustainable perspective - not only in terms of direct tools that deal with the environment and architectural heritage, but also on an economic and geopolitical level as well?

Therefore, the research area is a very specific environment consisting of three navy tunnels and interconnected structures, located on the Luštica peninsula on the Adriatic coast in Montenegro.

The tunnels were built in the 70's by the JNA (Yugoslav People's Army) as a naval and submarine base and were in use until the early 90's. After the dissolution of the Yugoslav People's Army (and Yugoslavia) they remained in the demilitarized zone and could never be used again by any army. 

The tunnels were strategically built at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor (UNESCO protected) and as such are part of the Adriatic basin. The Adriatic Sea is considered one of the richest seas in terms of species and has recently been classified as one of the most protected areas of the Mediterranean.

The workshop aims to rethink rehabilitation and reprogramming of these structures, not only with respect for the bordering ecosystem, but also with new scenarios that would foresee the future of coexistence in the Adriatic. The results of the studio could serve as a guide for dealing with similar post-military structures throughout Europe.

Dates: 28.04.- 04.05. 2023.,

Location: Luštica Peninsula, Boka Bay

Program Director and Mentor:

Dijana Vučinić

Lecturers and Mentors:

Anđela Brašanac

Ana Dobrašinović

Snežana Zlatković

Armina Pilav

Tinatin Gurgenidze

Saimir Kristo

+Faculty of Mritime studies 

+Marine Biology Institute

This program is part of New Temporality initiatieve and is supported by Creative Europe EU, Ministry of  Culture of Montenegro, Karsruhe Institute od Technology. 

Partners include: 

Lisbon Architecture Triennale (Portugal), Tbilisi Architecture Biennial (Georgia), Barleti University (Tirana, Albania), Dekabristen e.V. (Berlin, Germany) , Mies van der Rohe Foundation (Barcelona, Spain), APSS Institute (Podgorica, Montenegro), Pavilion Kultury Kyiv (Kiev, Ukraine), Trans-Media-Akademie Hellerau e.V.(Dresden, Germany)