Paul Lowe
Hard barriers
conclusion From the example of the siege of Sarajevo, we have tried to illustrate the role that infrastructure, along with architecture, plays both in term of military tactics of destruction but also as a new means of adaptation by citizens in a form of survival strategy. By adapting to new urban rules dictated by military destruction, the citizens of Sarajevo found a way of infrastructurally adapting the city to create both physical and visual protective barriers at the city level, while they also adapted their everyday spaces in order to stay safe and survive. p
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Anisa Glumcevic completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at International Burch University, Department of Architecture in Sarajevo. She is currently working on architectural projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and internationally. Lejla OdobaĊĦic Novo is a Bosnian-Canadian architect licensed by the OAA. She is currently teaching as an Associate Professor at the International Burch University, Department of Architecture in Sarajevo. Her research lies within the intersection of culture and politics, exploring how this junction manifests itself through architecture in contested spaces. ¸
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