From 2 to 6 march Dutch and Bosnian students and researchers from Zuyd University of Applied sciences, The university of zenica and The Hague University of Applied Sciences participated in an international STUDENT workshop in the bosnian post-industrial city Zenica. They examined the relationship between industrial heritage, urban identity, and the city’s current transition.
BY EXPLORING the city, THE STUDENTS DEVELOPED POST-GROWTH PERSPECTIVES ON HOW TO TRANSFORM INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES AND ABANDONED SITES. Their observations were documented throughts maps, visual observations and narrative descriptions.
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Miro map Group I Yannick Zwaaf, Hana Tukić, Adna Trebo, Hana Mulić, Kenan Duraković Miro map group II Santiago Pena, Fatima Frljak, Adin Selimović, Sumeja Mandžuka, Nađa Avdić Miro map group III Evi Lochs, Stefan Tonchev, Hamza Meskovic, Sara Šabanović Miro map group IV Aron Forro, Nejla Varupa, Lejla Muharemović, Larisa Ćatić
The workshop provided an intensive learning environment where field research, international collaboration, and design-oriented research converged. The group was granted access to the premises of the Raspotočje coal mine in the city centre of Zenica, which gave the students an opportunity to observe the recently derelict mine from close by. The Raspotočje mine WAS one of the main underground deposits of the Zenica Coal Mine, THAT opened in 1880 AND CLOSED IN 2024.