---
_id: '11276'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The COST-Action (CA 18137) on Middle Class Mass Housing in Europe (MCMH-EU)
has established a transnational scientific network to document the productions
of middle-class mass housing built in Europe since the 1950s in order to investigate
this specific topic and share knowledge. Considering that middle-class mass housing
dominates most of our cities, the research translates into the study of the extensive
development of cities in Europe after World War II. The breadth of the theme and
the differences between the countries make it difficult to construct a systematic
and unified criticism of middle-class mass housing, albeit concentrating on the
post-war period. The COST-Action has the goal to build a network to gather research
representing the pooled knowledge and experiences from the network of multidisciplinary
researchers. So, transversally throughout the Working Groups, an inventory of
case studies, a collection of articles, and studies on the policies were produced.
This paper elaborates on the collected and produced material and data in order
to trigger comparisons and reflections on the approaches and methodologies to
face the complexity of middle-class mass housing topic. The comparison was built
by using different methods intersecting multiple points of view and following
specific thematic tracks that seek to deconstruct the complexity of the middle-class
mass housing topic into singular aspects. This paper presents the results of data
analyses, visualisation techniques and comparative studies to identify massification
processes, morphological structures, demographic and policy developments. It shows
a combination of several methods to build a cross-sectional and systematic approach
to the diverse knowledge envisioned to develop a methodology for future research.
This can be especially useful for future developments and insights towards joint
or individual European guidelines, laws and policies to improve the dilapidated
housing stock, current housing situation and to compete the housing crisis in
general.
author:
- first_name: Ahmed
full_name: Benbernou, Ahmed
last_name: Benbernou
- first_name: Alessandra
full_name: Como, Alessandra
last_name: Como
- first_name: Olga
full_name: Harea, Olga
last_name: Harea
- first_name: Uta
full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
id: '27166'
last_name: Pottgiesser
orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
- first_name: Kritika
full_name: Singhal, Kritika
id: '76799'
last_name: Singhal
- first_name: Luisa
full_name: Smeragliuolo Perrotta, Luisa
last_name: Smeragliuolo Perrotta
citation:
ama: 'Benbernou A, Como A, Harea O, Pottgiesser U, Singhal K, Smeragliuolo Perrotta
L. Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach to Middle-Class
Mass Housing . Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party for Documentation
and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement.
2023;(68):76-88. doi:10.52200/docomomo.68.08'
apa: 'Benbernou, A., Como, A., Harea, O., Pottgiesser, U., Singhal, K., & Smeragliuolo
Perrotta, L. (2023). Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach
to Middle-Class Mass Housing . Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party
for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the
Modern Movement, 68, 76–88. https://doi.org/10.52200/docomomo.68.08'
bjps: 'Benbernou A et al. (2023) Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal
Comparative Approach to Middle-Class Mass Housing . Journal / DOCOMOMO, International
Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods
of the Modern Movement 76–88.'
chicago: 'Benbernou, Ahmed, Alessandra Como, Olga Harea, Uta Pottgiesser, Kritika
Singhal, and Luisa Smeragliuolo Perrotta. “Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal
Comparative Approach to Middle-Class Mass Housing .” Journal / DOCOMOMO, International
Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods
of the Modern Movement, no. 68 (2023): 76–88. https://doi.org/10.52200/docomomo.68.08.'
chicago-de: 'Benbernou, Ahmed, Alessandra Como, Olga Harea, Uta Pottgiesser, Kritika
Singhal und Luisa Smeragliuolo Perrotta. 2023. Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal
Comparative Approach to Middle-Class Mass Housing . Journal / DOCOMOMO, International
Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods
of the Modern Movement, Nr. 68: 76–88. doi:10.52200/docomomo.68.08,
.'
din1505-2-1: 'Benbernou, Ahmed ; Como, Alessandra ; Harea,
Olga ; Pottgiesser, Uta ;
Singhal, Kritika ; Smeragliuolo
Perrotta, Luisa: Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach
to Middle-Class Mass Housing . In: Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working
Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods
of the Modern Movement. Eindhoven, University of Technology (2023), Nr. 68,
S. 76–88'
havard: 'A. Benbernou, A. Como, O. Harea, U. Pottgiesser, K. Singhal, L. Smeragliuolo
Perrotta, Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach to Middle-Class
Mass Housing , Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party for Documentation
and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement.
(2023) 76–88.'
ieee: 'A. Benbernou, A. Como, O. Harea, U. Pottgiesser, K. Singhal, and L. Smeragliuolo
Perrotta, “Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach to Middle-Class
Mass Housing ,” Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party for Documentation
and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement,
no. 68, pp. 76–88, 2023, doi: 10.52200/docomomo.68.08.'
mla: 'Benbernou, Ahmed, et al. “Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative
Approach to Middle-Class Mass Housing .” Journal / DOCOMOMO, International
Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods
of the Modern Movement, no. 68, 2023, pp. 76–88, https://doi.org/10.52200/docomomo.68.08.'
short: A. Benbernou, A. Como, O. Harea, U. Pottgiesser, K. Singhal, L. Smeragliuolo
Perrotta, Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party for Documentation and
Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement (2023)
76–88.
ufg: 'Benbernou, Ahmed u. a.: Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative
Approach to Middle-Class Mass Housing , in: Journal / DOCOMOMO, International
Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods
of the Modern Movement (2023), H. 68, S. 76–88.'
van: 'Benbernou A, Como A, Harea O, Pottgiesser U, Singhal K, Smeragliuolo Perrotta
L. Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach to Middle-Class
Mass Housing . Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party for Documentation
and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement.
2023;(68):76–88.'
date_created: 2024-03-22T19:05:33Z
date_updated: 2024-03-25T08:06:28Z
department:
- _id: DEP1620
doi: 10.52200/docomomo.68.08
issue: '68'
keyword:
- Urban Studies
- Architecture
- mass housing
- neighbourhood
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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oa: '1'
page: 76-88
place: Eindhoven
publication: Journal / DOCOMOMO, International Working Party for Documentation and
Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1380-3204
publication_status: published
publisher: University of Technology
quality_controlled: '1'
related_material:
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url: https://docomomojournal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/581
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title: 'Evaluation & Criticism : Transversal Comparative Approach to Middle-Class
Mass Housing '
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
year: '2023'
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_id: '9193'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'The paper studies local community centres (Serbian: centar mesne zajednice
– CMZ) of post–war mass housing neighbourhoods in New Belgrade. Those were designed
and built in 1970s as multifunctional centres with facilities and programmes complementary
to the housing blocks: socio–cultural, commercial (grocery stores), daily services
(post office, bank, crafts, etc.) spaces for socio–political activities and office
spaces for the local community. The local community centres significantly increased
quality of life of the residents, liveability and socialisation in the neighbourhoods.
Furthermore, one of the main aims of these spaces was to enable actual realisation
of the self–management in local communities. This paper reflects on the ideological
and theoretical basis for their conceptualisation, referring to Edvard Kardelj,
one of the main ideologues of self–management and originator of the local community
concept in Yugoslavia. Moreover, the paper investigates: how the local community
centres were planned, designed and programmed, and how they were spatially integrated
in the existing residential blocks; how their organisational and governing role
has been neglected over time, and their main purpose altered; and what are potentials
and socio–spatial capacities for their future reuse. Reaffirmation of local community
centres as utilitarian, governing and social space is recognized as key for promoting
participation and collaborative governance in New Belgrade blocks, as well as
for improving social connections, solidarity and sense of belonging in these neighbourhoods.
As such, the local community centres could be one of the main factors of revitalisation
of the blocks, increasing vitality and improving quality of life of the residents.
Furthermore, the local community centres could have a major role in unlocking
the potential of institutions and individuals towards new effective urban governance
structures, as well as institutionalising citizens{\textquoteright} participation
and bottom-up governance as direct democracy in the city today.'
author:
- first_name: Anica
full_name: Dragutinovic, Anica
id: '68875'
last_name: Dragutinovic
orcid: 0000-0002-6962-5223
- first_name: Uta
full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
id: '27166'
last_name: Pottgiesser
orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
- first_name: Wido
full_name: Quist, Wido
last_name: Quist
citation:
ama: 'Dragutinovic A, Pottgiesser U, Quist W. Local Community Centre as Utilitarian,
Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In: Jordá Such C, Palomares
Figueres M, Tostões A, Pottgiesser U, eds. Modern Design. Social Commitment
and Quality of Life. Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch; 2022:329-337.'
apa: 'Dragutinovic, A., Pottgiesser, U., & Quist, W. (2022). Local Community
Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.
In C. Jordá Such, M. Palomares Figueres, A. Tostões, & U. Pottgiesser (Eds.),
Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life (pp. 329–337). Docomomo
International, tirant lo blanch.'
bjps: 'Dragutinovic A, Pottgiesser U and Quist W (2022) Local Community Centre
as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In Jordá
Such C et al. (eds), Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life.
Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, pp. 329–337.'
chicago: 'Dragutinovic, Anica, Uta Pottgiesser, and Wido Quist. “Local Community
Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.”
In Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life, edited by Carmen
Jordá Such, Maite Palomares Figueres, Ana Tostões, and Uta Pottgiesser, 329–37.
Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022.'
chicago-de: 'Dragutinovic, Anica, Uta Pottgiesser und Wido Quist. 2022. Local Community
Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.
In: Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life, hg. von Carmen
Jordá Such, Maite Palomares Figueres, Ana Tostões, und Uta Pottgiesser, 329–337.
Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch.'
din1505-2-1: 'Dragutinovic, Anica
; Pottgiesser, Uta ; Quist,
Wido: Local Community Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space:
The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In: Jordá
Such, C. ; Palomares Figueres, M.
; Tostões, A. ; Pottgiesser,
U. (Hrsg.): Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life :
Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022, S. 329–337'
havard: 'A. Dragutinovic, U. Pottgiesser, W. Quist, Local Community Centre as Utilitarian,
Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ, in: C. Jordá Such, M.
Palomares Figueres, A. Tostões, U. Pottgiesser (Eds.), Modern Design. Social Commitment
and Quality of Life, Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022: pp. 329–337.'
ieee: 'A. Dragutinovic, U. Pottgiesser, and W. Quist, “Local Community Centre as
Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ,” in Modern
Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life, Valencia, Spain, 2022, pp.
329–337.'
mla: 'Dragutinovic, Anica, et al. “Local Community Centre as Utilitarian, Governing
and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.” Modern Design. Social Commitment
and Quality of Life, edited by Carmen Jordá Such et al., Docomomo International,
tirant lo blanch, 2022, pp. 329–37.'
short: 'A. Dragutinovic, U. Pottgiesser, W. Quist, in: C. Jordá Such, M. Palomares
Figueres, A. Tostões, U. Pottgiesser (Eds.), Modern Design. Social Commitment
and Quality of Life, Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022, pp. 329–337.'
ufg: 'Dragutinovic, Anica/Pottgiesser, Uta/Quist, Wido: Local Community Centre
as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ, in:
Jordá Such, Carmen u. a. (Hgg.): Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality
of Life, o. O. 2022, S. 329–337.'
van: 'Dragutinovic A, Pottgiesser U, Quist W. Local Community Centre as Utilitarian,
Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In: Jordá Such C, Palomares
Figueres M, Tostões A, Pottgiesser U, editors. Modern Design Social Commitment
and Quality of Life. Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch; 2022. p. 329–37.'
conference:
end_date: 2022-09-09
location: Valencia, Spain
name: 17th International Docomomo Conference
start_date: 2022-09-06
date_created: 2022-12-04T10:15:51Z
date_updated: 2025-01-21T14:09:30Z
department:
- _id: DEP1000
- _id: DEP1055
editor:
- first_name: Carmen
full_name: Jordá Such, Carmen
last_name: Jordá Such
- first_name: Maite
full_name: Palomares Figueres, Maite
last_name: Palomares Figueres
- first_name: Ana
full_name: Tostões, Ana
last_name: Tostões
- first_name: Uta
full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
id: '27166'
last_name: Pottgiesser
orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
keyword:
- local community centre
- neighbourhood
- post-war housing
- neighbourhood histories
- local communities
- New Belgrade
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://docomomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/014850_ebook.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 329-337
publication: Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- 978-84-19286-59-8
publication_status: published
publisher: Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Local Community Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case
of New Belgrade CMZ'
type: conference
user_id: '83781'
year: '2022'
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