TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN THE AREA OF THE STARA PLANINA

MARCH 22 – APRIL 11, 2018

The exhibition, Traditional Architectural Heritage in the Area of the Stara Planina, authored by Gorica Ljubenov, PhD, a graduate architectural engineer, opens at the SASA Gallery of Science and Technology on Thursday, March 22. The goal of the exhibition is acquaint the public at large with the beauty and diversity of forms of the architectural heritage of the Stara Planina as well as with the alarming state of repair of vernacular architecture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Displayed at the exhibition will be the traditional features on houses that are no longer of any use in contemporary architecture and the modern way of life. The few preserved houses testify to a rich source of architectural ideas, the way of life of the local peasants and their needs.