MoCA Skopje Workshop

The Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the finest modernist buildings in Skopje, embodying the post-earthquake reputation of Skopje as ‘the City of Solidarity’. Designed by the polish architectural team ‘The Tigers’ and donated to the citizens of Skopje by the Polish government as a gesture of international support in the aftermath of the devastating 1963 earthquake. With its impressive position at the top of the central hill Kale, it commands an impressive panoramic view over the city and the mountainous landscape beyond, which is carefully framed by the main volume of the gallery, which is raised on a grid of round columns. Through its minimalist design, the building’s modernist idiom is evident through the use of columns, large surfaces of white unadorned façades and the prevalence of materials such as concrete and glass, making the building rich with natural light. Its formal composition of pure volumes and void spaces have resulted in a very delicate and sculptural object with a series of delightful spaces, which I have enjoyed getting to know better through a series of photographic studies, sketches, drawings and collages. I also participated in a model workshop, and made an abstracted 1:50 model of the museum, under the guidance of Prof. Martin Gulevski, a renowned architect and professor in Skopje.