Borik neighbourhood

Location: Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Completed: 1974

Architect: Not known

Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, former Yugoslavia

The neighbourhood of Borik was constructed after two successive earthquakes hit the city on 26th and 27th October 1969 as a place to re-house those who had lost their homes as a result of the tremors.

Borik neighbourhood in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Modernist | Socialist architecture | former Yugoslavia

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