The incursion of modern architecture in Croatia was intriguing to the expert French milieu during the radical years of European architecture - predominantly the early 1930s. These years were marked by the surge of ambitious projects and prototypes. In fact, it was the only time during the 20th century that both two- and three-dimensional Croatian architecture expressions were on par with world events. Later, powerful countries realized great examples of modern architecture, while in Croatia only individual examples were constructed, thanks mainly to private investors. Subsequently the Parisian professional milieu's interest turned towards the yet-to-be-discovered areas of the world: Israel, Turkey, America, etc. One of the reasons which brought about this course of events was certainly the fact that the most active Yugoslav reporter of Architecture d'aujourd'hui - Ljubomir Ilić, eventually left France. Another reason was the allpervasive atmosphere of the oncoming war. However, the influence of Le Corbusier continued to be felt strongly in Croatia (the so-called "second Yugoslavia") following WW II, particularly his urban projects and housing buildings, which, when transposed into socialist Yugoslavia, became a platform for professional debates. The tenth CIAM was held in Dubrovnik in 1956.

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Rad je evoluirao iz predavanja održanog u Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art u Parizu 5.12.2005.