WELCOME

WELCOME TO GRONINGEN AND THE CONTENTIOUS SPACES CONFERENCE. 

The University of Groningen’s Architecture and Urbanism welcomes scholars from humanities and social sciences to discuss the heritage of the state socialist architecture and urbanism and the accompanying processes. 

THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED BY MAJA BABIĆ AND TINO MAGER.

Tino Mager is an assistant professor of History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism, and works on the topic of heritage in the digital era. Maja Babić studies socialist and post-socialist architecture, and is an assistant professor at the Department of the History of Art, Architecture, and Landscapes.