Društvo i prostor

The collective Društvo i prostor (Society and Space) is an informal organization established in 2024, bringing together experts and activists engaged in issues of spatial (in)justice in Croatia through research, advocacy, and collaborative action. Members of the collective have previously worked in various constellations within both formal and informal initiatives, focusing on participatory practices and critical examinations of spatial realities.
The core team consists of trained and practicing architects and spatial planners Lucia Majica, Mario Peko, Tea Truta, Vili Rakita, Dora Gorenak, and Alma Antončić. We have gained experience through our involvement in the Association of architects from Split and Zagreb , the organization Tatavaka (Island of Zlarin), as collaborators and members of the Right to the city from Zagreb as well as through independent projects. Through these platforms and personal initiatives, we are also connected to wider international networks such as the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City, INURA (International Network for Urban Research and Action), EASA (European Architecture Students Assembly), EAC (European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City among others. Depending on the topic and context of each project, colleagues from a range of disciplines join our work—building a network of individuals with shared and complementary interests gathered around the collective. Over the past two years, the collective has been engaged in developing projects alongside diverse local initiatives, focusing on establishing participatory planning practices and methods of showcasing the results.