During this period , the Yugoslav break from Soviet socialist realism combined with efforts to commemorate World War II , which together led to the creation of an immense quantity of abstract sculptural war memorials , known today as s '' pomenik '' In the late 1950s and early 1960s Brutalism began to garner a following within Yugoslavia , particularly among younger architects , a trend possibly influenced by the 1959 disbandment of the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne . Brutalism 's growing influence in the nation was most prominently exemplified in reconstruction efforts of Skopje following a destructive 1963 earthquake . Japanese architect Kenzo Tange played a key role in pushing for Brutalism in the city , going so far as to propose a full redesign of the Skopje in the style
1963 earthquake
1963 Skopje earthquake
Architecture of Yugoslavia