▁as ▁the ▁Sloven e ▁National ▁and ▁University ▁Library ▁building . ▁He ▁also ▁designed ▁other ▁notable ▁buildings , ▁including ▁the ▁V z aj em na ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁Off ices , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁many ▁civ ic ▁improvements . ▁He ▁renov ated ▁the ▁city ' s ▁brid ges ▁and ▁the ▁L jub l jan ica ▁banks , ▁and ▁designed ▁the ▁L jub lj ana ▁Central ▁Market ▁and ▁the ▁Ž ale ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁Social ist ▁Y ug oslav ▁period ▁ ▁The ▁architecture ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁emer ging , ▁unique , ▁and ▁often ▁differ ing ▁national ▁and ▁regional ▁narr atives . ▁As ▁a ▁social ist ▁state ▁remaining ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cur tain , ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁adopted ▁a ▁hy brid ▁identity ▁that ▁combined ▁the ▁architect ural , ▁cultural , ▁and ▁political ▁lean ings ▁of ▁both ▁Western ▁liberal ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁Soviet ▁commun ism . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Y ug oslav ia ' s ▁brief ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Eastern ▁B loc ▁us her ed ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁social ist ▁real ism . ▁Central ization ▁within ▁the ▁commun ist ▁model ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁private ▁architect ural ▁practices ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁profession . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁condem ned ▁modern ism ▁as ▁" bour ge ois ▁formal ism ," ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁caused ▁fr iction ▁among ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁pre - war ▁modern ist ▁architect ural