The urban transformation of Banja Luka, which during the final period of socialism (1975–1990), was guided by the City’s Urban Plan, has proceeded without a clear strategic vision of urban development since the late 1990s. During this period, the city developed according to detailed regulatory plans and was strongly influenced by neolib...

By Brankica Milojević

This study examines the load–deflection response of continuous self-compacting concrete (SCC) beams incorporating recycled coarse aggregates. Nine two-span beams with reinforcement ratios of 0.65–0.94% were experimentally tested using 50% and 100% aggregate replacement. Recycled aggregate beams showed slightly reduced stiffness and incr...

By Žarko Petrović, Bojan Milosevic, Marija Spasojević Šurdilović, Andrija Zorić, Dragana Turnić

This paper presents a hybrid model integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Genetic Algorithms (GA) to optimize construction machinery selection based on cost, CO2 emissions, maintenance, and age. AHP was used to determine precise weighting criteria, while a Python-based GA explored the solution space using technical penalty functions. ...

By Željko Marinković, Nikola Knezevic, Predrag Petronijević, Nataša Praščević

Modernist architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains marginalised within official heritage frameworks, with only limited institutional recognition. This study explores social media as an extended research environment for examining contemporary perceptions and social constructions of modernist heritage values. Using a case study of Kazimir Ostro...

By Nevena Novaković, Aleksandar Marić

The Architecture of Emptiness is an urban-architectural approach that focuses on the qualities and possibilities of unbuilt space, giving it primacy over built space. The proposed approach explores how emptiness can act as a generative force for urban-architectural pieces and how, in return, it echoes its built and natural environment. It highlight...

By Ljiljana Čavić

Information Technologies are lieders in the fast industrial development. Virtual Prototyping, as relatively young technology, is combination of Virtual Reality and computer technologies with digital prototypes as result. It represents original's true copy in the real world, providing more efficient models' testing, prior construction. With it's imp...

By Mihailo Ostojić, Milivoje Rogač

Prior to building retrofitting, thermal performance assessment of the building is essential. An adequate assessment can provide useful insights to heat-losses and envelope anomalies i.e. thermal bridges, mold, air infiltration etc. The most important physical quantity that needs to be defined is the thermal transmittance (U-value) which is the key ...

By Slobodan Peulić, Darija Gajić, Jelena Kljakić, Biljana Antunović

Social, cultural, and economic aspects of contemporary architecture emerge in a variety of architectural and artistic works, together with theoretical and experimental research, which leads us to the rethinking of traditional teaching methods. This paper examines the possibilities of new formats for teaching architecture, which are relevant and att...

By Tatjana Babić, Milena Krklješ

A preliminary condition assessment using non-destructive testing methods for determining material quality, has been carried out on three adjacent wooden hangars near Šibenik with the aim of exploring the possibilities of their repurposing. Through visual inspection and detailed geometric measurements, it has been verified that their unique s...

By Adriana Bjelanović, Matija Šešek, Paulo Šćulac

The research examines the possibility of improving the spatial and functional capacities of centers in rural areas of the Republic of Serbia. The basic question raised in the paper refers to the specific definition of the center, more precisely the criteria that define it in the contemporary context. That is, how rural areas and settlements can be ...

By Miloš Aranđelović