PILOT ELICITATION OF LOCAL NAVIGATION PARAMETERS FOR PEDESTRIAN WAYFINDING: A BANJA LUKA CASE STUDY
Pedestrian route choice in cities depends both on the overall structure of the street network and on local decisions made at points of directional change. While space syntax has shown the importance of configurational relations, wayfinding and navigation tasks point to additional cognitive mechanisms related to landmarks, route legibility, and task...
By Maja Ilić, Dajana Papaz, Andrej Simićević
THE FLEXIBLE APARTMENT AS A PARADIGM OF POST-PANDEMIC HOUSING
The paper examines the key factors shaping quality of life in contemporary apartments, in line with 21st-century needs, with a focus on the post-pandemic period. The COVID-19 pandemic altered housing patterns: during restricted mobility, the apartment took on the functions of home, work, recreation, and recovery, thereby redefining comfort criteria...
By Matija Vujović
A MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH TO OPTIMAL BUFFER SIZING IN THE CRITICAL CHAIN METHOD
The paper presents the methodology for determining the most favorable method for buffer sizing in the Critical Chain Method (CCM), which is based on multi-criteria decision-making methods. The proposed methodology enables a complete and systematic solution to this problem, whose end result is a proposal for a buffer sizing method in accordance with...
By Nataša Popović-Miletić, Goran Ćirović, Dragan Pamučar
IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN PLANS AND PROJECTS RELATED TO PUBLIC OPEN SPACE IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOODS: A CASE STUDY IN NIŠ, SERBIA
This paper discusses implementation as a critical phase of urban planning, where adopted policies and planning intentions are translated into spatial and social outcomes. It examines the regeneration of public open space (POS) in inherited large housing estates, exploring the interaction between urban plans, urban design projects, and operational p...
By Milena Dinić Branković, Jelena Đekić, Milica Ljubenović, Milica Igić
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AS A FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN IDENTITY PRESERVATION: THE CASE OF NOVI PAZAR
Contemporary urban transformations in smaller historic cities often threaten spatial and cultural identity due to context-insensitive design. This paper explores the role of contemporary architecture in preserving and reinterpreting urban identity, using Novi Pazar and Prvomajska Street as a case study. The research combines theoretical concepts of...
By Elma Mahmutović, Anica Draganić, Dragana Konstantinović
REFRAMING MODERNIST HERITAGE THROUGH PARTICIPATORY CULTURE: SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOURSE ON KAZIMIR OSTROGOVIĆ’S HOUSE IN BANJA LUKA
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
AN INTEGRATED KPI-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF NATURE-LIKE FISH PASSES – A CASE STUDY OF THE FREUDENAU HYDROPOWER PLANT
Nature-like fish passes are complex hydraulic–ecological systems whose performance is often assessed through fragmented monitoring approaches. This paper proposes an integrated KPI-based framework for the evaluation and classification of fish pass functionality, combining biological, hydraulic, and operational indicators within a structured m...
By Milica Markovic, Jelena Markovic Brankovic
ASSESSMENT OF DAYLIGHT AVAILABILITY IN AN EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
This study analyses daylight availability in a faculty lecture classroom using illuminance measurements and a survey of students. The results of the measurements conducted in mid-February showed that the recommended horizontal illuminance level (300 lx) was achieved at 50% of the measurement points around midday (12:00 h and 14:00 h), while only 0&...
By Jelena Kljakić, Biljana Antunović, Ljubiša Preradović, Darija Gajić, Slobodan Peulić, Milan Pupčević, Milovan Kotur
TOWARDS ADAPTIVE MODEL OF SCHOOLYARDS: A CASE STUDY OF THE CITY OF BANJALUKA
This paper examines planning possibilities for adapting semi-public schoolyards into a network of open public and green spaces which contributes to urban resilience in the context of reduced public areas and exacerbated urban microclimate. The aim is to provide new understanding of resilience in the context of urban planning of schoolyards as open ...
By Ana Špirić, Sanja Trivić
STRUCTURAL CONTROL SYSTEMS: EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION AND IZIIS EXPERIENCE
This paper presents a critical review of passive and semi-active structural control systems for improving seismic performance and resilience. It synthesizes fundamental control principles with recent advances in energy dissipation technologies. Emphasis is placed on experimental validation to bridge the gap between analytical models and real struct...
By Zoran Rakicevic, Aleksandra Bogdanovic