THERMAL MEASUREMENTS ON A MEMBRANE-COVERED SPORTS FACILITY: CASE STUDY IN NIŠ, SERBIA
There are numerous membrane-covered sports facilities in Niš. They have become popular over the last two decades due to their low cost and rapid construction. However, they are known to provide poor indoor thermal conditions, and methods for improving their performance are still being investigated. This research forms part of that effort. A ...
By Vuk Milošević, Dragan Kostić, Snežana Đorić Veljković, Sonja Krasić
PROCESSING OF NON-EXISTENT ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FOR AI VISUALIZATION, А CASE STUDY OF THE CHAPEL OF SAINT PETKA IN BRESTAČ
This study focuses on collecting data on non-existent architectural heritage and transforming it into structured input for AI visualization, based on the case study of the Chapel of Saint Petka in Brestač, which was demolished after the Second World War and the early communist period. Archival documents, cartographic sources, and interviews with wi...
By Una Radivojević
FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE: BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM BLACKWATER THROUGH DECENTRALIZED URBAN PLANNING MODELS
Blackwater, the wastewater stream with the highest sanitary and energy load, is increasingly seen as a resource within circular urban systems. This paper explores its valorization through anaerobic digestion and decentralized planning. Using Banja Luka as a case study, key energy, economic, and spatial thresholds for local treatment feasibility are...
By Una Okilj, Petar Gvero, Darija Gajić
SPATIAL ORGANISATION AND POST-SOCIALIST TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE BUILDINGS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE LEAGUE OF COMMUNISTS OF YUGOSLAVIA
The buildings of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in Skopje, Zagreb and Belgrade form a corpus of socialist modernist architecture in which spatial organisation structured political authority across diverse urban contexts. Developed within a shared modernist framework, they articulated governance through controlled ac...
By Tamara Koneska
CONTINUITY AND DISCONTINUITY IN URBAN REGULATION STRATEGIES OF BANJA LUKA
This paper examines continuity and discontinuity in Banja Luka’s urban regulation strategies, focusing on the evolution of the open regulation model as a flexible framework for managing the urban landscape. The study highlights its persistence through diverse historical and conceptual approaches and identifies key phases of urban development ...
By Dijana Simonović
INTEGRATING LIFE-CYCLE THINKING INTO BUILDING RENOVATION PRACTICES: AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Decarbonizing the existing building stock requires moving beyond an approach based solely on reducing operational energy consumption and toward an integrated life-cycle assessment perspective. The standardization framework for building renovation encompasses energy performance, life-cycle assessment (LCA), environmental product declarations (EPDs),...
By Slobodan Peulić, David Christian Finger
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
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
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
FINANCIAL AND MARKET BENEFITS OF GREEN ARCHITECTURE: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
Green architecture is recognized not only for its environmental and social advantages but also for its financial and market benefits. The study combines a quantitative analysis of operational cost reduction and investment return with a qualitative assessment of property value and socio-economic impacts. Case studies and literature illustrate both m...
By Ljiljana Stošić Mihajlović, Marija Mihajlović