Heritage buildings represent tangible links between present and past; embody the creativity and traditions from past generations. The distinctive character of these buildings, primarily expressed through their authenticity and inherited values, emphasizes the need for innovative and carefully adapted conservation approaches. In this context, the pr...

By Jasna Grujoska-Kuneska, Veronika Shendova

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

Membrane halls represent a specific category of light, membrane constructions that are widely used for sports and recreational purposes due to their quick construction and economic efficiency. However, their application is often accompanied by challenges related to inadequate thermal performance, suboptimal daylight conditions and limited architect...

By Jelena Savić, Dušan Ranđelović, Miomir Vasov, Jelena Stevanović

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

The URBACT EU programme launched a special call – URBACT Pioneer Accelerator – for small-scale projects in the Western Balkan cities in early 2025. Niš in Serbia is among the cities selected to implement it in the topic of urban nature. A specific of this URBACT call is its final step – a concrete pilot at local level. In t...

By Ivan Simić, Branislav Antonić, Ivana Miljanović

The focus of this research is the revitalization of Serbia's industrial heritage. The study examines the factors that influence the success or failure of revitalization projects. The aim of the research is to identify which factors are crucial for the successful implementation and sustainability of a revitalization project. The study employs the me...

By Bojana Mirkovic

This paper presents a comprehensive condition assessment of the campus garage at the University of Banja Luka. The assessment methodology included visual inspections, non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete using rebound hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity methods, and proof load testing of the primary roof truss. Deformations were monitored usi...

By Sanja Kizić, Anđelko Cumbo, Gordana Broćeta, Marina Latinović Krndija, Gordana Jakovljević, Slavko Vasiljevic, Aleksandar Savić, Filip Marin, Žarko Dabić, Ognjen Mijatović

This paper presents an integrated hydraulic, energy and economic analysis of two diversion-system alternatives for the small hydropower plant “Merćez” on the Lukovska River. Two technical concepts are considered: Alternative I – water conveyance through a pressurized steel pipeline, and Alternative II – an open-channel diver...

By Jelena Markovic Brankovic, Milica Markovic, Miljan Bankovic

This research is inspired by the acquiring of the personal and professional archive of the architect Petar Vulović (1931 – 2017) by University of Banja Luka Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. Vulović was a distinguished architect of high-to-late modernism in Yugoslavia, whose body of work progressively came to be treated ...

By Ognjen Šukalo, Maja Milić Aleksić, Diana Stupar

This paper evaluates methods for estimating evapotranspiration (ET) and their influence on irrigation system design, using a case study from Modriča, Republic of Srpska. We compare empirical, physically-based, and remote sensing approaches including Thornthwaite, Hargreaves–Samani, Jensen–Haise, Linacre, McGuinness and FAO Penman–...

By Biljana Ćuso, Žana Topalović