Inherited multi-family housing estates from the socialist period remain a major residential layer in the former Yugoslav republics, while their public open spaces (POS) often decline under post-socialist governance and market pressures. This paper provides a selective overview of three good-practice pathways for (re)creating POS: participatory upgr...

By Ivana Bogdanovic Protic, Ljiljana Vasilevska, Jelena Živković, Milica Ljubenović, Magdalena Slavković

This paper presents a vulnerability assessment of an historical masonry building representative of early 20th-century construction. The structure consists of load-bearing masonry walls with timber floors and lacks seismic detailing. The methodology included visual inspection, typological classification and simplified control analysis. Observed dama...

By Mladen Slijepčević, Anđelko Cumbo, Saša Čvoro, Zoran Uljarević, Radovan Vukomanović

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

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

Modern cartography and geoinformatics are increasingly embracing immersive technologies, which require specific adaptations for application in these fields. Augmented reality (AR) is one such technology that can provide a high degree of adaptability in order to support the transfer of information and knowledge through maps. This paper analyzes tren...

By Dragoljub Sekulovic, Marko Simić, Siniša Drobnjak

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

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

Although Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) has significantly enhanced the efficiency of urban topographic mapping, its performance in dense urban environments remains subject to multiple operational constraints. This paper examines key factors affecting data reliability, including GNSS signal degradation, IMU drift, occlusions, and point density variabil...

By Slavica Putnik, Bogdan Bojović, Miroslav Kuburić, Jelena Tatalović

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