HIGHRISE BUILDINGS IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION: ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY VS SPATIAL BALANCE
Nowadays, many growing cities around the world face very intensive construction in the housing sector. The pressure of the construction sector is reflected in the insistence on increasing the number of floors of residential buildings due to economic profitability, while the principles of spatial balance and sustainability are questionable. Therefor...
By Tijana M. Vujičić, Brankica Milojević
ORIGIN AND CONTINUITY OF THE SYMBOLIC FORM BY THE EXAMPLE OF MEMORIAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE YUGOSLAV IDEOLOGY
The work represents a theoretical contribution to the study of the complex semiotics of the forms of the memorial architecture of Yugoslavia, with special insight into the usage and possible continuity of prominent symbolic forms by the example of three notable Yugoslav authors: Ivan Meštrović, Bogdan Bogdanović, Dušan Džamonja. Point...
By Andrej Jovanović
INNOVATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE: RESEARCH, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Architectural designers are currently faced with many challenges—technological changes, environmental and economic impacts, necessity to innovate and raise the bar in building performance, and the paradigm shift in architecture with the wider adoption of advanced computational design and fabrication techniques. This paper focuses on innovatio...
By Ajla Akšamija
ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY APPLIED TO THE CATALOGING OF HISTORICAL HERITAGE. A CASE STUDY OF A BUNKER IN LA LÍNEA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, SPAIN
Photogrammetry is an emerging tool in architecture, conservation, cataloging, and maintenance of heritage, offering a precise and efficient methodology for generating three-dimensional digital models. This work presents a comparative study of photogrammetric methods, focused on a lowcost software application, with the aim of evaluating its effectiv...
By Antonio Martín-Cara, José-Lázaro Amaro-Mellado, Beatriz Zapico-Blanco
MONITORING OF SECURITY OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS WITH MINERAL MATERIALS BY REMOTE DETECTION
The need to produce organic food and increase yields plays a significant role in the planning of agricultural production and the economy of the state in general. Monitoring and modeling of all stages of production implies the establishment of smart agriculture concepts based on the use of remote sensing results. This work procedure implies abandoni...
By Mladen Amović, Ivana Janković
RESISTANCE TO CRACK PROPAGATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE
This paper discusses the results of investigations on the resistance to crack propagation carried out as part of a large-scale project to develop high-performance concretes (HPCs) for the secondary lining of a low and intermediate level waste disposal shaft. Four HPCs were investigated, in which the quantity of the binder component and the proporti...
By Jakob Šušteršič, Rok Ercegovič, David Polanec
CULTURE OF MEMORY AND HERITAGE AS A STRONG CONNECTION – A CASE OF MONASTERY OF THE HOLY ARCHANGELS IN PRIZREN
The paper researches monasteries as special “places” that are culture bearers from the Middle Ages – when this type of religious community was established – to the present day. They are strongly embedded in the identity of a nation in a way that they have all characteristics of tangible and intangible heritage. The paper res...
By Jasna Guzijan, Siniša Cvijić
SMALL URBAN STREAMS IN ENHANCING CITY RESILIENCE – THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF USE IN THE CITY OF NIŠ, SERBIA
Within an integrated planning approach, urban streams are a valuable natural resource with strategic significance for creating resilient cities. This paper explores the revitalization of small urban streams within sustainable development practices, and discusses the manifold benefits that it brings about. Best practice examples are presented to ill...
By Milena Dinić Branković, Jelena Đekić, Milica Igić, Milica Marković
SHRINKING RURAL AREAS OF REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Globalization produced a disparity manifested through spatial polarization - growing and shrinking territories. Shrinkage is an increasingly global phenomenon that affects cities, villages, and entire regions around the world. Population loss and economic decline make these areas vulnerable - its vitality and sustainability are endangered. Starting...
By Tijana Vujičić
THE INFLUENCE OF CONCRETE VISCOUS DEFORMATIONS DURING BEHAVIOR CALCULATION OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES
On the calculation example of a cable-stayed bridge with oblique cables, it was pointed out the shrinkage and creep of concrete significantly affects the distribution of stresses and deflections of the span beam over time. The segmental type of bridge construction is considered, which implies the successive introduction of concrete rheology, for ca...
By Anđelko Cumbo, Gordana Broćeta, Marina Latinović Krndija, Mladen Slijepčević, Žarko Lazić