CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
CONTEMPORARY ACHIEVEMENTS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 2021 , 2021.y., pp. 505-514
MORPHOLOGY AND CITY LANDMARKS – A MIRROR IMAGE OF NEW BELGRADE| |
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| DOI: 10.14415/konferencijaGFS2021.49 |
| UDC: 711.41 |
| CC-BY-SA 4.0 license |
| Author : Milošević, Sara; Divac, Marija; Jevtić-Novaković, Katarina |
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| | Summary: |
| | The change in political and cultural climate that occurred with the end of
World War II had a direct impact on understanding the importance of the role that
architecture played in promoting the generally accepted social values of the new society
and state. One of the basic urban themes in the design of new spaces and cities is respect
for the spirit of the place, which in the case of designing New Belgrade was an interesting
issue. The new city was created as a result of numerous competitions, where each block
was treated separately. It can be said that the architecture of the residential buildings of
New Belgrade is the architecture of modernism, while the city is planned according to the
principles of a functionalist city. As a consequence, there is a difficulty in navigating the
space, because the blocks resemble each other. Exceptions are certain objects that stand
out for their height, size or purpose. The instrumental system of orientation by blocks
works much better than the numbering of entrances on the streets. Through the analysis
of the two blocks, which are different according to the set of established criteria, the
importance of the morphology of the block from the aspect of the existence of city
benchmarks that give recognizability to the space will be pointed out. The criteria usually
overlap and permeate each other, influencing each other. This topic opens space for the
analysis of the flexibility of the model and the possibility of different interpretations of the
organization of space, design, layout of functions. The question is in which direction will
New Belgrade build its new identity? Should we leave the monument of one time with
small, not so structural finishing touches and allow the image of the city to remain as it is,
or should we influence the space by changing the masses, colors, the concept of modernist
design? |
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| | Keywords: |
| | morphology, city landmarks, New Belgrade, identity |
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