Due to a lack of awareness regarding the significance of architectural heritage and the application of inadequate preservation approaches, small towns in Serbia, including Vlasotince, face the risk of losing their historical identity. The increasing threats to architectural heritage across the country underscore the urgent need for a well-defined s...

By Ivana Cvetkovic, Ana Momcilovic Petronijevic, Djordje Stosic, Mirko Stanimirovic

The field of conversion of vacant office buildings includes several aspects, and consequently, various research lines have been identified. The studies focus on the causes of abandonment of office buildings, possibilities for their conversion into temporary and permanent housing, analysis of desirable characteristics of office buildings from the us...

By Damjana Nedeljkovic, Tatjana Jurenic, Lidija Djokic

Historic buildings are a significant part of the world’s cultural heritage. These buildings act like a bridge that connects us to the certain time, people and culture, providing invaluable insight into our past. The long-term exposure to different natural, biological and human factors increase the vulnerability of the heritage buildings, the...

By Jasna Grujoska-Kuneska, Veronika Shendova

Deposited river sediment represents a mixture of fine clay, silt, and sand particles that accumulate at the bottom of aquatic ecosystems due to erosion of riverbanks and soil within the river basin, decomposition of plant and animal matter, as well as the accumulation of industrial and municipal waste. This process leads to large amounts of sedimen...

By Panta Krstić, Miloš Šešlija, Nikolina Ćirić, Sara Krsmanović

Bulgaria's industrial heritage, encompassing both tangible and intangible aspects, forms an integral part of the nation's historical legacy. However, the discourse surrounding this heritage remains divisive, primarily owing to two transformative events in its history: nationalization and privatization. Although its place in the current reality is o...

By Polina Savcheva

This paper deals with the analysis of the time series of GNSS coordinates from station SRJV00BIH and their connection with seismic activity along key faults in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By using data on a time series of GNSS coordinates, the possibility of detecting tectonic movements in the context of specific earthquakes that occurred on a certain ...

By Slađana Stanišić, Sanja Tucikešić, Slavko Vasiljević, Tanja Đukanović

Based on the theoretical and practical spatial planning experience this paper aims to draw the attention of the professional spatial planning community and legislative authorities to the importance of legal regulation of an integrating strategic, program and planning document - a concept to ensure the integrated development and implementation of st...

By Diana Ivanova

At the turn of the century, more precisely in 2005, the World Congress of Architects was held in Istanbul under the theme A Celebration of Cities. A vast number of ideas from around the world, translated into drawings and texts, testifying to the optimistic spirit of architects and urban planners. The presence of Zaha Hadid, renowned for her avant-...

By Dejan Milivojevic, Dragana Stamenić

With the rise of green building projects in the construction industry, questions of risks in project implementation have become increasingly prominent. The green building industry showcases new design concepts, material applications, innovations in green technologies, energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emission reduction. This study adopts the gr...

By Jelena Andrić, Qiming Zhao

The steady rise in energy usage within Nigeria's residential building sector has raised concerns about sustainability, cost-efficiency, and environmental damage. This paper examined the architectural features that contribute to energy efficiency in residential structures in Asokoro, an affluent neighbourhood in Abuja, Nigeria. The objective was to ...

By Ezinne Chinwe Orjiako, Oluwafemi Akande, Ekeme Angela Otemeata