Buildings affect the wind flow pattern over an urban area. The wind has a significant effect on the comfort and safety of pedestrians, urban microclimate, and pollutant dispersion. It is important to include wind flow modeling in the early urban design to minimize wind safety issues and ensure pedestrian comfort. In this paper, numerical simulation...

By Danka Kostadinović, Dragana Dimitrijević Jovanović, Vladan Jovanović

The development of software tools has enabled more detailed analysis of the acoustic properties of a space. Therefore, this research explores the possibility of improving the acoustic and aesthetic qualities of a space through the implementation of parametric wall panels. The research was conducted in two phases. As part of the first phase, the abs...

By Predrag Radomirović, Momir Praščević, Ivana Nikolić, Petar Jovanović

Provision of equitable access to available urban green spaces is one of the key elements for promoting environmental justice as well as well-being among the population in urban areas. This research introduces a spatial model for park-network extension in Niš, based on an analysis of accessibility focused on network-based methodologies and GI...

By Petar Vranic, Ivana Petkovski

The ongoing destruction of the Generalštab complex in Belgrade, designed by Nikola Dobrović, represents a critical loss to modernist architecture, urban identity, and collective memory. Built between 1955 and 1965, the complex is a masterpiece of Yugoslav modernism, integrating symbolic topography, tectonic expression, and spatial dynamism, ...

By Luka Radosavljević, Katarina Radosavljević

In this paper an investigation of marble powder (MP) as partial replacement for cement and marble waste (MW) as partial replacement for sand is presented. MP replaced the cement at the rate of 5%, 10% and 15% of cement by mass. MW was used as a replacement for sand at constant 50% replacement level. Control mixture was prepared without MP and MW. W...

By Azra Mahinic Vrce, Marko Cecez, Merima Salcin, Merima Sahinagic-Isovic

The degradation of the rivers and river basins caused by natural and/or anthropogenic factors can be prevented or significantly reduced by taking restoration measures. To define the restoration measures, it is necessary to perform a hydrological analysis of the river basin as well as a hydraulic analysis of the watercourse in the river basin. In t...

By Violeta Gjeshovska, Bojan Ilioski, Simona Jankulovska

The implementation of biomimicry as a design approach in architecture is still in its early stages. Biomimicry is defined as a solution to design problems inspired by natural patterns and has a wide range of applications in architecture, from materials, form, to regenerative ecosystem level.   The primary purpose of this paper is to inve...

By Sanja Janković Rakić, Florian Weininger, Wassim Albalkhy, Thomas Linner

The most significant amount of electrical energy is obtained by burning fossil fuels, which release substantial amounts of harmful gases, that contribute to environmental degradation. Because the most crucial part of the energy produced is used during the construction and operation of buildings, it is necessary to build buildings that can provide t...

By Jelena Jović, Dušan Ranđelović, Vladan Jovanović, Jelena Stevanović

Multi-family housing represents one of the key aspects of contemporary architecture, and the studio BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) is recognized for creating unconventional and attractive, as well as functional and practical solutions for buildings of this purpose. Using two examples of multi-family housing projects, The Mountain and VM Houses, located ...

By Isidora Mitrović, Sonja Krasić, Marko Nikolić, Jovana Tomić

Previous research demonstrated a link between wood strength and brightness intensity in X-ray images. Wood samples were subjected to compression testing along and across the grain, with X-ray imaging performed on the same specimens before the mechanical tests. Differences in the brightness of X-ray images of test specimens were clearly noticeable, ...

By Andrej Josifovski, Irina Živković, Nebojša Todorović, Marko Veizović, Jelena Milošević, Aleksandar Rajčić