This paper deals with the analysis of preservation policies for historical city cores in two culturally and historically significant cities in Serbia - Novi Pazar and Novi Sad. The preservation of these urban areas is crucial for maintaining the cultural identity and historical continuity of both cities, as well as promoting their multicultural her...

By Merisa Tarhaniš

Because of their construction efficiency, regular tessellations are standardly applied in the design of discrete spatial structures. However, digital fabrication enables the application of intricate patterns that may be structurally even more rational, such as patterns based on isostatic (principal stress) lines or the application of patterns inspi...

By Jelena Milošević, Maša Žujović, Milijana Živković, Marko Gavrilović, Andrej Josifovski

Koenigs meshes should be more explored in the field of architectural design due to their various fabrication efficiency factors for doubly curved grid-shells. Beside being planar quad meshes (PQ-meshes) they have additional property of duality and are closely linked to graphical statics: their diagonals and those of their dual mesh represent form a...

By Zlata Tošić, Ahmed Elshafei, Daniel Lordick

In the city of Skopje there are many existing residential buildings which have been subjected to lateral and vertical extensions. This research paper questions the role of urban planning in the practice of adding surface area and additional floors to existing residential buildings, while considering the concept of sustainable urban development. Th...

By Kefajet Edip

A large amount of aggressive ions, especially sulfate ions, is present in the soil and groundwater as well as in marine environment, which could lead to the deterioration of underground and offshore concrete structures in those areas. In the last few decades, the problem of the sulfate attack on building materials and structures has attracted consi...

By Vesna Bulatović, Tiana Milović, Jovana Bojković

Large housing estates were the dominant form of housing in socialist cities, with more than half of the urban population residing in them – sometimes even exceeding 80%. While the primary focus in housing construction was on efficiency and quantity, attention was also given to the quality of living. The layout of these estates, featuring...

By Jelena Đekić, Milena Dinić Branković, Milica Ljubenović, Milica Igić

Circulation within urban spaces refers to how people move through environments, and it plays a vital role in the design of pedestrian-friendly areas. The concept of circulation in architecture and urbanism is frequently equated with communication, as it enables the easy movement and connection between various elements of the urban landscape. Unders...

By Tanja Mitrovic

Piles, as a type of deep foundations, are primarily intended to accept the vertical load from the superstructure; however, under certain circumstances, they are also exposed to significant lateral loads. This is the case with retaining structures, bridge piers, transmission line poles, chimneys, tall buildings, dock facilities, oil platforms, etc. ...

By Andrija Vlašković, Zoran Bonić, Nikola Romić

Lifting equipment must be in accordance with safety standards that require conditions or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes that are necessary or appropriate to ensure safe and healthy workplaces. As a result, to guarantee the free flow of technical products, the European Commission proposed to th...

By Željana Kužet, Dejan Lukić, Vladimir Mučenski

Contemporary challenges in monitoring and preserving civil and infrastructure structures require the application of intelligent, digitally supported systems. This paper presents the possibilities and benefits of applying Industry 4.0 concepts in the field of geotechnical and geodetic structural monitoring, with a particular focus on sensor networks...

By Ankica Milinkovic, Sanja Tucikešić, Tanja Đukanović, Kornelija Klječanin