In modern conditions of consumption of natural, primarily energy resources, and environmental pollution, buildings are ranked among the biggest consumers and polluters, and that at the world level. The paper provides an overview of contemporarytrends, as well as challenges regarding the use of created and available natural resources, by determining...

By Marija Mihajlović, Emily Trummer

Design of structures in medium or extremely sloped terrains is a demanding and challenging engineering task. Depending on the depth of foundations of the future buildings, different methods of securing foundation pit sides are used. Extremely high vertical excavations cannot utilize the standard methods of securing ground stability (use of “L...

By Nemanja Marković, Nikola Velimirović, Nenad Stojković

The paper reviews the connection of the historical timeline and principal stages of development, on the one hand, and the urban axis – the main street in Banja Luka, on the other, as a very accurate historical record of urban development. The urban development axis in Banja Luka is a vast resource in terms of architectural layers that chronic...

By Miroslav Malinović

In this paper, the theoretical concept of roadway superelevation based on speed in free traffic flow is derived. The influence of the radius of the horizontal curve on speed in free traffic flow as a basis of this analysis is taken from a more detailed experimental research for two-lane rural highways. This method is new and differs from others tha...

By Dušan Cvetković, Jelena Dimitrijević, Nemanja Marinković, Nikola Romić

This paper reflects on the outcomes and implications of an architectural colony conducted in the village of Klinci, Montenegro. The colony aimed to address rural development challenges through innovative architectural solutions while fostering collaboration among students, professionals, and local stakeholders. Drawing upon the experiences and disc...

By Mirko Stanimirović

One of the key issues for concrete structures exposed to weathering, besides all other loads, is durability of concrete. The most exposed concrete structures are stadiums. Destruction mechanisms for concrete structures defined by EN 1504 are: mechanicalactions, chemical action, physical action, corrosion of reinforcement and fire. In this paper, th...

By Marko Ćećez, Merima Šahinagić-Isović, Mili Selimotić

Tectonic displacements, terrains with cracked and decomposed rocks, climate change and intense rains are the main factors that cause the emergence of new geological processes. These phenomena can cause damage to road infrastructure facilities. Such aphenomenon is registered on the regional road R-1202 Mavrovo-Debar, in the western part of North Mac...

By Sead Abazi, Bulent Suloodja

In recent decades, building methods such as 3D printing have been increasingly researched for the design and fabrication of various architectural elements. Artificial Intelligence is another rapidly developing technology whose potential in the buildingindustry is continuously being explored. This paper’s objective lies in mapping out the field of e...

By Milijana Živković, Maša Žujović, Jelena Milošević

Rural areas occupy more than a half territory of the Republic of Serbia, and they are home for more than 50% of total population. These areas are very diverse due to different topographic structure, settlements within them emerged mainly spontaneous - adjusting to the existing terrain. Settlements in rural areas have very vibrant history and the in...

By Milica Igić, Milena Dinić Branković, Jelena Đekić, Ivana Bogdanović Protić, Mihailo Mitković

This paper brings an in-depth look on 20th-century built heritage by researching refurbishment opportunities for Romanian sports halls built during the communist regime. In those times, sports played a significant role for the controlling party's general propaganda machine. Being a leisure activity it infiltrated every aspect of society, from the w...

By Ruxandra Balcanu