PUBLICATIONS
2023: Volume 15
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN MORPHOLOGY - ISUF2023 (PART 1)
Guest Editor: Ivor Samuels
The decision by the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture to publish a special issue of the Serbian Architecture Journal (SAJ) completely dedicated to contributions from established and emerging or potential regional networks of ISUF was certainly ambitious given the considerable work load to which it was already committed by running the ISUF annual conference. There was also a concern that the volume of contributions might be reduced because the
work load of potential authors might oblige them to choose between writing for the journal or submitting a paper for the conference. This was a reason for including a number of shorter viewpoint type articles which facilitated
contributions by potential or emerging networks which did not have detailed programmes to report. In the event the response was remarkable such that this issue of SAJ has to be published in two issues. This introduction has been written for and refers to both volumes. The large number of submissions was in part due to the generosity of the SAJ editorial team in accepting them, in some cases, as late as two months after the original submission date.
Twelve full length, or nearly full length, papers were submitted together with four shorter papers. They cannot all be cited in this editorial but some general points have emerged which are worthy of comment. Cover figure shows the
countries from which they originated or which they include in their discussions. There is a notable clustering of submissions from Europe, partly due to those countries being relatively small and close together compared to those on other continents. We are very pleased to have a South African contribution which is unique from that continent. In general, with the exception of Australasia and parts of South America, there is a lack of involvement with ISUF from the global south, in particular Africa and South Asia, where different urban histories and now rapid urbanisation and the growth of megacities must question the predominantly European base of the origins of ISUF.
Papers
- Sanders Paul, Gu Kai, Guaralda Mirko, Muminović Milica, Emerging ISUF network: Australia and New Zealand urban morphology network (ANZUMN), 12-23.
- Lovra Éva, What do we mean when we talk about Central European urban morphology?, 24-29.
- Ding Wowo, Gu Kai, Tian Yinsheng, Chinese Network of Urban Morphology: Retrospect and prospect, 30-41.
- Stojanovski Todor, van Nes Akkelies, Partanen Jenni, Kirt Strandbygaard Sofie, Abarkan Abdellah, The Nordic Network of Urban Morphology (NNUM): Urban form research in Scandinavia, 42-57.
- Case Scheer Brenda, Urban morphology in North America: History and direction, 58-77.
- Monclús Javier, Diez Medina Carmen, ISUF - Hispanic (ISUF-H): Architects, urbanists and studies on urban form, 78-95.
- Kantarek Anna Agata, The tradition and the network of urban form research in Poland, 96-119.
- Oliveira Vitor, Pereira Costa Stael, de Holanda Frederico, The study of urban form in Brazil and Portugal: From a general overview to a focus on Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, and Porto, 120-145.
- Kubat Ayşe Sema, Akay Mert, Küçük Çalışkan Ezgi, Soygüzeloğlu Burcu, Research perspectives of the Turkish Network of Urban Morphology, 146-161.
Whole issue
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN MORPHOLOGY - ISUF2023 (PART 2)
Guest Editor: Ivor Samuels
The decision by the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture to publish a special issue of the Serbian Architecture Journal (SAJ) completely dedicated to contributions from established and emerging or potential regional networks of ISUF was certainly ambitious given the considerable work load to which it was already committed by running the ISUF annual conference. There was also a concern that the volume of contributions might be reduced because the
work load of potential authors might oblige them to choose between writing for the journal or submitting a paper for the conference. This was a reason for including a number of shorter viewpoint type articles which facilitated
contributions by potential or emerging networks which did not have detailed programmes to report. In the event the response was remarkable such that this issue of SAJ has to be published in two issues. This introduction has been written for and refers to both volumes. The large number of submissions was in part due to the generosity of the SAJ editorial team in accepting them, in some cases, as late as two months after the original submission date.
Twelve full length, or nearly full length, papers were submitted together with four shorter papers. They cannot all be cited in this editorial but some general points have emerged which are worthy of comment. Cover figure shows the
countries from which they originated or which they include in their discussions. There is a notable clustering of submissions from Europe, partly due to those countries being relatively small and close together compared to those on other continents. We are very pleased to have a South African contribution which is unique from that continent. In general, with the exception of Australasia and parts of South America, there is a lack of involvement with ISUF from the global south, in particular Africa and South Asia, where different urban histories and now rapid urbanisation and the growth of megacities must question the predominantly European base of the origins of ISUF.
Papers
- Barrett Heather, British urban morphology: Time to take stock and regroup?, 162-185.
- Geddes Ilaria, Camiz Alessandro, Ozgece Nezire, Comert Nevter Zafer, Hoşkara Şebnem, Caner Gizem, Past, present and future of urban morphology research in Cyprus, 186-197.
- Ewing Kathryn, Urban morphology on the southern African periphery, 198-203.
- Fusco Giovanni, Some unexpected trajectories of urban morphology in France, 204-219.
- Milojević Milica, Đorđević Aleksandra, Pešić Mladen, Milovanović Aleksandra, Tracing the roots of urban morphology through academic engagement in the field of architecture in Serbia, 220-237.
- Kukina Irina, Logunova Elena, Urban morphology studies in the Russian scientific tradition, 238-261.
- Strappa Giuseppe, Ieva Matteo, Marzot Nicola, The Italian school of process morphology: Roots, methods and future developments, 262-271.
- Ieva Matteo, Gianfranco Caniggia's thought and the contribution to the Italian school of urban morphology, 272-279.
- Marzot Nicola, Crisis, individual, organism and type: The open challenges of urban regeneration, 280-286.
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PHD IN PROCESS: DIALOGUE BETWEEN HERITAGE AND TECHNOLOGY
Guest Editor: Ana Nikezić
The concept of this particular issue of SAJ is double-folded. On the one hand, it is a part of the edition within SAJ dedicated to the research of doctoral students. It represents a specific form of research in process and examines parts or aspects of doctoral research done in collaboration with mentors.
On the other hand, in the capacity of the vice dean for research and science, as my work is closely related to all aspects of doctoral studies, the topic “Dialogue between heritage and technology” emerged as the one that came out on the surface in PhD applicant’s letter of intention, but also as a topic of great interests for teachers and mentors visible through offered elective courses, seminars and laboratories.
The question of technology and heritage is particularly interesting for the research in architecture and urbanism in the third cycle of education as it crosses different disciplinary fields, such as science and art.
Papers
- Bačun Nina, Architectural cinematic spaces as counter-archive of collective memory, 288-313.
- Mladenović Milja, Mixed-reality heritage: Edutainment potential in Students square area public spaces, 314-331.
- Zeković Staša, Mihajlović Marko, Can new technologies replace the experience that cultural heritage sites and museums essentially offer?, 332-347.
- Božić Milica, Between landscapes and hyperobjects: Mapping the viscosity of bor flotation tailings, 348-369.
- Maranelli Francesco, Reading and building Venice, 1984: Cappai, mainardis, pastor's case popolari as material culture, 370-398.
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2022: Volume 14
ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITIES: JAPAN (PART 1)
Guest Editor: Ivan Filipović
The thematic issue of the Serbian Architectural Journal titled Architectural Identities: Japan was conceived in an effort to cast a wide net and provide a veritable smorgasbord of research ideas. These in turn serve as a snapshot (Czarniawska, 2002) of contemporary thoughts on all things interconnecting Japan, identity and architecture.
Snapshots of any kind, and especially presented here, are particularly informative, essentially viewed as layers, stacked over time and contextualized, with one common thread throughout. This particular thread, the one that cannot be untangled and does not point out of the labyrinth, is the most precious aspect that unifies all the presented contributions. And the beauty is – you choose which one to pull!
Think of it all in terms of relational ontology, the philosophical position that postulates: what distinguishes the subject from a subject, the subject from an object or the object from the object is mutual relation rather than substance (Yannaras & Russell, 2011). We can examine the particularities, but more importantly, make a mental note of what is being omitted when discussing spatial manifestations and Japanese identity(-ies).
Ultimately, this thematic issue is meant to serve as a piece of a broader conversational puzzle, both in a personal and academic investigation, framing the questions of identity and architecture within a transnational, metanarrative understanding and research approach. Based on the quality of the presented texts, I am cautiously optimistic that we will not drown in the deeply superficial tropes.
Papers
- Radović Darko, On research across cultural difference: Questions for streets with no names, where eyes never meet, 1-14.
- Nicolosi Grazia Maria, The influence of Japanese architecture on European avant-gardes, 15-36.
- Tobey Aaron, Database management: Japan, postmodernity & architecture's digital turn, 37-64.
- Capitanio Marco, A pragmatic view on Japanese architectural identity: Demystifying a monolithic construct, 65-80.
- Sano Satoshi, Saito Naoki, Use it or lose it: The (im)possibility of interpreting traditional Japanese spatial forms within contemporary architectural practice, 81-110.
Whole issue
ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITIES: JAPAN (PART 2)
Guest Editor: Ivan Filipović
The thematic issue of the Serbian Architectural Journal titled Architectural Identities: Japan was conceived in an effort to cast a wide net and provide a veritable smorgasbord of research ideas. These in turn serve as a snapshot (Czarniawska, 2002) of contemporary thoughts on all things interconnecting Japan, identity and architecture.
Snapshots of any kind, and especially presented here, are particularly informative, essentially viewed as layers, stacked over time and contextualized, with one common thread throughout. This particular thread, the one that cannot be untangled and does not point out of the labyrinth, is the most precious aspect that unifies all the presented contributions. And the beauty is – you choose which one to pull!
Think of it all in terms of relational ontology, the philosophical position that postulates: what distinguishes the subject from a subject, the subject from an object or the object from the object is mutual relation rather than substance (Yannaras & Russell, 2011). We can examine the particularities, but more importantly, make a mental note of what is being omitted when discussing spatial manifestations and Japanese identity(-ies).
Ultimately, this thematic issue is meant to serve as a piece of a broader conversational puzzle, both in a personal and academic investigation, framing the questions of identity and architecture within a transnational, metanarrative understanding and research approach. Based on the quality of the presented texts, I am cautiously optimistic that we will not drown in the deeply superficial tropes.
Papers
- Ikalović Vedrana, Covatta Alice, Tokyo liminal spaces as a dispersed constellation of spatial identities, 111-132.
- Samejima Takuomi, Beyond critical regionalism: Application of formal analysis on architectural projects in Japan, 133-160.
- Angelova Ivana, Kobayashi Masami, The multi-scale approach in assessing the space production of Kitazawa Greenway in Tokyo, 161-180.
- Gubić Ilija, Unfinished manifest by Ranko Radović on tradition and modernity in Japanese architecture, 181-198.
- Boontharm Davisi, The creative acts of requalification: Art in the (re)making of architectural identities, Tokyo, 199-216.
Whole issue
BODY SPACE
Guest Editor: Michel Melenhorst and Eric de Leeuw
in the Western world by the Frenchman René Descartes (1596-1650). Known for his statement Cogito, Ergo Sum -I think, therefore I am- he pushed for a separation of Mind and Body. Although this separation has, of course, been
debated, modified and doubted, it is nevertheless taken for granted by many that the body is nothing but the material bearer of the dominant mind.
Yet, dualistic systems of mind and body were questioned in western thought since the late 19th century. Martin Heidegger argued that an a-priori-knowing precedes being in the world. And Maurice Merleau-Ponty emphasized that our embodied mind feeds and shapes our view of the world through our bodily actions in the world. A realization has emerged that the artificial separation made between a cultural (mental) and a natural (bodily) world is no longer tenable. This insight is increasingly supported by recent insights from phenomenology and discoveries in scientific (neurological) research.
Papers
- Vojnović Ćalić Tijana, Vaghi Katja, Ohliger Anja, A somatic approach as transgression in teaching architecture: A small house conversion project, 217-242.
- Hendriks Rob, Permanent transformation, 243-262.
- Mantz Ophélia, Matter transgression, 263-288.
- Ćaćić Marija, Aestheticisation in contemporary architectural discourse: The dualism of staged and authentic, 289-310.
- Geerinckx Selin, de Vos Els, Performing the flat of abstract painter Jozef Peeters: An exhibition design as a design-based research, 311-336.
- Reich Rebekka, Richter Marcus Vila, I was hanging around at the dawn of things, 337-382.
Whole issue
2021: Volume 13
LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES FOR EDUCATION (PART 1)
Guest Editor: Ružica Bogdanović
Three common issues prevail in this publication:
• The digital age and Digital Me, technical innovation and the boundaries between my natural me and Digital Me (artificial)
Innovation is not a novelty or a privilege of the digital age. It has always been present in human efforts to solve problems, better organise the community, improve the quality of life, work more efficiently, etc. The digital age, however, has brought unprecedented and all-encompassing opportunities for innovation in all walks of life. In the digital age, perhaps more than ever before, there is a growing need for a multidisciplinary approach that has resulted in a growing need for an inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary approach in art, architecture, science and technology to meet the challenges of modern society.
• Education ranging from Latin ūniversitās to the University of Bologna (Università di Bologna), the topic of distance learning, and rethinking how we teach architecture and urban design
Every era, a new epoch and each generation gives their own responses to the same questions authors are inevitably asked about on how to create architectural and urban design. The global coronavirus pandemic has further pointed to limitations, not only in our understanding of architecture, but also the existing processes of knowledge transfer.
• Covid-19 challenges and the Implications of the Pandemic
The aspiration of mankind to bring nature and technology together, as a way to expand human capacity with the help of technology or to blur natural and artificial boundaries, has always been present in times of pandemics. It is manifested in two ways: how we experience ourselves in the physical environment and how we establish communication with other people, and the quality of this communication.
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Papers
- Rachel Armstrong, Metamorphoses: An online studio for the DigitalFutures World workshop event toward living architecture, 1-18.
- Mitesh Dixit, Amber Bartosh, The hyperreal: A new normal for teaching post-Covid: Transformation of remote teaching explained through Baudrillard's four stages of simulation, 19-38.
- Nora Lefa, Can the 'designerly way of thinking' be taught remotely?, 39-54.
- Masa Ruane Bartusa, Soft(er)ware of architecture experiences of teaching interior architecture and design in the time of pandemic, 55-70.
LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES FOR EDUCATION (PART 2)
Guest Editor: Ružica Bogdanović
Three common issues prevail in this publication:
• The digital age and Digital Me, technical innovation and the boundaries between my natural me and Digital Me (artificial)
Innovation is not a novelty or a privilege of the digital age. It has always been present in human efforts to solve problems, better organise the community, improve the quality of life, work more efficiently, etc. The digital age, however, has brought unprecedented and all-encompassing opportunities for innovation in all walks of life. In the digital age, perhaps more than ever before, there is a growing need for a multidisciplinary approach that has resulted in a growing need for an inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary approach in art, architecture, science and technology to meet the challenges of modern society.
• Education ranging from Latin ūniversitās to the University of Bologna (Università di Bologna), the topic of distance learning, and rethinking how we teach architecture and urban design
Every era, a new epoch and each generation gives their own responses to the same questions authors are inevitably asked about on how to create architectural and urban design. The global coronavirus pandemic has further pointed to limitations, not only in our understanding of architecture, but also the existing processes of knowledge transfer.
• Covid-19 challenges and the Implications of the Pandemic
The aspiration of mankind to bring nature and technology together, as a way to expand human capacity with the help of technology or to blur natural and artificial boundaries, has always been present in times of pandemics. It is manifested in two ways: how we experience ourselves in the physical environment and how we establish communication with other people, and the quality of this communication.
To view, read, and download full text content published in this issue please follow this LINK. Alternatively, please follow the links below to access individual full text papers directly.
Papers
- Katarina Anđelković, The benefits of distant methods of architectural education in the post-Covid age: Confinement and liberation, 71-86.
- Marija Mano-Velevska, Slobodan Velevski, Architectural design studio courses in and out Covid-19: Adaptive processes in academic knowledge exchange, 87-111.
- Manuel Collado Arpia, New Student typology: Studentbots?: Architecture students facing disruptive technologies in the pandemic era, 113-130.
- Senka Ibrišimbegović, Nedim Mutevelić, Social, economic and environmental impacts of the pandemic on architecture: New spatial and educational grammars, 131-148.
NEW SPATIAL GRAMMAR
Guest Editor: Ana Nikezić
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Papers
- Stefan Janković, A stronger sense of place is possible?: Anthropocene, non-relationality and chiasms, 149-175.
- Aleksa Bijelović, Not living in caves: Phenomena and images of the land and shelter, 177-186.
- Jelena Atanacković-Jeličić, Milan Rapaić, Igor Maraš, Dejan Ecet, New comfort: Towards the post-pandemic living, 197-211.
- Jelena Stanković, Diana Stupar, Isidora Karan, Small interventions: Research method for [small] public spaces redesign, 213-236.
2020: Volume 12
SIZE: SCALE AND PROPORTION
Guest Editor: Mariela Cvetić
Scale and proportion in art and architecture are both concerned with size: while scale refers to the size of an object in relationship to another object (relationship of parts of an image to the image as a whole, or to something in the world outside of the image), proportion refers to the relative size of parts of a whole (proportion refers to the relationship of parts of a body or form to one another and of the parts to the whole). Throughout the history of art, many artworks represent what was considered as an ideal based on the ancient classical Greek model and therefore serve as an illustration of both scale and proportion in art.
The following paper investigates these issues from a different perspective and through different methodologies in interdisciplinary field of art and architecture. All these texts provide tools to helps see what scale and proportion can teach us about the essential design of the present (and past) and how we can use this knowledge to create a blueprint for the future.
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Papers
- Mladen Pešić, Big scale or small scale: A typology of architectural exhibitions held in Yugoslavia (SFRY) and their present significance, 1-20.
- Marković Slađana, Size in the process of design and realisation in emerging architecture: The Digital Chain approach, 21-35.
- Mila Mojsilovć, Jelena Mitrović and Vladimir Milenković, Geometrical breakthrough in contemporary architectural design: Meta-materiality and fragmentation, 36-52.
- Straehler-Pohl Lars, Scale beyond illusion: Aesthetic waypoints, 53-65.
DRAWING IN ACTION
Guest Editor: Branko Pavić
For years, it has been a great pleasure to watch young creatives use drawing as a favorite means of expression, from spontaneous graffiti, sketches and conceptual notes to the realization of graduate projects. In teaching, from the basic study in the first year of undergraduate studies to the realization of doctoral studies, drawing is always present as the dominant art technique in the study of architecture. Various poetics of expression also bring an inexhaustible source of variations of its use, some of which are presented in this volume. In the Architecture and Visual Language, anellective course taught at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade, drawing is cultivated as a basic art discipline, where works worthy of exhibition in an art gallery are occasionally created.
Observing, perceiving and experiencing various situations related to the real or imaginary space of the City is the topic / common denominator /, of all the works presented in the volume. Thinking about the work as a reaction to certain aspects of the experience of growing up and maturing in the space of the Faculty make this volume a kind of document of a certain moment.
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Papers
- Ivan Šuletić, Cityscapes of non-places, 66-84.
- Miloš Kostić, Post-tectonic translations: Decoding poetics of architectural detail, 85-101.
- Hristina Meseldžija, Discovering the hybrid model of architectural drawing at the beginning of the XXI century, 102-119.
- Vanja Spasenović, Cognition of urban places: Translating through diagrams, 120-137.
- Đorđe Bulajić, Superpowers of montage: A design-driven research experiment, 138-153.
- Snežana Zlatković, Development of drawing as a tool for reading the cityscape through the experiment on Block 30 in New Belgrade, 154-171.
THE KLABS PROJECT: LESSONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Guest Editor: Nataša Ćuković Ignjatović
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Papers
- Olga Ioannou, Bob Geldermans, Tillmann Klein, Alexander Wandl, Planning for change: A methodological framework for integrating circularity into Tu Delft's Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment's curricula, 234-269.
- Nevena Novaković, Milanković Anita, Simonović Dijana, Situated learning in a theory course on urbanisation: Lessons from Banja Luka, 270-292.
- Dušan Ignjatović, Zeković Bojana, Miletić Nikola, Energy rehabilitation of existing buildings: Design studio, 293-314.
- Amra Šarančić-Logo, Marko Ćećez, Merima Šahinagić-Isović, One approach in education innovation: Experiences from Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, 315-333.
2019: Volume 11
ALEKSANDAR DEROKO
Guest Editor: Renata Jadrešin Milić
Aleksandar Deroko (1894-1988) was a prolific architect and historian of versatile professional achievements, well known in the academic and heritage circles of former Yugoslavia. Deroko’s oeuvre was so multifaceted that every art and architectural historian can, without a doubt, find a link between their own work and something Deroko wrote. However, although he exemplifies twentieth-century development of the discipline in Serbia - and former Yugoslavia - in a way that few other architectural historians do, both twentiethcentury literature and more recent scholarship on Serbian architectural history show little interest in the principal concerns that drove Deroko’s work, whether theoretical or practical. This thematic issue of the SAJ was initiated as a part of an ongoing project devoted to Deroko at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Architecture to mark three decades after his death. The issue comprises eight biographical, analytical and speculative papers on his place in Serbian architectural history.
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Papers
- Irena Kuletin-Ćulafić, Architectural work of Aleksandar Deroko: Beauty of emotional creativity, 1-42.
- Milica Mađanović, Passion for past and functional imperative: Belgrade interwar residential architecture by Aleksandar Deroko, 43-70.
- Serena Acciai, Developing Deroko's theories: Looking for the 'incunabula' of Byzantine housing, 71-96.
- Milorad Mladenović, Aleksandar Deroko: Rebuilding Smederevo after 5 June 1941 explosion, 97-114.
- Aleksandar Ignjatović, Legacy of the triad: Architecture in medieval Serbia between style and ideology in the work of Aleksandar Deroko, 115-140.
- Jelena Bogdanović, Aleksandar Deroko's work on medieval architecture and its relevance today, 141-156.
- Renata Jadrešin-Milić, Aleksandar Deroko: Between tradition and modernity, 157-190.
- Mirjana Roter-Blagojević and Marko Nikolić, Introduction of Vernacular Architecture studies at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade, 191-212.
21st ICA POSSIBLE WORLDS OF CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS: AESTHETICS BETWEEN HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND MEDIA (1)
This thematic issue of the SAJ features the first part of a selection of essays presented at the 21st congress of the International Association for Aesthetics, held 22-26 July 2019 at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade. The main aim of the 2019 Congress, which included presentations by some 400 participants from 56 countries spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, and Australia, was to facilitate the conversations about the three important areas of contemporary ‘sensory’ sociality: Western history, global geography, and virtual media spaces. More specifically, the Congress was focused on presenting the contemporary aesthetics of Africa, Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe, as well as opening up aesthetics to the transdisciplinary field of the study of art, culture, and society, as well as the natural and technological world surrounding them.
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Papers
- Curtis L. Carter, Cities as ways of worldmaking, 213-226.
- Jale N. Erzen, Buildings speak to us, 227-234.
- Miško Šuvaković, What happened to aesthetics and art over the last 100 years?: Contradictions and antagonisms: Theory wars!, 235-246.
- Vladimir Mako, An Islamic numerical interpretation of Hagia Sophia at Constantinople, 247-262.
- Aleš Erjavec, International aesthetics and its congresses, 263-272.
- Angela Harutyunyan, Hegel's aesthetics and Soviet Marxism: Mikhail Lifshits's Communist ideal, 273-284.
- Charles Bernstein, Doubletalking the homophonic sublime: Comedy, appropriation, and the sounds of one hand clapping, 285-306.
- Haruhiko Fujita, A history and geography of contemporary architecture, 307-320.
- Jon McKenzie, Collective thought-action: On lecture performances, transmedia knowledge and designing possible worlds, 321-340.
- Wolfgang Welsch, Art addressing the anthropocene, 341-358.
21st ICA POSSIBLE WORLDS OF CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS: AESTHETICS BETWEEN HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND MEDIA (2)
This thematic issue of the SAJ features the second part of a selection of essays presented at the 21st congress of the International Association for Aesthetics, held 22-26 July 2019 at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade. The main aim of the 2019 Congress, which included presentations by some 400 participants from 56 countries spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, and Australia, was to facilitate the conversations about the three important areas of contemporary ‘sensory’ sociality: Western history, global geography, and virtual media spaces. More specifically, the Congress was focused on presenting the contemporary aesthetics of Africa, Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe, as well as opening up aesthetics to the transdisciplinary field of the study of art, culture, and society, as well as the natural and technological world surrounding them.
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Papers
- Raffaele Milani, Beauty and building stereotype: Aesthetics of the architecture, 363-368.
- Bogusław Szuba, Multi-criteria evaluation of beauty in architecture, 369-396.
- Thomas Symeonidis, Architecture as a tool for aesthetic and political thought, 397-404.
- Andrea Wheeler, The added value of regenerative architecture and contemporary aesthetic philosophy, 405-414.
- Elisabetta di Stefano, From familiar to uncanny: The aesthetics of atmospheres in domestic spaces, 415-426.
- Shiho Hasegawa, A study of the biological concept in architectural thought: A comparison between 'Der raum als membran' (1926) and 'Metabolism' (1960), 427-440.
- Irena Kuletin-Ćulafić, From the Big Mac and Ikea society to the environmental aesthetics, smart cities and storytelling architecture, 441-462.
- Peter Šenk, Aesthetics of sustainability: Capsule architecture in the city and in nature, 463-472.
- Christiane Wagner, Aesthetics and cultural aspects of Bauhaus: Towards a new conception, 473-486.
- Helen Tatla, Classical architecture in the scope of Kantian aesthetics: Between Lyotard and Rancière, 487-500.
- Bojana Jerković-Babović, Fluid State of Architecture, 501-510.
- Sônia Campaner Miguel Ferrari, Cinema and Architecture: Modern Perception, 511-518.
- Deniz Balık Lökçe, Authorship and Language in contemporary architects' books, 519-530.
- Boško Drobnjak, Architecture as a Textual Phenomenon: Alexander Brodsky's architectural practices of appropriation, 531-542.
- Amund M. Rolfsen, Peter Eisenman and the possibility of an Aesthetic Formalism, 543-552.
- Renata Jadrešin Milić, Catherine Mitchell, The Death of Aestehtics in architectural education? Possibilities for contemporary Pedagogy, 553-570.
- Jovana Bugarski, Book review: Urban morphology: An introduction to the study of the physical form of cities, 571-574.
2018: Volume 10
ARCHITECTURE BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL AND SENSORY REASON: REGARDING SEMIOTICS
Guest Editors: Jörg H. Gleiter and Sandra Meireis
This thematic issue of the SAJ presents essays introduced and discussed in September 2017 during the 2nd summer school, Architecture and Philosophy, at the Interuniversity Center in Dubrovnik. The summer school takes place annually for one week and dedicates itself to the topic of architecture and philosophy. In recent years, philosophy has moved more and more toward the center of debates on architecture. This is directly related to social transformation processes, which raise questions about new life models, urban densification, sustainability, and ethical questions. Today a change in basic values in architecture and urban contexts is taking place that has not been observed since the debates of modern urban planning in the 1950’s.
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Papers
- Julian Franke, The death of the author | the death of the architect: Meaning in architecture and the role of users, 1-12.
- Sandra Meireis, Micro-utopias in architecture, 13-24.
- Kasper Lægring, Exemplification as explanation: The negative reception of modern architecture revisited, 25-36.
- Mateja Kurir, Architecture, space and ideology: Between Adorno and Lefebvre, 37-46.
- Katharina Borsi, The 'Hobrecht plan' and the emergence of the urban, 47-58.
- Miloš Kostić, Semiotics of architectural: Detail between rationalisation and representation, 59-70.
- Juan Almarza Anwandter, Between being and becoming: The language of metaphysics in architecture, 71-80.
- Jelena Radosavljević, Self-managing socialism and urban planning: The case study of general plan of Belgrade 1972, 81-94.
ARCHITECTURE BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL AND SENSORY REASON: REGARDING SEMIOTICS
Guest Editors: Jörg H. Gleiter and Sandra Meireis
This thematic issue of the SAJ presents the second part of the selected essays presented in September 2017 during the 2nd summer school, Architecture and Philosophy, at the Interuniversity Center in Dubrovnik. The summer school takes place annually for one week and dedicates itself to the topic of architecture and philosophy.
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- Ludger Schwarte, Spaces of reflection: Where does philosophy take place?, 95-106.
- Andrea Weigt, Exploring ideas in our senses Kant's faculty of imagination explored in Ungers 'City metaphors', 107-118.
- Carla Danani, Phenomenological ways for rethinking architecture, 119-130.
- Theresa Rauch, A flaneur in Turin: The perception of space in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Benjamin, 131-142.
- Hana Samaržija, Epistemological implications of neuroarchitecture, 143-156.
- Adria Daraban, Representations of the fragmentary in modern architecture, 157-172.
- Mirza Vranjaković, Collateral beauty: Nietzsche's thoughts on architecture, 173-182.
URBAN OCCURENCES
This thematic issue of the SAJ opens a discussion on the number of occurrences caused and/or remaining after an urban phenomenon – resulting in some new urban occurrences. Although not defined as such, many of these are newly developed concepts responding to some of the intriguing occurrences – among which sustainability, compact city planning, spatial urban development, creative process behind something, etc. Following articles have gone deeper finding answers and/or challenging new occurrences. Sustainable architecture – is there any and what will it be? Is the compact city planning methodology the final one? Is driving development never ending? Will aesthetic consciousness be the one to stop it?
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- Ivo Marinović Goran, Participatory sustainability beyond techno-aestheticism and ecological modernisation, 183-200.
- Marija Cvetković and Ivan Simić, Integrated shopping centre as a component of the compact city, 201-222.
- Denis Ambruš, The Terazije terrace as a development axis of the center of Belgrade, 223-238.
- Nemanja Radusinović, Aesthetic consciousness in contemporary Serbian architecture: Bulevar oslobodjenja, Novi Sad, Serbia, 239-264.
2017: Volume 9
DESIGN: GEOMETRY - STRUCTURE - MATERIAL
Technological development caused the emergence of new technologies and methods of architectural creations, significantly influencing the fields of architectural materials, structures and building technology – the application of computational tools alone made irreversible changes in architectural design. Addressing these questions, this thematic issue of the SAJ explores new forms and materials which place new challenges in front of the architectural practice.
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- Jelena Milošević and Đorđe Nedeljković, Computational design and analysis of tensegrity structures, 1-20.
- Vuk Milošević and Biserka Marković, The influence of tensile modulus of membrane material on membrane deflections under point load, 21-32.
- Jefto Terzović and Rastislav Mandić, A model of the preventive restoration of architectural structures by steel and glass, 33-50.
- Andrej Josifovski and Dijana Savanović, Non-destructuve testing of wood structures by X-rays, 51-64.
- Aleksandar Čučaković and Biljana Jović, The advantages of using digital 3D animation in geometrical education, 65-82.
- Jelena Brajković and Nestorović Miodrag, Screen media interfaces and environments, 83-104.
CONTEMPORARY AESTHETIC RESEARCH: MAPPING CONTEMPORARY REGIONAL DISCOURSES
This thematic issue of SAJ comprises a selection of papers presented at the 21st Belgrade International Congress of Aesthetics and to promote the 21st ICA Congress that will be organised in Belgrade in 2019 under the title 'Possible Worlds of Contemporary Aesthetics: Aesthetics Between History, Geography and Media'
Featuring contributions from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Hungary, this issue maps contemporary research of aesthetics across the region. More specifically, the issue presents the papers on contemporary aesthetics, aesthetics of architecture, philosophy of art, art history, art and political theory, and cultural studies. Aesthetics is to be considered as a hybrid area, involving various local and global traditions, disciplines, and approaches.
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- Miško Šuvaković, Fundamental issues and indices: Aesthetics of architecture, 105-112.
- Vladimir Mako, Aesthetics and perception of mobile reality: Architectural prospective, 113-120.
- Vladimir Stevanović and Andrea Raičević, Aesthetics of unspoken: Architectural form and visible boundary of language, 121-132.
- Dragan Prole, Contemporary aesthetician as a therapist of a sense ratio disorder, 133-142.
- Nataša Lah, Disciplinary crisis in valorisation of art, 143-152.
- Aleš Erjavec, Postmodernism and the post-socialist condition: 15 years after (2003-2018), 153-162.
- Svetlana Racanović, Will Marina Abramović die?, 163-170.
- Kristina Bojanović, From aesthetical towards ethical: Myth and metaphor as mode of narrative in Levinas, 171-178.
- Nebojša Vilić, Aistheton in the time of socio-political crisis, 179-190.
- Zoltán Somhegyi, From the public nature of art to the nature of public art: Considerations on the changing spaces and modes of exhibiting, 191-200.
PHD IN PROCESS: EXPLORING THE EDGE OF DISCIPLINE
The second issue in the 'PhD in Process' series explores the expansion of the disciplinary boundaries and the paradigms which inform it. This thematic issue of the SAJ includes papers offering insights into the PhD research broadly aimed at exploring interdisciplinarity. We thank all teachers and mentors for their guidance: Vladimir Mako, Aleksandar Ignjatović, Vladimir Lojanica from the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture, and Luka Skansi from the University of Rijeka, Department of Art History.
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- Snežana Vesnić, The philosophical platform of the architect: Why philosophers make such good drawings?, 201-216.
- Tatjana Karabegović, The imaginary city: Representation of Yugoslavism on Jovan Živanović's film 'Čudna devojka' (1962), 217-238.
- Ivana Jevremović, Hybridity in and beyond architecture: Liminal conditions, 239-262.
- Silvia and Alvise Trincanato, Edoardo Gellner and the village of Corte di Cadore, 263-284.
- Giorgia Sala and Nicolas Moucheront, Construction and communication of Falchera: An INA-Casa neighborhood in Turin by Giovanni Astengo, 285-306.
2016: Volume 8
VERANCULAR ARCHITECTURE: FROM TRADITION TO THE FUTURE
Guest Editor: Mirjana Roter-Blagojević
The articles presented in this thematic issue of the SAJ problematise the understanding and implementation of principles and elements of traditional architecture in the past and its significance for contemporary and future theory and practice of the sustainable architectural design. Discussion started from the issue of the interpretation of the vernacular
principles and element application in the Serbian architecture of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century in recent architectural historiography and theory. The examination of the roles of master-builders from Macedonia and Serbia in the development of vernacular architecture over the Balkan region in early 19th century telling us about dissemination of universal house concepts, forms and building techniques in the past, as well as finding innovative and specific solutions in creating the unique values of architectural heritage in old town
Ohrid or in Stara Planina villages. Specific architectural elements of traditional houses, like courtyards in Cyprus and split levels of horizontal house plan in different Mediterranean and Balkan areas, are explored and discussed through its social, morphological, aesthetic and environmental aspects. Importance of preserving the traditional vernacular heritage as an element of cultural authenticity of the historic town squares and enhancement its acceptability is research whiten the modern sustainable urban development. Finally, we can conclude that vernacular architecture was created throughout history according to climatic-environmental, socio-cultural and socio-economic principles, with some specific variations according the local needs. There is no doubt that the lessons taught by traditional architecture can inspire contemporary architects and the reinterpretation of the sustainable principles and characteristics of the vernacular heritage can become our challenge for the future.
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- Đorđe Mandrapa and Vladimir Parežanin, Vernacular architecture in Serbia in the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries: Transformation and disappearance, 1-22.
- Radmila Tomovska and Ana Radivojević, The role of master-builder in development of traditional Ohrid house, 23-42.
- Gorica B. Ljubenov and Mirjana Roter-Blagojević, Disappearance of the traditional architecture: The key study of Stara Planina villages, 43-55.
- Tihomir Obradović, Split level horizontal house plan in the Balkan vernacular architecture, 59-74.
- Maria Philokyprou and Aimilios Michael, Social and environmental aspects of courtyards in Cyprus vernacular architecture, 75-90.
- Milica Milojević and Darko Petrović, Criteria of sustainable reconstruction and acceptance of the historic town squares in Serbia, 91-120.
- Ksenija Bunjak and Mladen Pešić, Mapping the vernacular environment: Serbian village atlas as a step towards an eco-village network, 121-144.
- Budimir Sudimac and Anđela Dubljević, The use of renewable energy sources in urban protected cultural-historical ambiences, 145-166.
- Maddalena Achenza, Architectural sustainability: A new inspiration, 167-178.
PHD IN PROCESS: CHALLENGING RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The first half of the XXI century will certainly be remembered in history as the age in which culture and lifestyle on one side and digitaliaation on the other have significantly altered the balance between global socio-economic demands and local cultural-historical values of a place. Rational, universally accepted approach to space has been replaced by ecological, behavioural, socio-sensitive and others emphasizing the phenomenological approach towards space. Inter-, multi- and cross-disciplinarity become a range of values in the research, so
the classical research approaches determined by methodologies rooted in the doctrine of the XX century are brought into question. As the disciplines of architecture and urbanism primarily examine possibilities and potentials of the future and forthcoming, always projecting upcoming time and space, it is not surprising that the third education level in the field of
architecture and urbanism (PhD / Doctoral studies) puts the research and seek for possible pathways, tools and methods into the center of a curriculum. Therefore, we are thrilled to introduce the PHD IN PROCESS series which aim to show both inside and outside of the research executed during PhD studies, bringing together a forum engaged with multiple paradigms, debates and various inquiries.
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- Anđela Karabašević, Atmospheric dimensions of architecture, 179-192.
- Jacopo Galli, A cosmopolitan manual in decolonizing Africa: Fry&Drew's tropical architecture in the dry and humid zones, 193-216.
- Nikola Marković, Language innovations of contemporary architecture: From kineticism to kinetic archisculpture, 217-238.
- Cristina Dumitrașcu Gențiana, Comicopolis, 239-258.
- Branko Burmaz, Concept of a device as an analytical tool in research of architectural queer space, 259-274.
- Lidija Butković-Mićin, The development of the Delta and Brajdica areas in post-WWII Rijeka: Between vision and reality, 275-294.
- Snežana Zlatković, Phenomenon of transparency: Cityscape transformations mapping research issues, 295-308.
- Raluca Becheru, The philosophy of architecture in analytic tradition: An enquiry on the possibility of the field and its themes, 309-321.
FROM SCALE TOWARD OPTIMISATION
Throughout history scale and proportion were deeply engaged with architecture applied to set a relationship between the design space and the physical and ethical human measure. Nowadays, new techniques and new tendencies are deeply changing a centuries-long relationship between architecture and scale and proportion toward design process optimisation. The optimisation
has become new scale and measure of contemporary architecture – it is how optimised the space in relation to other elements, surroundings, or in relation to humans.
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- Anđelka Bnin-Bninski and Maja Dragišić, Scale on paper between technique and imagination: Example of Constant's drawing hypothesis, 322-339.
- Miloš Mihajlović, Aleksandra Subotić, and Vladimir Parežanin, Above proportions: Reinterpretation of proportion: In between a conceptual and perceptive view of architecture (a communicative dimension of the city), 340-359.
- Ksenija Pantović and Iva Čukić, Transformation models of unused spatial resources: Research study of Cultural Center 'Magacin' in Belgrade, 360-387.
- Dragana Ćirić, Relational logics and diagrams: 'No-scale conditions', 388-425.
- Verica Krstić and Milena Kordić, Beyond scale: Imprinting of everyday life in the architectural and artistic forms, 426-439.
2015: Volume 7
REVISIONS OF MODERN AESTHETICS: PART 1
Guest Editor: Miodrag Šuvaković
In memoriam of Dr Milan Damnjanović and Dr Heinz Paetzold
It is customary that between each two Congresses of the International Association for Aesthetics (IAA) the national association of aesthetics organises an international conference and, on the same occasion, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Aesthetics (IAA). Between the IAA congress in Krakow (2013) and the one in Seoul (2016), the Faculty of Architecture – University of Belgrade and the Society for Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts Serbia (DAEVUS) hosted
a conference titled Revisions of Modern Aesthetics. The conference featured over 60 participants from around the world - numerous representatives of national aesthetic bodies, university teachers and researchers and post-doctoral and doctoral students. This thematic issue of SAJ comprises a selection of papers presented at the conference.
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- Aleš Erjavec, The status of aesthetics today, 1-8.
- Arnold Berleant, The co-optation of sensibility and the subversion of beauty, 9-26.
- Lev Kreft, How to defend aesthetics?, 27-36.
- Tanehisa Otabe, The idea of 'common sense' revisited: A contribution to an "aisthetic turn" of aesthetics, 37-46.
- Krystyna Wilkoszewska, Aesthetic experience in the nature-culture continuum: The biological dimension of pragmatist aesthetics, 47-56.
- Katya Mandoki, The status of aesthetics today, 57-66.
- Nadežda Čačinovič, The promise of media archeology, 67-74.
- Nejdet Erzen-Jale, Form and meaning in architectural theory, 75-84.
- Tyrus Miller, Paul Scheerbart and the utopia of glass, 85-95.
- Joosik Min, Politicisation of sensibility: The spectacle effect of colonial empire in the 1930s Seoul, 95-112.
REVISIONS OF MODERN AESTHETICS: PART 2
In memoriam of Dr Milan Damnjanović and Dr Heinz Paetzold
It is customary that between each two Congresses of the International Association for Aesthetics (IAA) the national association of aesthetics organises an international conference and, on the same occasion, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Aesthetics (IAA). Between the IAA congress in Krakow (2013) and the one in Seoul (2016), the Faculty of Architecture – University of Belgrade and the Society for Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts Serbia (DAEVUS) hosted
a conference titled Revisions of Modern Aesthetics. The conference featured over 60 participants from around the world - numerous representatives of national aesthetic bodies, university teachers and researchers and post-doctoral and doctoral students. This thematic issue of SAJ comprises a selection of papers presented at the conference.
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- Vladimir Mako, Ethics of dwelling: Early Christian principles of the city life and urban transformation, 123-134.
- Nikola Dedić, Art, modernity, and skepticism, 135-146.
- Andrija Filipović, From transcendental idealism to transcendental empiricism and beyond: Kant, Deleuze and flat ontology of the art, 147-156.
- Vladimir Stevanović, Implications of Vattimo's 'Verwindung' of modernism in architectural theory, 157-172.
- Eva Kit Man Wah, Representation and identity issue between globalism and localism: The case of Hong Kong pavilion at the Venice Biennale, 173-190.
- Mary Bittner Wiseman, Contemporary Chinese art: Mao's legacy and Danto's definition, 191-200.
- Zoltán Somhegyi, 'Learning from Detroit?': From materialised dreams to bitter awakening aesthetics around decayed shopping malls, 201-212.
- Anna Daudrich, Towards post-digital aesthetics, 213-222.
- Bojana Matejić, The conjunction of art and life: Ontology of the site, 223-230.
- Jacob Lund, 'An enemy of our times': Godard's aesthetics of contemporaneity as opposition to synchronization, 231-249.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Guest Editor: Marija Maruna
Our understanding of the concept of local government has undergone profound change over the past several decades. The role of the local authority has shifted: rather than controlling development and pursuing a merely hierarchical notion of ‘government’, it is now focused on a horizontal concept of ‘governance’. Greater emphasis is now placed on activities of organisation and decisionmaking, determined by a set of rules, instruments, and processes that promote interaction and coordinate stakeholder action designed to achieve common outcomes. This requires effective institutions, responsible use of political power, and management of public resources. Good governance transcends the bounds of public administration to involve other private and civil sector stakeholders into decision-making processes. It is founded upon principles of participation, legitimacy, equity, decency, accountability, transparency, and efficiency. The conceptual shift from government to governance has also brought with it changes to decision- and policy-making for urban development. This thematic issue of SAJ will be devoted to articles that re-examine the role of the local authority in managing urban development and the position of planner in developmental policy-making. Emphasis will be placed on the latest experiences from both home and abroad that constitute positive examples and planning practices at the local level, as well as possible modes of transforming appropriate governance systems.
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- Marija Maruna, Editorial: Local Government and Sustainable Urban Development.
- Ana Perić, The role of local governance in the process of brownfield regeneration: European planning practice, 263-284.
- Nóra Teller, Local governance, socio-spatial development and segregation in post-transition Hungary, 285-298.
- Nađa Beretić et al., 'Glocal' governance capacity: Mining heritage of Sardinia, 299-316.
- Ratka Čolić, Integrated urban development strategy as an instrument for supporting urban governance, 317-342.
- Pablo Acebillo, Spatial and transport development along European corridors: Strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders in transnational cooperation, 343-364.
- Theodora Papamichail, Railway and urban development in Patras: Towards the improved participation of local governance in complex planning problems, 365-380.
- Danijela Milovanović-Rodić, Local development strategies without strategic thinking: Lost in between politicians' games, administrations' rigidity and planner's depression, 381-400.
- Bogoljub Milosavljević and Jelena Jerinić, Territorial organisation of the Republic of Serbia: Possibilities for reform, 401-418.
- Danijela Savkić et al., Mayors as creators of the role of general urban plan, 419-138.
2014: Volume 6
ETIK ÄSTHETIC: 2nd Virtual C0nference of the Society for Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts Serbia
Guest Editor: Miodrag Šuvaković
The Serbian Society for Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts presents itself for the second time via a thematic issue of SAJ. Society develops disciplinary discourses of architecture and visual arts, interdisciplinary studies of various architectural and artistic fields, and transdisciplinary and transcultural mapping of potential areas and contexts for research of the applied aesthetic theory. The applied aesthetics and applied philosophy were synchronously developed by means of potential humanities and social scientific disciplines as an open and problem solving theoretical practice of the research of discourse on architecture and the arts.
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- Miodrag Šuvaković, Introduction to thematic block: Complexity and involvement in contemporary Aesthetics, 1-2.
- Jale Erzen, The City as Social Sculpture, 3-16.
- Somhegyi Zoltán, Art (out) of separation: Aesthetics around the wall, 17-28.
- Daiki Amanai, 'International' style architecture in the 1930s Japan: The vernacular and monumentality, 29-42.
- Sanela Nikolić, The Bauhaus Theater: Oskar Schlemmer's 'design in motion' concept, 43-62.
- Gabriela Świtek, Architecture as politics, 63-74.
- Biljana Srećković, Architecture and music/sound: Points of meeting, networking, interactions, 75-88.
- Vladimir Stevanović, Phenomenologies of architecture, 89-106.
- Nikola Dedić, Materialist history of ideas and study of architecture and urbanism: The case of Martin Jay, 107-118.
- Miško Šuvaković, Revisionist philosophy of architecture: Fundamental dispositives, 119-135.
ARCHITECTURE UTOPIA REALISM
Guest Editor: Ljiljana Blagojević
The 'Architecture Utopia Realism' thematic issue of Serbian Architecture Journal presents research articles which examine specific histories and theories of realism in architectural discourses of the twentieth century. The context and thematic framework of the issue are introduced in the short research position paper by the guest editor Ljiljana Blagojević. In the sequel, five full length research papers offer an international perspective on the subject. In his article focused on the practices of socialist realism in architecture and urban planning, Alessandro De Magistris argues for a nuanced re-consideration of historiography research and architectural practices, which aims to expose the intricate complexity of the Soviet experience. The contribution authored by Silvia Malcovati provides a well documented review of realism in architectural discourse in post-WW2 Italy and its reflections in the wider European and American contexts, as well as contemporary resonances in the field of philosophy. The critique of realism as proposed by Manfredo Tafuri, one of the key intellectual figures in the field of architectural history and theory who entered into international debates on the subject in the 1980s, is closely scrutinized and historically contextualized in the article by Luka Skansi. Comparative reading of two literary narratives, one being an architectural treatise and the other a novel, in the article by Tijana Vujošević, aims to construct a critique of the anti-urban utopianism in the American context. Finally, questions of contemporary architectural practice concerning relations of project and context against the theoretical notions of the real and utopian, are addressed from the point of view of a practicing architect in the article by Krunoslav Ivanišin.
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- Ljiljana Blagojević, Editorial, 136-137.
- Ljiljana Blagojević, Architecture utopia realism: Thematic framework, 138-145.
- Silvia Malcovati, The utopia of reality: Realisms in architecture between ideology and phenomenology, 146-165.
- Alessandro de Magistris, (Soc)realisms in practice: Re-reading the Soviet experience in the 1930s, 166-181.
- Luka Skansi, Manfredo Tafuri and the critique of realism, 182-195.
- Tijana Vujošević, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ayn Rand and hyper-capitalist utopia, 196-209.
- Ivanišin Krunoslav, Place [space] non-place, 210-227.
ISSUES? Discussions with Peter Eisenman Conference
Built upon many interpretations of Peter Eisenman’s long and outstanding oeuvre, thematisation of almost 50 years of his theoretical and educational work and almost 25 years of his full-time architectural practice is seen here as vital to the understanding of both the past and the presence of contemporary architecture. From the questions related to Renaissance heritage to the problems associated with disciplinary autonomy and the digital, this thematic issue of SAJ aims to present critical debate which started at international scientific conference held in Belgrade in November 2013 by the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture, and to conclude on some of ISSUES? Concerning the projects of Peter Eisenman, simultaneously raising new ones.
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- Jörg H. Gleiter, Peter Eisenman: Or how to eliminate what one becomes, 228-237.
- Gabriele Mastrigli and Alessandro Toti, Operative differences: Eisenman, Tafuri and the lesson of Piranesi, 238-255.
- Mario Carpo, The digital: From complexity to simplicity: And back, 256-265.
- Đorđe Stojanović, What is architectural research today and where is the ground?, 266-276.
2013: Volume 5
ARCHITECTURE OF DECONSTRUCTION
Engaging cultural practices, architecture can be considered a major cultural phenomenon which demands new theoretical inquest and provides a medium for philosophical discussion and sociopolitical analysis. As a discipline, architecture has bridged many boundaries and distances over time, so it is now required to develop an inter-disciplinary environment for philosophical inquiry in architecture. Responding to this premise, this three-day international scientific conference aimed to draw attention to the question of borders between the disciplines of architecture and philosophy. Using the perspective of the relation between architectural theory and practice, which once aspired to be labeled deconstructivist, and the work of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the conference discussed a possibility of a new kind of an unease which emerged in the contemporary relations between the two disciplines.
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- Renato Rizzi, The Jewish wall: The Eisenman empire, 1-38.
- Chris Younès, Architecture and philosophy: Paradoxes and metamorphoses of their meeting, 39-46.
- Maurizio Ferraris, Margins of architecture, 47-58.
- Francesco Vitale, The law of the oikos: Jacques Derrida and the deconstruction of the dwelling, 59-74.
- Zoran Lazović, La nave di pietra: The stone ship, 75-89.
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN THE POST-DIGITAL AGE
Guest Editor: Đorđe Stojanović
This issue of SAJ gathers a group of researchers and educators working in schools and institutes across Europe, connected by the common interest in exploring the changes in the field of architectural design arising at the intersection of the three prominent lines of research, being: material based studies, computational design and digital fabrication. The emphasis is placed on the affiliation between educational programs and research agendas. The publication has multiple aims and several parallel ways of reading. The first one addresses the growing number of students who will opt to continue their education after graduating from University of Belgrade or other schools alike. The residing aim is to provide an overview of the possibilities for professional development within the Research by Design paradigm. The second way of reading addresses teachers of architecture and points out towards the changing landscape of architectural education across the continent. Suggested notion of change is based on the post-digital state of affairs within the profession and observed via the increasing production of prototypical models or material based studies in architectural schools. At the same time, the change of the trends is considered as a consequence of the potential nearing (gap closing) between theoretical and practical aspects of architectural education or between researching and designing. The last but not the least relevance of this publication is somewhat internal (self-referential to the certain extent) and addresses the very collective behind this publication. It is summed up with the question: How far we have gone towards establishing any such Research by Design institution at the University of Belgrade? In response, amongst the presented works are the material based studies and computational driven research carried out within the Master program at the University of Belgrade and under the 4of7, a non-institutional label for the initiative which encompasses seamlessly related aspects of architectural practice, research and education.
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- Đorđe Stojanović, Intro: Architectural Education in the Post-Digital Age, 90-91.
- Achim Menges, Performative morphology in architecture: Integrative design research by the Institute for computational design, 92-105.
- Michael U. Hensel and Søren S. Sørensen, En route to performance-oriented architecture: The research centre for architecture and tectonics: Integrating architectural education with research by design along a practice-oriented perspective, 106-131.
- Areti Markopoulou, et al., In[form]ation: Smart living architecture, 132-159.
- Theodore Spyropoulos, Constructing adaptive ecologies: Towards a behavioural model for architecture, 160-169.
- Johan Bettum, Forms of saturation: Discrete and continuous events in architectural design, 170-193.
- Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger, Digital grotesque: Towards a micro-tectonic architecture, 194-201.
- Martin Tamke, CITA: Working for and with material performance, 202-225.
- Đorđe Stojanović and Milutin Cerović, 4of7: Elastic diary of the research by design, 226-243.
ABOUT AND AROUND CURATING
This issue of SAJ addresses the multifaceted issue of curatorial processes, discussing the exhibition as a most suitable medium for communication of political, social and cultural changes. It is in this context that former critics become curators involved in multiple activities of mediating, producing, interfacing and criticizing. Whose voice is heard when a curator works through an established genre of exhibition?
'How can the voice of an exhibition honestly reflect the evolving understandings of current scholarship and the multiple voices within any discipline... Can an exhibition contain more than one voice, or can a voice exhibit more than one message?' Stephen D. Levine, 'Museum Practices' in Exhibiting Cultures. Smithsonian Institution Press (Washington, DC/ London), 1991, p 155.
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- Milorad Mladenović, Strategy of exhibiting and presentation of architecture as an exhibition form: With a retrospect of exhibitionary practices in Serbia following 2000, 244-281.
- Mladen Pešić, Exhibitionary complex: Architecture as an exhibit, 282-305.
- Marija Martinović, Exhibition space of remembrance: Rhythmanalysis of memorial park Kragujevački oktobar, 306-329.
- Andrej Bereta and Srđan Tunić, Academic course: About and around curating: The technology of an exhibition process: The realisation of project 'Real World,' 330-343.
2012: Volume 4
CITY VS INNOVATION
Guest Editor: Aleksandra Stupar
The complex and polyvalent nature of cities has always represented a highly stimulating environment for innovation. Considered as unique nodes of human communication, exchange and practice, cities have directly or indirectly instigated, supported, influenced and transmitted new ideas and processes, shaping the present and directing our future on various levels and scales. Perceived as a process or its result, the notion of innovation could easily be recognized in different areas of urban existence which describe contemporary city as a postmodern, hybrid, intransitive and creative place, with preferred buzz environment and noticeable virtual and cyborg elements1. Additionally, the increasing challenges caused by the global competition, social inequality and climate changes have imposed a new set of demands and development imperatives. Some of them have already been included in the recent flows of architectural and planning practice, but the ultimate aim represents a continuous upgrading of urban potentials through the innovation of environment and the environment of innovation.
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Papers
- Aleksandra Stupar, Preface, 1-8.
- Anastasios Tellios, The complex nature of potential architectural futures. 9-28.
- Panu Lehtovuori and Ruoppila Sampo, Temporary uses as means of experimental urban planning, 29-54.
- Lisiunia A Romanienko, Caravan collectives: Urban ecological exile in militant marginal spaces, 55-74.
- Harald Rohracher and Philipp Späth, Transitions towards sustainability: Learning from Graz and Freiburg?, 75-98.
- Vladimir Mihajlov, Architectural design in a new social order: Re-exploring the reasons for application of spatial standards, 99-112.
- Giacomo Bottà, Dancing to architecture: Popular music, economic crisis and urban change in 1980s industrial Europe, 113-131.
CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS OF ARCHITECTURE & VISUAL ARTS: Virtual Conference of the Society for Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts of Serbia
Guest Editor: Miško Šuvaković
The Serbian Society for Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts was established with ambition to contribute to interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research of architecture and visual arts in local and international context. This thematic issue stems from the virtual conference exploring current questions of aesthetics of architecture, visual arts and the humanities. The aim is to discuss the issues of contemporary architecture, contemporaneity, philosophy of architecture and art, philosophy of sports and critique art theory. The thematic issue gathers the authors from diverse cultural backgrounds: Serbia (Mako, Dedić, Šuvaković), Slovenia (Erjavec, Kreft), Germany (Steiner) and Armenia/Lebanon (Harutyunyan). The papers explore issues of aesthetics of architecture (Mako), philosophy of architecture (Šuvaković), philosophy of sports and architecture (Kreft), aesthetics and philosophy of contemporary art (Erjavec), critique theorising of space (Steiner), theorising of interdisciplinary art studies and media studies (Dedić) and theory of contemporary art/architecture through the notion of 'Site-Writing' (Harutyunyan). Hence, inter/transcultural and inter/transtheoretical approaches have been offered as the basis for the future work of the Society.
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Papers
- Miodrag Šuvaković, Introduction to Thematic Block: Contemporary Aesthetics of Architecture and Visual Arts, 132-133.
- Vladimir Mako, Aesthetics in architecture: Contemporary research issues, 134-141.
- Aleš Erjavec, Art and aesthetics: Three recent perspectives, 142-159.
- Miško Šuvaković, Architecture and philosophy: Relations, potentialities and critical points, 160-175.
- Lev Kreft, Architecture through sport, 176-187.
- Barbara Steiner, Spaces of disagreement, 188-195.
- Nikola Dedić, The notion and meaning of interdisciplinarity in the studies of art and media, 196-211.
- Angela Harutyunyan, Three sequences of site-writing, 212-227.
NEW / OLD POTENTIALS
This thematic issue explores architectural transformations resultant from the global technological, economical and geopolitical repositioning . New / old potentials in architecture witness a renewed interest in ecology, cutting edge technologies, new functions, and challenging constructions at the start of the twenty-first century. This issue comprises research of recent design solutions which, balancing other disciplines, facilitate productivity and offer a wide range of creative possibilities.
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Papers
- Carla Maria Furuno Rimkus and Janaina Cardoso de Mello, Geometric modeling virtual: Trapiche and multimedia building: A historical narrative, 232-239.
- Yahya Lavafpour, Towards new approaches for integrating principles of precedent architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot-dry climate, 240-253.
- Ivana Petruševski, Fifteen rules of Christopher Alexander and the methods of generative design as the practical application of the 'the nature of order' in architecture, 254-279.
- Milutin Cerović, Textile architecture: Exploring the potential of fiber assemblies and their application in architecture, 280-297.
- S.N. Krivoshapko and Svetlana Shambina, Design of developable surfaces and the application of thin-walled developable structures, 298-317.
2011: Volume 3
BOGDAN BOGDANOVIĆ
Guest Editor: Zoran Lazović
Bogdan Bogdanović (1922, Belgrade – 2010, Vienna) was a prolific architect whose diverse professional endeavours marked multiple aspects of architecture and urban planning in Serbia and Yugoslavia of the 20th century. This thematic issue of SAJ explores his prolific oeuvre, featuring latest research about the topic.
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Papers
- Zoran Lazović, Preface.
- Vladimir Vuković, Writing about cities: Literary works of Bogdan Bogdanovic about cities and urbanism, 1-14.
- Ivan Ristić, 'Sketch, it is me' on (agreeable) impossibility of classification, 15-26.
- Urša Komac and Pablo Guillén, Bogdan Bogdanovic and the public space to enjoy solitude: Prilep, Travnik and Vukovar, 27-36.
- Milorad Mladenović, Comments on ('Saopštenja') of the new school (of architecture), 33-78.
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
The emergence of the new architectural solutions and structural forms may be taken as an initiation and explosion of inventiveness which has continued up to till present. Structural Systems have been continuously involved in design and construction offering extensive range of design services to complement the technology itself. This thematic issue comprises - and aims to inspire - creative thinking and rational approaches to design challenges which might contribute to finding effective and successful solutions for any construction challenge.
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- Đorđe Zloković, Space structures processed by the group supermatrix procedure, 92-101.
- Hellmuth Stachel, What lies between rigidity and flexibility of structures, 102-115.
- Miodrag Nestorović and Vladimir Mišković, Advanced development of space structures in domains of 3D transformation, 116-139.
- László Vörös, Structures in the space of Platonic and Archimedean solids, 140-151.
- Taško Maneski and Biserka Nestorović, Validation numerical modeling with 3D optical measurement of deformations of foldable plastic packaging buckling failure, 152-163.
- Aleksandar Čučaković and Biljana Jović Biljana, Constructive geometry education by contemporary technologies, 164-183.
CRITICAL DISTANCE
Guest Editor: Hans Ibelings
This issue of SAJ revolves around a variety of interpretations of notions linked to the adjective critical and the noun criticism. All contributions explore the problems, pitfalls and possibilities of developing critical attitudes, critical practices, critical discourses, and critical projects in relation to architecture. There are four focal points: critical theory, critical history, critical criticism and critical architecture.
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Papers
- Hans Ibelings, Preface.
- Jorge Figueira, Out of the box: Southwards and Eastwards notes on a new geography of criticism, 184-199.
- Vladimir Milenković, Contingency of an architectural critical approach, 200-213.
- Tom Avermaete, Architecture 'talks back': On the (im)possibilities of designing a critical architectural project, 214-225.
- Aleksandar Kušić, West(ern urbanism): A part of social fantasy space, 226-253.
- Bart Lootsma, From pluralism to populism: Architectural criticism in times of the Internet, 254-269.
2010: Volume 2
MILAN ZLOKOVIĆ
Guest Editor: Liljana Blagojević
The architect Milan Zloković (1898, Trieste - 1965, Belgrade) played a seminal role in Yugoslav and, more specifically, Serbian Modernism. Zloković’s work informed the very essence of Modernism in Serbia, and his buildings are, to date, considered an eloquent testimony to the ethos of the epoch. Honouring Zloković's vast contributions to Serbian, and - percieved in a broader context - Yugoslav architecture, this thematic issue comprises recent research of his prolific oeuvre.
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Papers
- Ljiljana Blagojević, Preface.
- Đorđe Zloković, Milan Zloković: Observations from Proximity, 1-6.
- Ljiljana Blagojević, Fervet opus: Milan Zloković and architecture of the city, 7-18.
- Milinković Marija, Setting the distance: Theoretical practice of Milan Zloković and its material corollaries, 19-46.
- Vanja Panić, Public buildings of architect Milan Zloković: Affirmation of modern architecture in Serbia, 47-68.
- Minja Marjanović, Milan Zloković and the problem of proportions in architecture, 69-96.
THE EUROPEAN MANNER
Urban planning is not an isolated medium, correlated only to city form or objects; still it is very actively involved in social, intellectual and visual culture. The significance and the supremacy of communal and collective (actions) are not detecting simply in formal institutions such as the state or society, but thus far are fully detected in informal and hidden – in the verity of each ones. Therefore, we discover the need to work on its single visibility and expression, but not to put it in inappropriate frame of togetherness. To consume the reality.
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- João Manuel Pereira Teixeira, Urban renaissance: The role of urban regeneration in Europe's urban development future, 97-114.
- Pelin Gökgür, The process of transformation in the squatting fact: Examples of Sanayi and Yesilce quarters in Istanbul, 115-138.
- Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor, The theory and practice of urban and spatial planning in Romania, 139-154.
- Vanja Vukadinović, Urban planning of Novi Sad in the period of post-socialism, 155-180.
- Virna Bussadori, From land-use, regulative planning to strategic spatial visions: A long and difficult transition in Italy, 181-192.
ARCHITECT THE PHILOSOPHER: THEORY AND POLICY OF ARCHITECTURE
The articles in this issue of our journal once more problematise the relation between architecture and theory of architecture. Could we claim that following the great “closeness” between philosophy and architecture in the eighties and the nineties, and the sudden chilling and distancing of the architects and the philosophers in the recent years, it might be possible to re-examine the relation between the theory and architectural praxis?
In which way the architects presently, during the first decade of the 21st century, formulate their work thematically and how do the philosophers (philosophers or philosophy?!) assist them in it? How do the philosophers as the architects ponder upon and how do they cogitate architecture as philosophers?
It seems, and the articles of the architects and the philosophers presented to us manifest that the best, that the architects have finally discovered their independent speculative expression in respect to philosophers, thereby producing their own philosophy. Thus, in a certain manner, the engagement of the philosophers, namely philosophy, has finally been incorporated in the work and the role of the architect in the community.
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- Augustin Ioan, Does anybody need architectural theory any longer?, 193-202.
- Rado Riha, Architecture and new ontologies, 203-214.
- Francesco Vitale, Jacques Derrida and the politics of architecture, 215-226.
- Vera Backović and Ljubomir Maširević, SAJ - Serbian Architectural Journal, 227-238.
- Nenad Stjepanović, Metropolis and post-modern metropolis as a critical field of modern mimicry, 239-254.
- Nika Grabar, FORuM and formalisms: Architectural strategies: Interview with Joan Ockman may 2008, Buell, 255-268.
2009: Volume 1
CONTEXT: BELGRADE
The first issue of SAJ is intended as a catalyst for all the outpours named as ‘Context Belgrade.’ In structuring this issue, we surveyed the contemporary critical landscape by investigating four epistemes that pose serious questions for the validity of social context as we know it; through historical, political, philosophical, cultural, artistic and current architectural discourse. What is to be emphasized here is that these articles are intended to introduce, not to summarize, their subject matter – all of which are framed around questions that the editors found compelling — or, at times, compellingly unanswerable. It is with the understanding of science as a ‘creative’ endeavor that we hope to prompt a future discussion of what it means to structure ontology and formalism ‘scientifically.’
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Papers
- Zoran Lazović, The Zero Decade of Architecture in Belgrade and Serbia, 1-26.
- Ljiljana Blagojević, Urban Regularisation of Belgrade, 1867: Trace vs. Erasure, 27-44.
- Milica Milojević, Re-Conceptualisation of the Idea of Neighbourhood in Post-Socialist Belgrade, 45-64.
- Dragana Ćorović, The Garden City Concept: From Theory to Implementation. Case Study: Professors' Colony in Belgrade, 65-80.
THE CITY AND URBANITY
Along the line of questions explored in the first issue of SAJ, 'The City and Urbanity,' aims to explore multifaceted applications and future perspectives of urban research in the context of the early twenty-first century.
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- Nada Lazarević Bajec, Rational or collaborative model of urban planning in Serbia: Institutional limitations, 81-106.
- Vladan Đokić, Morphology and Typology as a Unique Discourse of Research, 107-130.
- Ana Nikezić, Urban House Transformation (From Traditional to Contemporary Urban House). Part One: Development of the traditional Urban Family House, 131-152.
- Ranka Gajić, Sustainable Urban Land Use Definition, Theoretical Basis and Review of Morphology Aspect Concepts, 153-170.
CULTURAL PRACTICE
Discussing issues such as the artistic, social, emotional, or historical circumstances of a certain topic, architects most often consider its cultural context. Unlike other artistic disciplines, architecture creates spaces for the everyday activities. However, more than simply utilitarian, architecture also appeals to our cultural sensibilities. Comprehending spatial qualities and shaping them through specifics of its broader cultural practice require special skills. Therefore the composite of numerous surfaces and geometries creates various spatial elements that we assign an identifiable personality - we interpret our own cultural experience collected through our active living practice.
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- Miško Šuvaković, Architecture as Cultural Practice, 170-188.
- Mariela Cvetić, A Feminist Approach to Space: How Women 'Project Their Home Environment' Through Visual Arts, 189-202.
- Ana Miljački, No Choice but to Practice Utopia: The Story of SIAL as Told Through Two Archival Objects: an Image and a Letter, 203-216.
- Aleksandar Bobić, Atm Infusion: Life in the Cage of Corporate Culture, 217-226.