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Architecture

Vol. 40 No. 06 (2025): Proceedings of the Faculty of Technical Sciences

ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN REVITALIOZATION OF THE OLD BELGRADE FAIR COMLPEX: ARTICULATION OF THE DEPTH OF MEMORY

  • Dajana Stegić
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24867/31FA18Stegic
Submitted
June 11, 2025
Published
2025-12-10

Abstract

The main topic of the paper is the reconstruction and revitalization of the Old Belgrade Fairground, a significant part of Belgrade's cultural and historical heritage. The research methodology involved identifying spatial phenomena at the Fairground site. By applying these phenomena as space generators, a new architectural language, rooted in the history and architecture of the location, is introduced. Through the lens of the primary phenomenon of the "depth of memory" and the secondary phenomenon of "the shell" the Old Belgrade Fairground becomes the embodiment of an spatialized narrative, focused perception, and distanced empathy. Interspersed with focal points and public corridors, Sajmište emerges as a layered architectural-urban complex, with its primary function being the spatial manifestation of memory.

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