Arhitektura i Urbanizam (Jan 2019)
The supreme achievements of architect couple Milenija and Darko Marušić designed when working in the IAUS
Abstract
The text presents several important realizations of architects Milenija and Darko Marušić, which marked their joint work in the Institute of Architecture and Urban&Spatial Planning of Serbia (IAUS). The occasion is a great success of one of their most significant designs - the Cerak-Vinogradi residential settlement in Belgrade, which they co-authored with architect Nedeljko Borovnica in the Institute in 1977-1983. (realized in 1979-1988.) The spatial cultural-historical entity of 'The Cerak-Vinogradi settlement (Cerak 1 and Cerak 2)' was declared in 2019 a cultural property of the Republic of Serbia, becoming the only protected settlement of the contemporary architecture in this part of Europe. In addition, the Cerak-Vinogradi settlement was included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 2019, following the exhibition 'Toward a Concrete Utopia - Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980' (July 2018 - January 2019). Thus, this year, 2019, the Cerak-Vinogradi settlement was affirmed both as a national and a part of the international cultural heritage. In addition to the Cerak settlement, the text also gives a brief overview of the following designs: 'Plava ptica' kindergarten, built in the Cerak settlement in 2011 (designed 2009-2010); residentialcommercial buildings at 179-181 Bulevar kralja Aleksandra St. in Belgrade, built in 1992-2000 (designed 1989-1991) and at 63-67 Bulevar oslobođenja in Novi Sad, built in 1991-1998 (designed 1989-1992); 'Cvećara' group of family houses in Belgrade, built in 1991-1993 (designed 1990-1991, co-authored with architect Željko Gašparović) and the administrative-business building of 'Metals' bank in Novi Sad, built in 2005-2007 (designed 2000-2006, after the competition won in 1989).
