Urban heritage: New Belgrade's Block no. 28

Abstract

Block no. 28 is one of the residential blocks in the central zone of the Belgrade's municipality of New Belgrade that is recognised and designated by institutions in charge of cultural heritage protection as the urban heritage. This paper provides an overview of the context, as well as certain socio-political, economic and professional impacts, and other factors significant for the urban concept of this block of flats. The paper analyses the idea behind the erection of Block no. 28 from the theoretical point of view and reviews possible relations with the principles of the Athens Charter. The author conducted a study of the solution that the design engineer Ilija Arnautović submitted to the competition, and provided a detailed presentation of urban indicators. As the special values of Block no. 28 compared to the other block of flats in the central zone of Novi Beograd, the author emphasises the construction techniques (prefabricated industrialised building systems) and its resulting impacts on the layout of buildings within the block. In addition, the block boasts a very successfully planned hard and soft landscaping. Block no. 28 is designed and constructed as a unique whole and is concurrently valued as both material and non-material heritage.

Keywords

• urban concept
• central zone of new belgrade
• valuation
• urban heritage
• modernism