Modern-day is defined as a period of globalization, a complex construct that can pose a threat to maintaining the uniqueness of a place and creating a distinctive city identity. The hypothesis of this paper is that, while the phenomenon of globalization is researched within different disciplines, a common interdisciplinary theme stands out - the ex...

By Vanja Spasenović

In this paper, we will consider the issue of climate discourse, which is consistently connected with the emergence of the meteorological approach in the theory and practice of contemporary architecture and urban design. Thermal modernity appears as a contemporary space of critical debate that expands the possibilities of architectural thinking, pos...

By Ana Kisjan, Dubravko Aleksić

This paper describes the key elements of the results of investigations on the resistance to crack propagation carried out as part of a large-scale project to develop high-performance concretes (HPCs) for the secondary lining of a low and intermediate-level waste disposal shaft. Four HPCs were investigated, in which the quantity of the binder compon...

By Jakob Šušteršič, Rok Ercegovič, David Polanec, Bojana Grujić

The paper describes the functioning of CORS permanent networks in the world. Special attention has been paid to the EPN network and the regional CORS networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia. BiHPOS: SRPOS and FBiHPOS, AGROS, CROPOS, and MONTEPOS were analyzed from the aspect of mutual data exchange with the aim of achiev...

By Dragana Skorup, Slavko Vasiljević

Modern technologies are evolving in the direction of energy efficiency and artificial light sources that today meet such targeted requirements have many other advantages that are not always recognized in planning. Utilizing the total capacity of energy efficient light sources requires a redesign and a different approach to public lighting planning....

By Malina Cvoro, Saša Čvoro, Una Okilj, Jelena Tripković

This paper analyses how broadcast and precise ephemerides in alignment, using the least-squares method, affect the accuracy of coordinates of the newly included permanent stations. It has been shown that in practice, when аdjusting networks whose span between points exceeds 50 km, the adjustment procedure should be carried out using the adopted pre...

By Tanja Đukanović, Sanja Tucikešić, Biljana Antunović

In this paper, the factors that influence the improvement of spatial abilities of architecture students were examined. The main question was whether the course in Descriptive Geometry at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy at the University of Banja Luka had an impact on students' spatial abilities. The study examined 118 st...

By Sandra Kosić-Jeremić, Maja Ilic, Dajana Papaz

This paper deals with the importance of critical design practice in order to nurture, cultivate and build architectural culture. The main goal is to analyse the Memorial House in the Sutjeska National Park, designed by the architect Ranko Radović, through the scientific description, using Kenneth Frampton’s theoretical text “Towards Cri...

By Marina Radulj, Maja Milić Aleksić, Ognjen Šukalo

In most developing countries, stormwater drainage practice consists of a conventional storm drainage system designed to collect and convey excess runoff to the recipient as soon as possible, without any attenuation or peak flow decreasing effects. This paper aims to show the overall need for change in the urban drainage paradigm by showing the effe...

By Žana Topalović

The aim of this paper is to investigate the daylight performance in an Austro-Hungarian heritage building located in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The building was originally used as a military headquarters and was later reused for administration and educational functions. The measurement of daylight was performed in a representative room-off...

By Biljana Antunović, Miroslav Malinovic, Jelena Rašović, Stefan Petrović