DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE IN BELGRADE IN 1926

Abstract

During the interwar period Belgrade suffered the expansion of residential building due to the large influx of the population from the entire country. A chronical lack of living space and constant expansion of the city beyond its legitimate borders caused the bringing of severe legislations upon which the urban development plan of Belgrade from 1923 would be conducted. Some of the most significant residential buildings designed during the peak of the expansion in Belgrade in 1926 will be analized in this article. Mid 1920s were specific for the great diversity of architectural styles that were the consequence of the investors’ tastes, but also the architects’ different sensibilities. During that period new tendencies emerged, such as Folklorism, while many architects leaned towards experiment, which would already lead to the appearance of modern architecture during the next year. The main courses of the Belgrade interwar architectural scene will be highlighted through an overview of the architectural praxis in 1926.