Brutalism in Serbia
11 brutalist buildings on the map · photos, architects and locations
Belgrade was one of the great laboratories of brutalism. Socialist Yugoslavia, positioned between the blocs, built New Belgrade on the marshland across the Sava from the 1950s onward, filling it with vast concrete housing ensembles known simply as Blokovi. Aleksandar Stjepanović co-designed the celebrated residential blocks 22 and 23, while Mihajlo Mitrović gave the city its most recognizable silhouette, the Western City Gate (Genex Tower) (1977), two towers joined by a bridge and topped with a revolving restaurant.
Yugoslav brutalism combined Corbusian influence with local experimentation and generous social programs. Ljiljana Bakić and Dragoljub Bakić designed the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (1973) sports complex, and the Eastern City Gates (Istočne Kapije) (1976) completed the symbolic concrete gateways of the capital. The period lasted into the 1980s and remains central to Serbia's architectural identity.
Brutalist buildings in Serbia
Brutalist architects of Serbia
