Architecture and Ideology

INTRODUCTION
The Faculty of Architecture University of Belgrade and the Board of Ranko Radović Award,
Association of Applied Arts Artists and Designers of Serbia (ULUPUDS), wishing to revive and continue
professor Radović’s efforts in supporting scientific meetings about history and theory of architecture, is
launching an International Conference on ARCHITECTURE AND IDEOLOGY.
The "Ranko Radović" Award was established in order to encourage, develop and promote
critical‐theoretical thought in the field of architecture and architectural creativity, based on ideas and
works of researchers, writers, essayists, and scholars in all branches of applied arts and media, relating
to architecture and the phenomenon of the city. At the end of 2011, Awards Committee initiated the
international scientific conference with the theme "Architecture and Ideology" trying to fulfill the old
wish of professor dr Ranko Radović (1935, Podgorica ‐ 2005, Belgrade) and complete the series of
conferences, that had begun with the themes "Architecture and History" (held in 1990 in the National
Library of Serbia) and "Architecture and Technology" (held in 1991 at the Faculty of Architecture
University of Belgrade). According to professor Radović idea, the conferences were followed by
thematic issue ‐ journal ‐ book (as he called them) De re Aedificatoria, as an hommage to Leone
Battista Alberti (1404‐1472), a man of theory, practice and broad, humanistic culture. The journal of
the same title also follows the Third conference "Architecture and Ideology", 28th and 29th
September 2012, representing a hommage to professor Radović uomo universal of our time.
This CD proceedings introduces acepted papers that arrived in large quantity, not only from Serbia, but
also from the neighboring countries (Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,
Greece, Italy, Austria, Hungary) and from the other countries as well (Germany, Netherlands,
Switzerland, Great Britain, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Algeria, Brazil and
Japan).
We will be pleased to host around 120 delegates from many countries and continents. Despite the
economic concerns that universities all over the world are facing these days, we are happy to have
participants from 25 countries registered for this event.
Works of university teachers and associates, research scientists and artists have confirmed that the
theme related to architecture and ideology is extremely actual, initiating various thoughts, ideas and
interpretations. Contributions chosen for the CD proceedings reflect the breadth and richness of the
main theme, discussed through thematic sections ‐ The Ideological Context of Architecture, The City
and the Power, The Morphology and Ideological Patterns, and The Relation between Designers and
Ideology.
Throughout the world, in all cultures, this issue need to be studied from comparative and
transnational perspective, in a broad historical and social context, and we hope to offer you the
opportunity to do so.
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