Rekonstrukcija zdravog javnog prostora nastanak, nestajanje i obnova na primeru Kliničkog centra Srbije
Reconstruction of the healthy public space: case study of the appearance, disappearance and renewal of the Clinical Center of Serbia

Summary/Abstract: Th is research examined a range of possibilities for transforming Th e Clinical Centre of Serbia district into a healthy place and investigates the circumstances that led to the establishment and later diminishment of its healthful qualities throughout the characteristic periods of its development. Th e vast area of the Clinical Centre was initially planned as one of the first public parks of the 19th century Serbia. Urban planning and aesthetics of this public place mirrored the prevailing paradigm of the modern European cities of the era, providing greenery and fresh air to improve the living conditions and sanitary habits. However, once the area was occupied by the General and Military Hospital and later Th e Clinical Centre,this space experienced decay and gradual diminishment as healthful from the image of the city. Th e existing medical institutions built upon the functionalist postulates of Modernism missed to establish close contacts with green public spaces or to benefit from the characteristic views. In reverse, their grouping and hermetic appearance contributed to the stigmatization of this space and caused spatial and social isolation from the city life, which in time resulted with neglect and further malfunction of public spaces. While considering possibilities for revitalizing this quarter, diverse methodologies of visual analysis and engage criteria of healthy places based on recent theories in the domain of human ecology were applied. The results reveal a number of critical issues in this context and point to a few possibilities for improvement dependent on the ability of this space to fulfill its tripartite role and address physical, social and psychological needs of all users.

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