Resource Efficient Planning in Niš, Serbia : New Housing Post-Socialism ; Resource efficiency in architecture and planning master’s program 11th generation winter semester 2020/21

Abstract

This brochure highlights the works of the 11th generation REAP students’ third project in the context of Resource Efficient Planning in Niš, Serbia - New Housing Post-Socialism. The aim of Project III was to develop strategies and design interventions to support the resource efficient planning in the Somborska Boulevard neighborhood and to solve some of the issues of the residents. The results of this study are presented in this brochure, which highlight various facets of resources (water, mobility, waste, energy, and open spaces) and the recommendations for achieving efficiency within the neighborhood. This collaborative project was initiated between the department of REAP at HafenCity University, Hamburg, Germany and the Architecture department of the Technical University of Niš, Serbia. Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this joint project could not be conducted in the conventional fashion. Hence, both universities managed to work together during a virtual workshop in November, 2020. For the study, each group from Hamburg worked with multiple groups from Niš in exchange for site information such as pictures, interviews, and insights of the local situation.